Happy early Mother’s Day to every single one of you mamas! In honor of the upcoming weekend, I wanted to pass along this beautiful passage written by my own Mother Goddess, which she shared recently in a speaking engagement. I’ve shared guest posts by her before, here and here. Her strength, wisdom and grace never fail to shine through her words. I’m privileged to call her my mom, my role model, my friend. So much ... View Post
Babies, Blizzards + Barf
Last month, our little family of four embarked on a magical trip to Mammoth that was full of giggles and snowflakes and cookie-baking. Ha! Of course this is only partially true. Have you traveled to the snow with small children?! We’ll call it one-third magic and two-thirds LORD-have-mercy-on-our-sweet-sweet-souls, because, well, it was hard, if not bordering on the impossible. Even with my incredible parents and ... View Post
An Open Letter to My Future Pregnant Self (Just in Case)
This is a new post in conclusion of losing my baby weight! There are so many things I could say about this. I could give you 10 Tips for Shedding Those Baby Pounds. I could write about How Great It Feels or How the Holidays Might Bring Them Back. But I think the most honest thing I can do is share this letter I wrote to my future self, should I ever decide to get pregnant again. We’re about 50/50 on that, depending ... View Post
The Pelican Brief
Two-and-a-half years ago, I made the choice of a lifetime. With shaky fingers and a half-broken heart, I called my former employer to say that I wasn’t coming back from maternity leave after the birth of my firstborn daughter. I kicked. I cried. I doubted. Amid gnarly post-partum blues, lingering pounds and a full-blown identity crisis, I let go of a self I once knew. I trusted that God was guiding me, but man, did ... View Post
Grace + Harvard
If you’ve seen me in the last few months, chances are solid I’ve bragged to you that my little brother is in his first year at Harvard Law School. And not a humble brag, guys. A shameless, all-out, that is my flesh and blood and he’s going to HARVARD brag-brag. Big sisters are entitled to such soap boxes on behalf of their siblings at least every once in a while. Said bro is also extremely cool, witty, musical, ... View Post
Give Us This Day Our Daily (Pumpkin) Bread
In honor of the start of October, I am sharing this #TBT post I just found saved in the crevices of my laptop! I wrote it almost one year ago, last October, right after we moved into our new home in Costa Mesa—when I was deep in the valley of the shadow of pregnancy nausea. Apparently I never got around to posting it, because apparently I was practically dead. I love how the written word can serve as a time ... View Post