Having a three year old obsessed with all things animal related (to the point that we now have an going monthly subscription to National Geographic Kids - not sponsored), I've learned alot of interesting animal facts in the past year. One fact that has most resonated is about flamingos. Flamingo ...
New York Sunrise & New Year Intentions
First Snow Day of 2025
It's been a couple years since the DMV has gotten more than a couple inches of snow. But the meteorologists predicted 10-12 inches of snow yesterday and the county school system all decided to close making today the first official snow day of 2025. Unfortunately, this also meant the boys' daycare ...
12 Years of Blogging… Where To Go From Here?
I got an email notification from Bluehost that it's time for me to renew my website hosting. It's the first time, since I transitioned from Blogger to Wordpress, that I questioned whether the expense of this online space was worth the return on investment of personal fulfillment... Emphasis on ...
NYC Sister Trip – Day 1
The past four years have represented major life transition in sisterly relations = I became a mother of two boys and my sister, Gigi, became a teenager. A full on 14 year old who is a freshman in high school and prepping for her quinceƱera next summer... Sidebar: prepping for this post had me all ...
2024: The Year of Little Disciplines
2022, I flowed.2023, I savored.And in 2024, I'm gonna 'discipline'. Myself, that is. If last year was all about savoring the transition of birthing my second son and settling into being a Mom of two boys under two... Then this year, (now that I finally feel like I have capacity) my intention is ...
First Beach Trip With Two Under Two
Fall is officially here - marking the end of my "hot postpartum mom summer". Most of my maternity leave from May through mid-July was spent at home... Adjusting to the realities of caring for a newborn and toddler while trying to wrap the bare edges of my fingers around something loosely defined ...