Last year, my husband and I decided to take our then ten month old son to the Coachella music festival. We have been avid Coachella music festival-goers for about five years now, minus the year I was pregnant. Therefore, we had some experience with the festival and what to expect.…
Category: Motherhood
3 Tips to Help Your Child Master Sleep, plus Little Sleepyhead Pillow Review.
When you are expecting, the number one advice you receive is: enjoy yours sleep. I had zero complications during my pregnancy, I slept like a baby until a day before my son was born. Our son’s first night was perfect, he was born close to midnight and after all of the…
Lessons For My Son About The New U.S. President.
I had planned a post regarding the Presidential Inauguration as a follow-up to the post I wrote the day after the elections, which you can read here. For some reason, however, I just could not sit down and write. Maybe it was my subconscious trying to avoid the subject altogether. I’m…
The Potty Training Chronicles: Our Journey to a Diaper Free Toddler – Part 1
Over the past seventeen months my little one has achieved countless of milestones. While not all [milestones] were greeted with the same enthusiasm (I’m looking at you, tummy time) they were all eventually mastered. When I see how active and fearless my little guy is, it is definitely difficult to…
3 Money Saving Tips for your Children’s Christmas.
Christmas is in seven weeks and you know what that means … we have to start getting ready to battle out other moms at the toy aisles at Target! Just kidding. Unless you want to, but if you shop early, smart, and even second-hand no battling will be necessary. I…
A Day In The Life Of A Working Mom.
I am a full time working mother. My career as an attorney requires that I commute to several surrounding counties either to represent my clients in court or visit them in jail. This means that while sometimes I am able to come home early and spend time with my son,…
Boy Toddler Gift Guide Under $50
In a previous post I said that the key (or one of the keys) to saving money during the holidays was to start your holiday shopping early. You can read that post here. If you haven’t started shopping, don’t worry. There are still some great deals out there. And well, if…
A Mother’s Thoughts A Day After Election Night.
I normally would not speak about politics on the blog, but this time I just have to let it out. My heart is numb. I cannot wrap my head around what I experienced last night, what our country experienced. As I sat in my living room, watching the votes come…
October Mommy & Toddler Favorites.
As I write this, it is October 30th, Halloween Eve. October is at an end and we are just four weeks away from Thanksgiving and seven from Christmas. Is it me or does time go by faster as you grow older? I think that this is all relative, meaning that…
5 Books Your Young Toddler Will Love.
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” – Dr. Seuss When I was a child, on Saturday mornings my mom and I would walk to the city library, where she would let me check out as many books as I…