When my step-dad turned 50, I gave him a framed black and white photograph of the venue where he married my mom, a Spanish-style courthouse in Santa Barbara, CA. I bought it on one of the stock ... [Read More]
Creative Father’s Day gift: One memorable photo
The Control Freak’s Guide to grocery shopping with a baby
I am an Industrial Engineer by training. If you think that makes me a laid-back parent, you are wrong. I often obsess about the exact right solution to any given parenting challenge (many of ... [Read More]
I planned a girlfriends’ get together {Rookie Moms Challenge #10}
I don’t get to see my girlfriends as much as I used to. I guess that kind of goes with the territory of having an infant at home, but it still bums me out. So when my friend Kalen mentioned a group of ... [Read More]
Sneaky parent trick: serve frozen fruit – wait for it – frozen
At my daughter's soccer practice, held on a hot day, I was asked to bring popsicles to reward/motivate the girls. Between the shlepping involved to accomplish this feat and my Berkeley-mom guilt over ... [Read More]
Beyond Baby: 40 challenges for moms who are not such rookies
My kids can walk out of the house, get in the car, and buckle themselves into their seats. This means that to leave the house, all I have to do is pick up my purse and walk out the door. Okay, not ... [Read More]
Catching up with Mommy Project SD {Rookie Moms Challenge Queen}
New mom, Kristin Helms, has been knocking it out of the park with her adventures around San Diego with Baby Blake. When we first introduced Kristin, she had already completed six rookie moms ... [Read More]
