Lifestyle
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It Will Be Ok, Mom. (Back To School Post)
As our crazy busy summer came to an end, I started brainstorming all of the original content I would create for this blog as soon as the munchkin headed off to school in the morning today. Wanting for weeks to write for you, I quickly learned that shuttling her around to various summer camps in a part of the country I was previously unfamiliar with (new roads, traffic patterns, tourists!) while maintaining a home that is undergoing renovation was too much to do. But this morning our little family rose and readied early and walked down to the elementary school bus stop on Coast Highway. With the grey Pacific Ocean…
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What Have You Done for You Lately?
“Baby, what have you done for you this week?” It was such a simple question, but it jarred me. I’d met with contractors, unpacked some more boxes, shuttled my daughter to her soccer and swimming and beach exploration camps, cleaned the house, did the laundry, organized some files, hung photos and got the back patio in working condition. This was all for us, for our family, which I am of course a part of. What did my husband mean what did I do for me? It’s such a common story that I feel ridiculous writing about it; mothers putting themselves last. Whether working ourselves to the bone for our families,…
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And Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Over the last two weeks my house has had a steady stream of visitors, from inspectors, plumbers and electricians to old friends, new neighbors (and their dogs) and a babysitter. I still wake up surrounded by boxes and I can’t remember where I’d decided to place the things we have already unpacked. My almost-6-year-old is literally bouncing around the house, making forts out of everything and threatening the crystal I haven’t found a shelf for yet. At least once a day she has a boo-boo and at least once I day she gives me one. Suffice it to say my home is utter chaos. Two weeks ago we moved out…
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Why Adults Should Attend “Summer Camp” too?
Most adults think of summer camp as a warm weather break for kids in a remote location. This often means that kids have a week or more without technological devices, like TV, video games or tablets. Imagine if we asked adults to do the same thing. It is definitely easier said than done, BUT I challenge EVERY ONE to take a tech break – at least a week where you “unplug” and live life without taking a picture of it on Instagram or sharing where you are on Facebook. Just do it. Fun Without The Screen If you were to ask people about the meaning of summer camp, chances are that most answers would…
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Help Me, Skype, You’re My Only Hope on Mother’s Day
This year will be the first time that I am away from my kids on Mother’s Day. I have to be honest that I have lately been struggling with some “mom guilt.” My friend Elysa of GenPink read a recent status on Facebook and connected me with Skype. This year, I told my kids not to worry about getting me any Mother’s Day gift, BUT to make sure that their Abuelita let’s them send me their love over a video call. 😉 I have some demonstrating to do with my mom as she watching the kids while my husband and I are away, BUT Skype is my only hope to help me get…
