Last month, The Wife, Toddler Spawn and I packed a bag and headed out with two sets of our neighbors to the Women’s March in LA. It took over two hours for us to catch a train from North Hollywood to Downtown LA, but we made it. We lost sight of our neighbors and friends…
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My Word of the Year 2017: Strategic
Post contains affiliate links. Post also contains some great advice to you slackers. Well. Here I am. Here you are. In the last eight weeks or so, I had zero motivation to write here. There was a lot going on – holidays, new work, family, vacation, country. It took the end of the first month…
The Story of Camping
Hey, thanks in advance for reading this post. There isn’t a true point to this post. It’s just something that’s been bouncing in my head for years. I went on my first camping trip in 8th grade. It was pretty fun – most of the 8th grade class went. We all bussed it a couple…
Got Magic Boobs? Consider Breastmilk Donation
There are days when I think, “WTF, boobs, stop leaking! We are over a year postpartum.” Then there are days when I think, “Thank you, baby jesus. If I couldn’t produce breastmilk, we’d be up a creek with a giant bill for formula.” (Formula moms – I can’t imagine your stress of buying formula every month….
Five Things I’ve Learned In My 30s
As you may know, my birthday is this weekend. I’m moving into the next decade of life. I tend not to call out my age, but f this. I’m looking forward to 40! (I look forward to every birthday, so… yeah.) I’m sitting at a coffeeshop, reflecting on the last decade of my life. The…
Five Things I’ve Learned As A New Mom
This Sunday marks my first Mother’s Day as a mother. I repeat: I am someone’s mother. Bwahahaha! They should really have licenses to be parents. As I look back at the nine months that have passed, I’ve learned more than five things. But you know, it’s the Friday Five. So there. Five Things I’ve Learned…