While we were in Utah, Ryan and I spent one blessed night at the St. Regis in Deer Valley. (The big advantage of having a traveling husband is hotel points!) You know I am a sucker for beautiful design, so I was looking forward to scoping out the design almost as much as I was looking forward to …
Introducing Stories that Make Life Shine
For the most part, the pages of my journals tell my story like most people's journals probably do. Past tense, reflective, with thoughts that may or may not be complete. But my pages are also laced with the occasional story. I sometimes take a break from playing commentator and try my hand at …
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House Dreaming
Welcome to my neighborhood! And by "neighborhood," I mean the greater 20 miles surrounding my little condo. The peninsula south of San Francisco is full of old homes that are bursting with charm. 1. It's not even a house feature, but I still can't get past how beautiful that tree is. The steeply …
What I Wore Wednesday – Summer Edition
I have mixed feelings about WIWW. I love it because as a busy mom, participating gives me that nudge I need to get dressed cute, rather than than staying in lounge pants all day. And I really like the huge group of great women who participate too, over at the Pleated Poppy. It's fun to feel the …
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Why Being a Boy Mama ROCKS
Do you have a friend who just found out she is expecting a boy and isn't sure quite what to think? That's how I felt four years ago when I brought Boy #1 home from the hospital. I grew up with four girl cousins and two sisters. (And, not to be forgotten, one brother, but he was ten years older than …
Locked In
The other day my two-year-old, Chase, accidentally locked his older brother and I in their bedroom. We have the lock turned around so they can't lock us out; I hadn't thought twice about getting locked in. What makes it worse is that we have a child safety knob on that door, so Chase couldn't …
