If you are mom to a boy, then you for sure can understand my frustration with the selection of boy pants on the market. You get to choose between sweats, cargo pants, jeans or shorts, all in a solid...
After Christmas and New Years, and dare I say, even before they end, Valentine’s Day promotions are everywhere: romantic dinner specials at local restaurants, (side note- Valentine’s Day is the worst day for dinner reservations) shopping sales at major...
I’ve never gone in for Valentine’s Day. The over-priced dinners, wilted roses, and bad chocolates just don’t scream intimate respect, honest discourse, and deep appreciation to me. Neither do diamonds or itchy lingerie. I guess I’m too practical –...
Last month, most of us were repeatedly reminded to set New Year’s Resolutions—that pesky cue that we could and should be doing differently and better in 2017. I’m here to suggest something radical. Instead of setting a goal about...
This interview is with a mom who is a big inspiration to a lot of us on the peninsula. Erin Paruszewski is a wife, mother of two girls (ages 3 and 6), and the owner of Alkalign Studios, a...
I am so proud to be able to say I am an official MotherCoder alumni. I can officially code! Not an elaborate new app like Uber or a full featured web platform like Facebook. It’ll be a long time...
Last year, I wrote an article called Permission to Get Healthy, and it was about exactly that— me telling you that it's okay to put your health goals ahead of some of your other commitments and priorities. What authority...
I recently met an amazing mompreneur named Pam Alexis Cox, and she shared the story behind her upcoming app project with me. She experienced a common problem amongst us moms and moms-to-be. Like many other mothers, myself included, we...
Lately there has been some immature Mama Drama happening among my group of mama friends. Sadly, it all started on a social media parenting app, and it got me thinking a lot about how to handle things such as...
My husband is pretty wonderful, and my better half much of the time. But one thing we don’t always see eye to eye on is time management. While I find him to be painfully slow and very singularly focused,...
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Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos: The Importance of Tradition
In recent years, fall has become so much more than pumpkin patches and apple picking for our family. I mean, we do that too.
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