Sometimes I fear that I'm too much of a realist to be a dreamer. I squelch my dreams because I don't want to feel that ache that sometimes comes with longing for something you're not sure you'll ever obtain. I am grounded in the now, partly out of fear, partly for survival, and partly because I …
3 Bay Area Restaurants You Should Be Eating At
. . . If you're a local. And if you're not, come visit! I will personally take you to all three! (We can do some pavement-pounding sight seeing in between to make up for the calories consumed. :) 1. Tony's Pizza Napolatana in the North Beach of San Francisco. We are a bit obsessed with this …
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Life Snapshot #3
I hope you all had a magical Christmas! We certainly did, especially considering we were practically snowed in! Late one night, after seeing Les Mis, we all drove home in a handful of cars and all had trouble getting up the hill to my in-laws' home. We could spot each other's cars as we did laps …
Life Snapshot #2 – Our Advent Calendar
I bought this iron advent calendar on sale after Christmas last year, from Pottery Barn. Then I used printable gift tags (easy to find if you search on pinterest) and shopped my craft drawer to fill it in. Trenton, our four-year-old, eagerly asks to pick an activity first thing when he wakes …
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Life Snapshot #1
In light of Friday's tragedy in Connecticut, this is now a slow-down and don't-sweat-it kind of week. Up until Friday, I had been in a little pregnancy slump, but I know we've all been reminded recently to hold our loved ones close and to focus on what really matters. This week I'm hoping to share a …
Do You Strike the Fear?
Today, at the library during a torrential downpour, I had a conversation with a few friends about disciplining our kids. One of my girlfriends is struggling with her toddler boy, and another friend brainstormed that maybe she (the struggling mom) doesn't strike that twinge of fear in her child, like …
