The holidays can be a difficult time of year to find balance. I know personally, it’s my busiest time. The calendar is full end to end. I feel overwhelmed and tired. I haven’t even touched on the day to day tasks. And besides managing everyday life, I want to be in the giving mood and…
The Good News: Paul had the whole week of Thanksgiving off. The Plan: Relax! We would drop Stevie off at school and go see movies. We would pick him up and go play. We would get lots of rest. We would go on a couple dates. Eat yummy food and maybe pretend we were somewhere…
So I guess Thankful Trees are a thing now. I had passed one up on Pinterest and thought it was a cute idea. Maybe a blog reader or two haven’t seen these yet. When I first decided to make one, I thought “Where can I buy sticks?” (And that just shows you how my brain…
Here is a simple last minute tutorial for a cute pumpkin. This is what I decided to do this year. And by this year, I mean 10 minutes ago during Stevie’s nap. Playing up the ombrè trend. Our carved pumpkins always seem to fail, so paint is the way to go! Supplies: Pumpkin 3 paint…
Are you saying it’s too early to start thinking about Christmas cards? Well, I’m sorry, you’re wrong. And here I have a guest post from Kristen Steward – known on Twitter as @InstaMommy – with some tips for getting those cards in the mail. ________________________________________________________________ Daily life seems to move at a very fast pace,…
My brother, sister and nephew are here! The holiday started out slow, ended with a bang <— see what I did there? Most of the morning was spent testing out ways to wear our bandannas. Then a delightful BBQ at a friends’ house – complete with burgers, pulled pork, a pool for the kiddos, and…
When I first heard we would be having a big family BBQ for Mother’s Day, my inner voice let out an audible groan. What I actually wanted was to be in a spa with body oil, a back massage, someone picking at my face, and a mani/pedi. But instead I would be outside, in the…
Usually for Easter, we drive far, far away. Hey, Dana Point can sometimes take like 3 hours! This year we stayed pretty local and visited family in Chatsworth. It was a lovely day except for the fact that Stevie skipped his nap. So he was just plain ol’ angry. A grumpy old man in a…
December was busy in the best possible way. I really tried to do things to pick up my Christmas spirit and enjoy the season as a whole. Starting with a date night to the No Doubt concert at Gibson Amphitheater. Oh, so very fun. I was 16 again in my mind and danced my ass…
This year marked the 2nd Anniversary of our Annual Gift Bag Giving Extravaganza! I might be overstating it a tad. We really just get together with our friends, donate some items, assemble them in ziploc bags and drive around downtown Los Angeles in the designated Christmas Van to hand them out to the homeless. Most…