“Where Grampi go Mommy?” Those four words have rang out frequently in our house as of late. Today in my guest blog post on Totsy.com, I dive into the heart-wrenching topic of explaining Dad’s death to Aspen. I can barely grasp the topic myself…so how do you explain death to toddlers? I’d be honored for … Continue reading »
Hi beloveds. Most of you already know that my Dad passed away on January 11, after battling to recover from an aneurysm 14 months earlier. I am beyond heartbroken. This is the hardest moment of my life, and a dramatic emotional juxtaposition to the birth of our beautiful baby girl just 3 weeks prior, bless … Continue reading »
Considering sharing your baby name list with curious pals & loved ones? Consider again…click this link to read why. This is another guest post installment of West Coast Mom Pregnancy Chronicles I wrote for the Totsy Blog. A snippet from the post is below. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Naming your first baby is easy. You’ve had 15+ years … Continue reading »
My colleagues on the Totsy Social Media team thought it would be cool to document some of the final moments of this pregnancy to share with our parents community. Click this link to read a guest post I wrote for the Totsy Blog on December 3rd…a snippet from the post is below. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ “What’s different … Continue reading »
Remember last winter when I spilled my guts about the Chookooloonks PathFinder Course like a giddy schoolgirl? Well, the incredible woman behind Chookooloonks, Karen Walrond, was invited to Ethiopia with the ONE Campaign to document this year’s ONE Moms trip. ONE Moms is roughly 10 parenting bloggers that have been sent to Ethiopia for the … Continue reading »
Look at these precious little faces. I just imagined Aspen with a straw around her neck, using her chubby little toddler hands to dip the straw into a glass of water that might otherwise kill her, and I just lost it. Pathetic, crocodile tears, streaming. Of course, the emotional outburst could also be a by-product … Continue reading »
This is a guest post written in June 2012 for Totsy.com. As parents we like to think we’re in charge. We make rules, plan dinner, enforce bedtimes, and create a structure for our families that will insure maximum health and happiness. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, are we really in control? In reality… … Continue reading »
I love this life. I love my job; I love our apartment; and my husband and daughter and our kitty; and the wind that blows over Santa Monica treetops outside our balcony window. I love that emotional outpourings + blogging= run-on sentences are ok. I love that we spend our weekends doing this: Aspen’s … Continue reading »
I’m bubbling over with a velvety mixture of desire, creativity and determination that is both inspiring me and making me a crazy person. It’s clear I’m drinking way too much coffee. But moreover – I’m really fired up about finishing an incredible class, and I want to share some of the golden nuggets with you … Continue reading »
Today my heart broke again, but just a little this time. On the tail end of a 4-day trip home, we visited Dad at the rehabilitation facility on our way out of town. We walked through the beige doors and into the beige hallway towards his room. But instead of finding him unconscious, or on … Continue reading »
