Family, Fun, Food, and Home Design
I lost my Dad almost 6 years ago. The pain is always there. Most of the time it's a dull ache, a whole in your life that you can't fix. Sometimes that pain will turn sharp and smack you in the face. You expect it on milestone days, weddings, holidays, and birthdays. It can happen [...]
Living in coastal San Diego, we spend a fair share of time down at the beach. Through the years, I've learned what summer essentials are necessary for our beach life. Of course you need a good bag, lots of towels and snacks....lots and lots of snacks. But this is my list of summer essentials beyond [...]
At the beginning of the year, one of the goals that I set for myself was to break my sugar addiction. To be honest, I haven't done a very good job of it. In fact, I think it's probably the worst that it's ever been. So while sitting at our favorite pizza place waiting for [...]
Maybe it was the guilt from being gone 3 days last week at a conference. Maybe it was Little Nugget taking a long nap that cancelled our afternoon park plans the day before. Maybe it was cause it was Tuesday, the only day of the week that we don't have anything going on. Whatever the [...]
I pulled into the school parking lot those first few weeks of the new school year and kept noticing a new car. What stood out to me was an Arizona State University decal on it, my alma matter, but I also noticed it was a military family from Virginia. I finally met the mom with [...]
I feel like I've been on this search for the last 4 years, finding a kids water bottle that wasn't made of plastic. My Mama instinct was never comfortable with their drinking water sitting in plastic all day, even if it was BPA free. Don't get me wrong, I'm no saint when it comes to [...]
3 a day. Everyday in this country, 3 women die as a result of domestic violence. (According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S. 1993-2004, 2006.) I've always thought of myself as a strong person but it was on Cinco de Mayo nearly 10 years ago that I realized that [...]
It's a habit. I get the kids in the car, get my stuff loaded in and get settled for our drive. Water comes out of my bag, cell phone located and placed in the other cup holder for easy access. Not that I'm expecting any important calls or need to be available for someone to [...]
This post contains some affiliate links. It's been awhile since I did a post on my goals for this year. I promise that even though I let the check in's slip, I have been actively working on my goals that I set in January. I feel like spring break is kicking my butt and it's [...]
Time's Up on harassment and inequality. Those words echo'd loudly during the Oscar's this year and prompted a conversation between my husband and I that I can't stop thinking about. #metoo I identified all too well with the #metoo movement. As a college student interning at a local country radio station, I was sexually harassed. [...]