Is this photo too pretty and hopeful? Ha! I’m going with it, you guys! Happy official 2021, everyone. You know, maybe your heart is heavy today. Maybe you’re overwhelmed. Or maybe you’re not at all, and you feel as joyful as these balloons, still filled with the fresh air that comes with January and loving the bright, blank calendar laid out ahead of us. I know this year has already brought us an early dose of ... View Post
Ranch Goes Glam: Welcome to My Home!
This is such a FUN post for me to write! Mostly because I get to brag about my amazingly talented friend—but also because I get to invite you into my home! For anyone who read my moving-related posts this past fall (here, here and here) you know that we made a relatively big change from suburban master-planned Irvine to the slightly grittier, more coastal city of Costa Mesa. And gritty in the best way! More city ... View Post
Mom on the Move: Top 10 Lessons in Relocation
EXHALE. At last!!! At last all our stuff is moved into our new house. At last I am (mostly) unpacked. At last I have internet and cable again, after 10 long days in the dark. It’s been such a wild two months of transitioning, traveling, task-accomplishing and toddler-managing that this rare moment of stopping to soak in my new surroundings feels like a small retreat. As much I’ve loved our recent adventures, it feels ... View Post
5 Best Things about Living with Mom & Dad
Wow. What a tornado of a few weeks it has been for our little trio! We put our Irvine home on the market last week, and it already has officially SOLD! I’m so excited and grateful. All of the escrows will be closing the week of October first. Still trying to learn what that means. I think all I need to know is that I’ll be NICE and settled into our new house for Halloween, a holiday Doug and I don’t take lightly. ... View Post
On House & Home
I can’t believe our house is for sale!!! We’ve been talking to our realtor almost constantly for the past few weeks, but finally seeing our home hit the market feels equal parts real, exciting and scary. Are we really done here? Are we really saying good-bye? Are complete strangers really going to inhabit these walls we made into our first home? Yes and yes and yes. Moving into our North Irvine townhome in 2011 ... View Post