Just a quick post to document the “joys” of being a ‘housewife’ (so that when I’m much older & wiser, I can get a good laugh). So I finally got tired of my feet getting stuck in some mysterious ‘gunk’ walking around the house and spent a good part of nap-time today deep cleaning the… Continue Reading
Ready? Set? GO! I think the most challenging thing right now in my motherhood journey is balancing the tendency to want to be in control of my day, my environment, my level of productivity (or how I have been conditioned to measure productivity) with the fact that my 2 1/2 yr-old child wants to simply… Continue Reading
Tonight I had help in the kitchen. In fact, lately, spicy A has become quite the little baker and chef. While taking the bell peppers out of the bag to rinse and cut, she held up one of them toward my face and very loudly and proudly exclaimed “Look mommy, a little Davieve!” It’s good… Continue Reading
Lately, I have been trying really hard to plan the next day’s activities whether its grocery shopping, mass, a walk to the park or a specific concept I want to introduce to Alizea. After experiencing some “baby blues” I didn’t have with my 1st pregnancy (NOT fun), I realized this was essential to my mental,… Continue Reading
Today I returned from a 4 day getaway to Vegas w/ Jenny & Caleb (& baby G). What a bittersweet experience. From several days prior, it was challenging just thinking and preparing to be away from my “better parts” (Dean and Alizea) & then to actually enjoy myself guilt-free… but it was so wonderful &… Continue Reading