Mom Life

Friday Reflections

I like to end the week on a reflective note. It gives me the chance to think back on the past week, ruminate on what I would do differently, celebrate successes, and prepare for the weekend and new week to come. Sometimes I set forth goals for myself, or mantras…

Toddler Pizza: Sorry I’m Not Sorry

Sometimes you need to do what’s easy. Working full time, blogging, mommy-ing, wifey-ing, all of these things combined can be a lot and occasionally I need a break. While I strive hard to provide my family with healthy well-rounded meals, there are days where I throw my hands in the…

It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This

I am incredibly blessed that my grandparents are still alive and able to enjoy Little C-it’s such a miracle to me that we can have four generations all together at the same time. My Oma and Opa (German for Grandma and Grandpa) are both simply incredible people, so full of…

An Easter Babe

This past weekend we headed up north to visit my family. We had planned to celebrate Passover and Easter at my mother and stepfather’s house but my grandpa, who I call Opa, had surgery and we ended up staying in San Francisco to help out. Little C had such a…

Self-Care

Recently on MamaHive each of the resident writers were asked to contribute a piece about what we do to take care of ourselves when life gets a bit crazy, and it made me think. Aside from going to the gym on my lunch break each day and the occasional long and…