The Early Early Holiday Gift Guide
It's a Christmas miracle in early November... I finished Christmas shopping for my kids and because I know they are sneaky little guys I wrapped them already as well! I'm…
How To Do Disneyland in 2021
If you have a child in school you know this school year was hard on everyone on the family. Sam and I went through Pre-K and 3rd grade all over…
Gratitude in the everyday
Practicing gratitude has been a game changer for me. It's helped decrease my anxiety and live in the moment, but like all things it's a practice and not something I've…
How To Do Disneyland With Small Kids
This week I tried to be an epic "cool mom" and surprised my boys with a day at Disneyland. My oldest Waylon is in his last week of school so…
How to not lose yourself in motherhood
I was in my therapy office sitting across from a woman who was drowning... of course not literally drowning but emotionally drowning. She had lost herself in motherhood and rightfully…
Kauai Guide: How we had the best vacation with our baby
Was it a dream? Were we just in Hawaii for a week with our baby girl? Sam and I had 7 whole days of mostly uninterrupted time together with nothing…
How To Help Your Child With Transitions
If there's anything kids suck at more it's TRANSITIONS.... sorry to sound dramatic but the bad news is kids have a hard time moving from one activity to the next.…
My Top Tips for Making Exercise a Priority
I have a confession, the new year makes me anxious. I have so many ideas that I don't know where to start or what to focus on... pair that with…
Holiday Your Heart Out!
This year we're holidaying our hearts out... like adding that extra tinsel to the tree, wearing the heels with glitter sparkles on the heel, and just owning our own style…
How To Give Big Without Spending Big
When Stephanie Bates from militarytravelmama.com emailed me and said she wanted to write a piece for my blog I thought it would be a great way to introduce you to…
The Give Joy Project
Last weekend Sam and I went to Home Depot as a family of 5 looking for a new edition for our outdoor Christmas decor. While shopping we were told twice…
5 Lessons I’ve learned this month
I had this new idea to jot down 5 things I've learn or relearned each month with of course a bunch of photos we've taken but haven't shown ya cause…
Summer Plans + Preparing For Baby
SUMMMMMMERRRRRRR IS COMING YOU GUYS! I'm so ready for summer and all the fun it brings. If you've been following us for a while you know that in July we'll…
5 Things For The Weekend
"Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of…
Whale Watching With Birch Aquarium
Do you guys have a bucket list? I've always had one and have actually checked quite a few things off my list before marriage and motherhood. When Sam and I…
Hailey Andreson Interviews me about my Home
Last month I had the honor of being featured on householdmag.com for own home and style. Hailey the curator and author of Household Mag has become quite a good friend…
The best things to do in North County San Diego
If you've ever watched my stories on Instagram than you probably know me as the mom who is always out and about. We are frequently on the go because my…
Seasons and Summer Ending
I went to bed last night feeling all sorts of emotions and they all came out today in the car while driving the coast and belting out “I am Moana”…
Cruising Santa Cruz in Americana Style
I've been coming to Santa Cruz since I was a girl. My parent's bought a beach house in the quaint beach town of Capitola when I was about 8 or 9…
A new look with Coast To Coast
About a month ago I did something I had put off for wayyyy to long...changing the look of my blog and brand. Brand, that sounds so funny to say since so…
Protected: Amex 2:
Who else get's a spring in their step... literally when they feel the seasons changing? I love anticipating season changes, for some reason it energizes me and gives me something…
A 5th Birthday Party for Waylon
A note to Waylon: Buddy you strong, passionate, funny and a friend to all. It was very fitting that the theme of your 5th birthday was a super heroes! We celebrated…
Growing Up with Northstar CA
It's not often a girl has a relationship with a mountain that spans 3 decades. As a child I spent many hours in Tahoe on Northstar mountain with my family. In…
Christmas Tree Style
We did a funny thing last weekend...we tried to buy a Christmas tree at a home and garden shop by the biggest outlet mall in our town on Black Friday! Ahhhhhh!…
