Motherhood

My breastfeeding story; my nightmare.

This post was initially published on September 09, 2016 and has since been edited after reading about a first time mother who lost her child just ten days after his birth due to accidental starvation. Looking back now, that easily could have been me. Now instead of celebrating almost two…

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Lifestyle

Find me on social media.

Hey all! I thought I would just give a quick update on all the various social media platforms you can find the blog on. I would really love it if you would go follow, like, pin, etc the blog in one or all of the platforms. Also, I love to meet…

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Motherhood

My wild.

“I am your parent, you are my child. I am your quiet place, you are my wild.” – Maryann K Cusimano As a child myself, I never truly liked parks. I was an odd child, to say the least. I loved being home and playing “office.” I wanted to go to…

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Motherhood

I can’t even keep a succulent alive.

If you’re in California, you know that the craze right now in the garden world are succulents. This is mainly due to the drought that California is experiencing. In order to help the cause, instead of picking out regular flowers, I decided to pick up some succulents. My plan was…

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Adventures

Adventures with the mouse.

Let’s go back about six years, back then my husband (then boyfriend) and I would spend a lot of time at Disneyland since we were annual pass holders and well we really did not have a care in the world (other than college). Fast forward to this weekend when we…

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Lifestyle, Motherhood

Basketballs, lawn mowers, & felons.

After my last post, I think it’s only fair to mention that while I  certainly have those 12+ hour work days, there’s also the random days I get to come home relatively early and spend the better part of my day with my family. I say “relatively,” because after all,…

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Lifestyle

One of those weeks.

Let’s just say that everything was a blur for me this past week from Tuesday to Friday. Just when I thought I had caught up with everything I had, boom … There I was again drowning in paperwork, hearings here, hearings there, clients calling, blah blah blah. Bottom line: I…

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DIY's, Motherhood

Throwback Thursday, the birth.

Hello! Today I’m bringing you a little #ThrowbackThursday story, more specifically my labor & birth story. I cannot believe it’s been over a year & I am definitely glad I wrote it out last year when a lot of the details were still fresh in my mind. As I edited…

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Lifestyle

Back at it.

My husband and I went to a wedding this past weekend, sans child. I have to confess, it was amazing dressing up and being able to enjoy a nice [quiet] brunch. It was all great until one of the grooms had his dance with his mom, and the song included…

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