When people say that moms need a break, believe it! When people tell you that you should get away, do it! I’m back from a much needed retreat! I think that’s what I want to call it anyway, a retreat. Two of my girlfriends and I decided to treat ourselves to an overnight trip. We […] Read more…
Los Angeles
What I’m Feeling Friday… FITNESS
This Friday, I’m feeling all kinds of determined. I have talked about my fitness woes before. You all were full of suggestions and support! Love that! 🙂 Things are slowly turning around for me in that area. It all started with Twitter. Yep, Twitter. I got a tweet from a workout group here in the […] Read more…
Story time with a Garden View
This summer, has been interesting. I have, for the first time, been at home with both of my babies pretty much full time. That has led to us really being a little unit. I love that. It has also led to me being in constant planning mode with finding things for us to do. There […] Read more…
Vanity Fair’s #LiftTour
I am a girls’ girl! I’m always in support of other women and being a cheerleader. It’s just me. I like to see us all win. So, when I was contacted by Vanity Fair to support their #LiftTour I was all in. It’s all a part of Vanity Fair’s new initiative “Women Who Do”. For […] Read more…
I Think It’s Already Started… American Girl
My thought is that it’s inevitable. At some point most little girls develop this love for a baby doll. My daughter is no different. She is absolutely over the moon about her “baby”. She won’t give “baby” a name. I suggested naming here Jasmine. She looked at me and said, “no, BABY”. Her little face […] Read more…
Let’s Start with Grumpy Cat
It has come to my attention that there are some things that we have gotten so used to that didn’t exist until the last 10 years. I feel the need to point them out. I mean, somebody has to… Let’s start with Grumpy Cat. Yes, there have been grumpy cats before the “Grumpy Cat”. I […] Read more…
The World Cup Invades… the playground
Yesterday, I got up determined to get out of the house. As much as my kids love being at home, it seems like they need more space to roam for them to get ALL of their sillies out. The issue is, if they don’t get enough running and jumping out of their little systems, nap […] Read more…
They Wouldn’t Bite…Much
My husband had been talking to one of his friends about weekend plans. Those plans included fishing. I hadn’t been fishing since I was a little girl. My dad took me once and I just remember being bored with the waiting of it all. So, even though my memories didn’t make me feel warm and […] Read more…
Brunch + Beach Babies
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby Father’s Day doesn’t seem to be as big a deal as Mother’s Day. It kind of gets the short end of the stick. There’s no room at restaurants, the florists are working over time and cards are hard to come by even a […] Read more…
Summer’s Top Ten! Here’s Mine, What’s Yours?
via When I think of summer, a lot of things come to mind. There’s lots of outdoor time, BBQ and random adventures. Truthfully, there are a million things to look forward to as the temperature rises. I’ve decided to narrow it down to my TOP TEN. Here’s my short list of things I’m looking forward […] Read more…
