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The New Me

Ironically this “me” is from March 2014.  Before baby, before cellulite, before stretch marks… before nasty belly… sigh. I’m still transitioning from my pregnancy body and after nearly 5 months…I’m...

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Urgent Care for an Urgent Mother

last night i took c to urgent care.  she had this crazy wheezing breathing and i literally thought she was going to pass out or die.  the breathing itself was super serious sounding but the events...

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Birthday fashion 

So about a month back I went nuts at nordstroms and bought four dresses to possibly wear to Charlotte’s dol (first birthday) (click here to see post).  Well…as you can see below I did not wear any of...

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Mommy Mondays: Working Mama Struggles

this one is a topic that i’m currently struggling with and i’m not sure if i ever will stop.  i am a working mama and it has SO SO hard.  i constantly waiver back and forth whether i should quit my...

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Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self – Exploration

my oldest and dearest friend sent this journal to me and it was something i desparately needed without even knowing it.  i was telling her how i was stuck in this rut and in a bad space when it came to...

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Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day Everyone! This is my second Mother’s Day and I have to say, this is the first one I’m really enjoying and cherishing.  (first of many I suppose)  Charlotte was born on May 7th and...

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Mommy Mondays: Mother’s Day

This year I received my very first Mother’s Day Art!  =D  And I realize the daycare teachers made this for her but it was seriously the most touching thing for me to receive.  Mother’s Day this year...

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Mommy Mondays: Best Brand of Baby Food

i have been researching high and low on what baby food brands and snacks to give C.  And well…it is HARD.  So many websites say different things and at the end of it all, you’re just ask confused as...

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Mommy Mondays: Mom Style

I recently threw out a huge chunk of my jewelry and wardrobe.  These are a few pieces of jewelry above.  I’m pretty sure if you looked at this pic you’d like, “yea girl…throw that out!”  LOL  BUT for...

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Chic Hawaiian Themed First Birthday

A few weeks ago we got our profesh pics back from Charlotte’s first birthday party!  Oh my, every detail from this day was sooo pretty and I couldn’t be happier.  Mike and I thought of this theme when...

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Mommy Mondays: Bath Tubs and Bath Accessories

Oh Goodness, I can remember the first time Mike and I had to give C a bath~~ we were TERRIFIED.  C was this teeny tiny babe with a fresh umbilical chord and I can still remember how scared we both were...

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Toddler Fashion: OOTD

some fun morning shots of C before daycare.    she has so little hair i’m desperately trying to spice things up with a little clip or hair tie.  hahaha in many cases below you’ll see that i’m not very...

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13.5 Months–Toddler Mom Life

13.5 months ago, I became a mother.  I still can’t believe it.  I can’t believe that a baby grew in my belly, was born, and is the spunky happy child that she is.  I know this is super cheesy, but it...

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Mommy Mondays: Pumping vs Breastfeeding vs Formula for the Working Mama

(I totally wrote this post back in November 2015 and then again in April 2016…lol  so some of this timeline might be a bit off~ but i didn’t want to change too much since it meant more to write things...

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Littles Reunion

Back in 2007 when I moved to LA, I could never have predicted that I would have met 9 gorgeous woman and formed a lady gang where we celebrate, support and love each other through the good, the bad and...

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I’m a crazy person

On Saturday I took Charlotte out from 945am-730pm.  I was not prepared for it, I didn’t have enough food or toys for her, and well…I may or may not have let her have her normal naps so I could shop at...

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Mommy Mondays: I Have A Toddler

i am very very tired this monday morning and this weekend was…hard.  work has been 24/7 (weekends included) and i have not been sleeping well.  Pair that with a cranky toddler and well.. you have the...

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Mommy Mondays: Boss Lady, Boss Bitch, Bad Ass Mom

This is a day late ya’ll, I’m sorry about that.  Work has been absolutely CRAYYYYY.  This summer I was in charge of a high school summer camp and it was seriously the best parent training EVERR....

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15 Months

 Where did my little baby go???  C is 15 months today and I am at a loss for words.  Here are 15 fun facts about my little babe… Charlotte just learned to bow at daycare and she bows to everything and...

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Dress Up

My little ham!  She absolutely loves playing dress up these days.  For some reason she always puts Mike’s (clean) socks on and my necklaces on.  Hehehehe.   C also loves copying everything I’m doing...

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