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Pandemic fatigue

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted on this little blog. During the pandemic I have struggled greatly with carving out time for myself, which is ironic considering I’ve never spent so much time at home. It’s been hard to mesh…

Dear Elsa, Anna and Olaf

posted on : August 19, 2020 2 Comments

Please accept this letter as your immediate eviction notice. You’ve taken over my house long enough! How does Frozen captivate young children and place them in a catatonic state? I am of course mainly kidding, but Nug’s obsession with the animated feature is REAL. She loves to…

Afraid to leave

posted on : August 12, 2020 0 Comment

You know what sucks? Feeling afraid of every social interaction known to mankind. Covid seems to be everywhere, lurking in the shadows waiting to infect innocent bystanders. Usually summer is filled with pool parties, camping and bbqs. This summer has been filled with our backyard, a kiddie pool, Frozen and…

A little piece of normalcy

posted on : July 30, 2020 0 Comment

Life has been … let’s say … different the past couple months. Pre-COVID Nug and I loved to visit the zoo and admire the animals. If we are being honest, I loved it and Nug was rather indifferent. Understandably the zoo shuttered its doors during Oregon’s Stay Home Save…

Working from home

posted on : July 23, 2020 4 Comments

I always dreamed of the ability to work from home, it sounded like paradise. Wake up, roll out of bed and begin work in snuggly pajamas without judgement. In practice, with a toddler, things look different from the rosy picture painted above. I was accustomed to getting up, showering, putting…

Being a mom means …

posted on : November 16, 2019 1 Comment

Being a mom means giving everything you have to someone else Being a mom means loving someone exponentially more than yourself Being a mom means feeling crazy, tired, exhausted and somehow fulfilled Being a mom means missing texts, calls and time with friends Being a mom means skipping showers and…

Going … Going … Back … Back … to Cali … I mean work

posted on : June 11, 2019 10 Comments

When my maternity leaved ended I couldn’t imagine being separated from Nugget for more than a few hours. I reluctantly returned to my 8-5 grind for two weeks … and found it wasn’t nearly as painful as I imagined it would be. For our family…

Where’s my Maserati?

posted on : May 7, 2019 7 Comments

When Britney sang “you want a Maserati you better work b*itch,” she did me dirty. I started working when I was 15 and don’t even have a new Mazda. Brit does make a solid point, success requires hard work. But in reality how many of…

Living young and wild and free?

posted on : April 23, 2019 8 Comments

The radio can cause epiphanies and sometimes harsh ones … for your own sake take caution when turning it on. Last week I was singing my heart out to Whiz Khalifa’s Young, Wild and Free. It was a sunny day when the melody came streaming through the speakers…

Hello there stranger

posted on : March 15, 2019 1 Comment

What do you say we get to know each other a bit? I’m a wife, new mother, friend, daughter … bla bla bla the list could go predictably on forever. I decided to start blogging after quitting my job (public information officer for a government transportation agency) to…