True story: my nine-year old has been teaching himself about the Mayan ruins since he was three-years-old. It’s an odd thing for a three-year-old to be interested, that I can tell you. And now, at nine. he’s officially surpassed my knowledge of the ruins and the Maya people. When he was three, we visited some …
If you’ve been on Facebook or Instagram at all in the last couple of years, you’ve probably stumbled across a Grove Collaborative ad or a hundred. They totally sucked me in with their pretty products and enticing offers of free cleaning supplies (which is extra hilarious because I am the Worst Housekeeper Ever). So after …
OK guys…NEW OBESSION ALERT. Last week, Charles and I attended media night at Dallas Summer Musicals and we. saw. Hamilton. I had never seen Hamilton before! And to be honest, it is so incredibly hyped up that I could not imagine how it could possibly live up to my expectations. Now, I should say that …
Beets. Bears. Battlestar Galactica. One thing I’ve learned is that there are no casual fans of The Office. Either you’re all in or it’s not your thing. When you’re a geeky Office SuperFan, you know all the inside jokes, the hilarious quotes, and the love triangle timelines. You wear a Michael Scott Paper Company t-shirt. …
I frequently have people ask me for planner pen recommendations. I have a very (very!) extensive pen collection. Pens are very personal (you know what I mean if you’re a paper and pen kinda gal!), but I have enough faith in the pens I’m going to talk about today to say with confidence that these …
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen my recent Instagram stories and California picture spam (not really spam, though, because palm trees and donuts are awesome, right?!). I love, love, love Carlsbad. My family has deep roots there (the Little League field is named after my grandfather, who built it so many years ago) – …
When I was in high school, I was way into thrift stores. It was a good time to be in thrift stores. Grunge was all the rage, and there’s no better place to find colored cords, slouchy, holey jeans and cool 70s sweaters than your local Goodwill. Or at least, that was the case in …
How to Get Crayon Out of Clothes In all my years of parenting (closing in on seven, which I realize still leaves me at Amateur Level), I have only had one “crayon in the dryer” episode. It happened last weekend, and it was ugly. Oh course, I had no idea there was a bright red crayon …
Growing up in north San Diego county, there was always something to do. Within about an hour’s drive from our house, we could find ourselves in the mountains, the desert, Mexico, at the beach, or even at Disneyland. I’m no longer a SoCal local, but my roots are deep and I’ll always be a local …
If there is one thing I feel qualified to talk about alllll day long and would consider myself a legit expert in, it’s horses. I mean, I’m obsessed now…but you should have seen me as a kid. I was that crazy kid who thought, breathed, slept, and lived horses. I devoured The Encyclopedia of the …