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TGIF! I am so grateful for a weekend, as I am still recovering from an exhausting, albeit enjoyable trip to Disneyland. I can’t believe it’s been a week since our trip. Time to plan our next one! Since spring...

    Darkness to Light Mission: Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction.   Dress for Success Mission: Dress for Success is a global not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve...

This week has been marked by the untimely deaths of two of my heroes: Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.  I’ve been experiencing feelings of shock, disbelief, and morose. Bummed that the world has lost two fabulous artists in fashion...

Dear Moms, Welcome Home. Over 4 years ago, San Francisco Moms Blog was launched in order to create a community resource which would help connect moms in the city of San Francisco. 2 years after, we launched Mid-Peninsula Mom Blogs. Both...

This weekend, my husband and a bunch of friends are going to Avila Beach for a guys' weekend. Not to be outdone, my girlfriends and I are going to have a good old-fashioned sleepover WITH ALL NINE of our...

Calling All New and Expecting Moms! We couldn’t be happier that Bloom, a celebration of all things motherhood, is back for the 8th year! We are so excited to host our 8th annual BLOOM event this year, with our coveted...

Before Robin started writing here at Mid-Peninsula Moms Blog, her articles appeared on our sister site, San Francisco Moms Blog. If you are not automatically directed to her archives, click here!

I am so excited to share this interview with comic artist and Menlo Park resident Alison Wong, where she shares some of her process and inspiration behind her new book: New Mom Comics: The First Year. Before reading one of...

On August 20, 2008, a cultural media strategy against domestic violence was launched in India by Breakthrough (which is a global human rights organization) in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, UNIFEM, and the UN Trust...

San Francisco is getting a $181 million refund from the state of California, and, as you can imagine, there's a big debate about how to allocate the money. The money comes from the "Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund, or ERAF, a...