I Need A Vacation
I haven’t had more than a few days off since October. Now — it may not seem like long — but I work a morning shift. My typical day looks a little something like this: 1:30AM – My alarm goes off. Maybe...
View ArticleOh – Hi Ojai
Have you ever been inexplicably drawn to a place that you’ve never seen before? It happens to me a LOT. I feel that way about Kyoto, Japan and The Scottish Highlands, San Francisco, and most recently,...
View ArticleLife Hack — Gorgeous Curls!
I love a good life hack. I’m a busy mom who’s alarm clock goes off at 1:30AM. I love anything that can save me even 5 minutes! I found this video on YouTube last night And decided to try it. Here’s my...
View ArticleSISTERHOOD OF THE WORLD BLOGGERS AWARD
A big thanks to ‘The Crafty Reporter’ Constance Jones for nominating me for the ‘Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award’. Thanks Constance! I nominate: Jen Herrera from ‘It All Comes Back To Food’...
View ArticleSearching for Inspiration…
Ever go through those times when you’re searching for something?? Inspiration, motivation, a new outlook? In this day and age, when I feel like searching…I search the web. I’ve realized a few things...
View ArticleKids Are Tougher Than You Think
Most of the time, as a Mom, I feel like I have the full measure of my children. Like a bomb-sniffing dog, I can smell when trouble is brewing. I know when Lana is about to lash out at the twins. I know...
View ArticleHealthy Rituals
I don’t get enough sleep. I run myself ragged day in, day out. I am a working mom, so being tired and feeling stressed goes with the territory. I’ve got some extra challenges though — namely a schedule...
View ArticleMore Than You Think…
I am a time expert. I live, or die (this is not as permanent in television lingo) by the clock. Thirty seconds here, 2 minutes there. Seconds are critical when you’ve got a definite time frame,...
View ArticleHistory As A Superfood
History is our greatest teacher. Our own personal history teaches us about ourselves — what to do and what not to do, whom we should trust, and what makes us happy or sad. Our shared human history...
View ArticleScience Girls
Lana and I attended the coolest birthday party this weekend — a science party!! Lana was invited to attend by one of her best gymnastics friends, and she loved it! They performed their own...
View ArticleYouTube Spotlight
I love YouTube. My kids love YouTube. As my friend’s husband often says, I am “YouTube certified” in many things. I’ve learned how to do some wicked braids and hairdo’s for Lana and Willow. I’ve found...
View ArticleHalloween 2015
Anybody remember last year’s Halloween debacle?? Cold, snow, rain, wind — it was a disaster. We made it to about one house, and then literally RAN back home. This year was a success!! Willow was a...
View ArticleBath Time Bonanza
Ahhh……..the obligatory bath. It’s a story that every parent knows well. Kid gets dirty playing outside, follows it up with mac n’ cheese in the hair and germs from school everywhere else. At the end...
View ArticlePedi Poopers!
Just kidding! The kids were SO good at the nail place. (I may or may not have first bribed them with Starbucks). Lana got her fingernails painted. Little Willow Bird chose a pedi, and Leo just...
View ArticleIf They Did It…So Can You!
I’ve got time down to a science. I know that it takes me exactly 23 minutes to get out the door in the morning, and that it takes about 11 minutes to get my 3 little kids to their gymnastics...
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