Mom Life

If you look at all the details that need to align to become pregnant it is quite miraculous one even becomes pregnant; yet somehow, our bodies make it happen. We make a baby, grow a baby, and then deliver...

My family of 4 (including a 14 and 16 year old) recently stayed at Cardiff Vacations in Cardiff, California. We were in desperate need of a getaway after the "year of the pandemic" and this was perfect. We drove...

  Self care is essential to our health and well-being, even when sometimes it feels like a task within itself. Whether it be setting up a home spa or scheduling in a dedicated time every week to take a 5-minute...

Editor's Note: We sat down with our favorite pediatrician, Dr. Julia Getzelman from Getzwell Pediatrics, and asked (pestered) her with all of our latest questions on COVID-19, vaccines, in-person schooling, and more. See what she says below!  Has MRNA vaccine technology...

Whenever it happens I get tense, I grind my teeth and feel a sense of fear and anger build up. It’s the screaming and crying. That sound just seems to set me in a whirlwind of emotions that are...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVz5sdEZSE According to the National Financial Educators Council, the average American adult loses $1,634 because they are not financially literate. Another startling statistic: "12 percent of adults wouldn’t be able to pay their monthly bills if they incurred an unexpected...

We thought this day would never come, but it’s happening. Ilse’s school is reopening in April, and we couldn’t be more thrilled and relieved. Once again, the “first day” jitters are settling in. This time, the jitters are a...

Editor's Note: This is part 2 of 2 posts. Read part 1 here. Books I was a bookworm when I was in grade school and college so I happen to appreciate traditional learning with books. Alas, not all books are created...

Editor's Note: This is part 1 of 2 posts. There is public school and home school, but home school is not public school at home.  When I started teaching my daughters at home, I had the thought to do things in...

When I relocated to San Francisco back in 2016 I was newly married, child-free, and pretty naïve about how much of an adjustment it would be. Like many Brits and Europeans I’d grown up on American TV and culture,...