3 a day. Every day 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…
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…
It’s been a while 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 the goals that I set in January. I feel like spring break is kicking my butt and it’s made me realize just how…
Positive parenting has always resonated with me (and my husband) and we’ve tried to incorporate it’s principles in raising our girls. I wrote about how we’ve used some of the techniques in regards to discipline here and while it’s been effective, we still needed some new tools. A couple months ago we were really struggling with…
I knew when I got pregnant with my oldest that I wanted to breastfeed. Naively, I thought it would be SO easy. Pop the kid on the boob and things just take care of itself. It’s definitely one of those pre-mom moments where I look back at myself and shake my head and just say…
It’s Catholic Schools Week in San Diego, which almost means it’s Teacher Appreciation time. Last year, we had just started preschool the week before, and I literally just had a baby so our gift was a card and some money. It was greatly appreciated, but I wanted to be a little more crafty, and frankly…