I started traveling alone when I was seven years old. I guess I wasn't actually alone alone because I had my four year old sister with me, but we were most certainly learning to fly the friendly skies at very young ages without our parents...
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Let me introduce to you something in my life that drives me bananas: This cupboard, filled with plastic sippy cups, bowls, tritan tumblers and melamine plates makes me crazy. Once upon a time, when my children began to eat off of plates and guzzle out of...
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This morning I woke up to the soft tweeting of birds and the crisp, fresh air that engulfs my mother's home that sits at the base of the Santa Cruz mountains. As I type this, the kids are in the back yard playing, Beau is...
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Today marks the 14th day since our third baby was born, and while I'm struggling to believe it wasn't just yesterday that we were in the hospital together, each day has brought a sense of newness all it's own. I've been thinking for the past nearly...
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As the kids have gotten older, we've gotten more mobile around the city via public transportation. Where we used to walk for blocks and blocks, two kids tucked in the stroller and myself armed with a latte, we now pack light and simply walk to...
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I am aware that it's technically Spring. I'm going to go ahead and call it whatever I want until it starts acting as it should. If it looks like a grump, and feels like a grump, well then...
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Both of my children are shy and more observant when they are introduced to new people, places, and situations. It generally takes them a little while to engage and get involved with the activity, be it school, birthday parties, or interactive museums. When the kids walked...
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