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10 Books That Saved Me in My First Year of Motherhood {Part 1}

November 12, 2014 ·

            I’m a pretty ravenous reader. It’s one of my number one hobbies. But today, I was thinking about just how many books I read in my first year of motherhood. Probably more than in any other year of my life. Including second grade with the Reading Race Track around our classroom, the year of AP English Literature, even college and graduate school. When Emerson hit Earth, I inhaled pages like an absolute ... View Post

Filed Under: Mommy Must-Haves, Motherhood, Reading + Writing Tagged With: baby books, mom books, Motherhood, new motherhood

My 20 Baby Registry Must-Haves

July 16, 2014 ·

I remember the decided feeling of wonder, excitement and astonishing horror filling my pregnant body as I entered Babies R Us to complete my baby registry. Thankfully with a wingwoman and seasoned mama friend to break my waddling fall should I faint from anxiety-riddled hot flashes. I was seriously stoked, but also majorly overwhelmed. How many bottle brands are there?! And video monitor options?! And what on ... View Post

Filed Under: Mommy Must-Haves, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby Registry, Infant Necessities, Mommy Must-Haves

What’s In My Bag: The Real Mom Edition!

May 23, 2014 ·

You know the US Weekly features in which celebrities dump out their purses for a picture and neat little article highlighting the dazzling, lust-worthy contents? Yeah, me too. Featured LIARS!!! Or maybe not. More likely I’m just raging jealous. ... View Post

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion, Mommy Must-Haves, Motherhood Tagged With: Chaos, Mom Purse, Mom Shame, Motherhood

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I'm a wife, mom and freelance writer living in Orange County, California. Welcome to my musings and mayhem!

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