It’s Justin Timberlake day!!!

Justin Timberlake

Justin and I have been together for over 15 years.  We met, well that’s not important.  What is important is the love this man has for me.  Or wait, is the love that I have for him?  I forget.  Here is a photo of us at some swanky event.   We share a love of [...]

Do It Yourself – Adding Wainscoting to make a Bathroom Beachy

DIY Wainscoting

We have lived in our house for 5 years and I have yet to do anything to the hall/guest/kids bathroom. The shower curtain I’m using is my absolute favorite and was my inspiration for the bathroom remodel.  It’s the cutest surf shower curtain from Pottery Barn Kids, but I won’t show you because they don’t sell [...]

It’s a Bird, it’s a plane, no it’s Zach in a plane!

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I absolutely love this plane and more importantly so does Zach.  HABA designed this swing to be used inside or out. Made out of washable polyester it’s very easy to wipe clean, but we don’t let it stay outside.  Here in San Diego the sun is bright and the evening air is damp. That is not [...]

How to catch a Leprechaun

trap

This was published last year, but with St. Patty’s Day coming up in a couple of week I figured it was time to start this years Leprechaun trap! For the last 3 years Ellie and I have made fail proof Leprechaun traps.  Ok, maybe not fail proof, but we try and improve our design every [...]

Teaching kids about personal responsibilities & Chore Chart Printout

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In our house we have chores, but we also have everyday personal responsibilities   Things like brushing our teeth, cleaning our rooms and anything else that we need to do to take care of ourselves. After Ellie had become pretty good at managing her personal responsibilities we started giving her chores and started rewarding her with an allowance.  Some [...]

Teething with @JennyMcCarthy

Zach teething toe

It’s about that time, Zach is teething again.  His face is a constant waterfall of snot and drool.  So I’m warning all you loving friends now, if you’re gonna snuggle with Zach, you’re going to have snot and drool all over you. Babies are so gross! I have purchased more dog chew toys baby teething toys [...]

Tips for the first time spa goer

Spa101

After spending a beautiful day at The La Costa Resort and Spa I feel need to tell everyone to go have a spa day. I know many of you have never been and are a little nervous about going.  I don’t want this anxiety to hold you back!  I don’t want you to miss out on this [...]

Let’s talk Oscar Jewels! Tiffany and Co. wins the award!

Tiffany and Co Anne

Ok, let’s be honest, besides Jennifer Aniston’s red dress I was pretty underwhelmed by this year’s Oscar dresses.  What I wasn’t underwhelmed by was this year’s jewelry!  STUNNING! I loved Jennifer Lawrence long strand of diamonds that hung down your back. Though I loved this simple and elegant touch, it was really Tiffany and Co.’s jewels that [...]

The Mommy War that never ends.

Mommy Wars

Whether it’s about home schooling vs. out of the home school, co-sleeping vs. crying it out, or time out vs no time out there are always 2 sides to these arguments. My least favorite topic the dreaded breastfeeding vs. I don’t know who because really who out there is actually telling people not to breastfeed? [...]

If Ellie were President

Ellie President

The other morning while dropping Ellie off at school her teacher pulled me aside to show a project she had been working on.   Hanging on the wall was a little essay Ellie had written about what she would do if she were President. It says “If I were President I would make sure my [...]

Almost 8 months, I think it’s time I stand.

Zach is up

Zach has a little stomach bug which means, no workout and very little work time for Mommy today.  After a morning of cuddling while trying to get some work done I finally sat him down.  It was time for Zach to entertain himself for 10 minutes. What I’m about to show you is very hard [...]

New Mommy Tip – Have it delivered!

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Being a new Mom is hard!  So many new things to remember and new habits to form.  Of course you’re doing all of this while your suffering from the dreaded mommy brain syndrome. The tip I’m about to share with you could change your world!  You know that device you’re using to post all those crazy [...]