Hey there! Long time no see, right? Yeah I know…but two babies and two startups later, I’m back. And with a purpose: I want to introduce you guys to someone who is inspiring the hell out of me right now. She’s my latest lady crush, forging paths, changing destinies and making admirable things happen on … Continue reading
This is a guest post written for Totsy.com. “Where Grampi go Mommy?” Those four words have rang out frequently in our house as of late. You see my Dad passed away on January 10th, at the age of 73 after battling to recover from an aneurysm 14 months prior. He and my 2.5 year old … 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
This is the 2nd installment of West Coast Mom Pregnancy Chronicles, written for the Totsy Blog. Naming your first baby is easy. You’ve had 15+ years of post-pubescent daydreaming to brainstorm, plus (in my case) many nights of wine and girlfriend-filled gab sessions to refine your choices. Naming baby number two? Near-excruciating. We were certain … Continue reading
My colleagues on the Totsy Social Media team asked me to document some of the final moments of my pregnancy to share with our parents community. Below is the first installment in what we decided would be the “West Coast Mom Pregnancy Chronicles”. What’s different about pregnancy with your second child? In a word: everything. … 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
