Guys. My husband found me this sugar free candy at Whole Foods when I quit sugar earlier this year. They were gummy bears, and despite not having cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup (or agave or anything like that), they tasted like gummy bears. And unlike other sugar free candies, there is no sorbitol … Continue reading
I can’t believe I’m already 20 blogs in! Twenty percent done. I also can’t believe there are 80 blogs left. That feels like so many, haha. 😭 Anyway, here’s the skirt I was talking about yesterday! After I blogged last night, I went downstairs and gave the sewing machine another go. And you know what?! … Continue reading
One of my short-term goals is to make V and myself matching skirts by the end of the summer. Which, despite our SoCal heatwave this week, is approaching rapidly. The only snag is that I haven’t used a sewing machine in, like, fourteen years. I love to sew, and I’ve mostly always hand-sewn. There’s something … Continue reading
Being the only day we actually both have off together, Sunday is family day around here. We wake up, have breakfast and coffee, do our errands and play with V, and then we make the six minute drive to C’s parents’ house and all have dinner together. These days are extra special — I’m sure … Continue reading
I’m reading Slow by Brooke McAlary and this little tiny bomb she dropped just blew my mind: Behavioral consultant Nicholas Bate refers to this regular checking in as “taking your MEDS,” or, more specifically, paying attention to: Mindfulness Exercise Diet Sleep Wait. Is there anything in the world that those four things can’t fix? Mindfulness. … Continue reading
I recommend getting yourself a family member who works for Disney. My mom does, so I have had more magical Disneyland experiences than I can count. Even saying that, today was one for the books. It was just my mom, V and me and so we took it slow and only did a couple of … Continue reading
It’s 9:38pm and I just want my kid to to go bed. I wanted to blog here, like actually tell a long story. I wanted to have a snack and watch Ozark with my husband. I wanted to relax. Instead, she’s crawling all over me and I know she’s gonna be up until 10. Just … Continue reading
Today at the park, a twelve or thirteen year-old-ish girl sits on the ground and leans back onto the chest of her mom, who is sitting against a brick wall. Together, they watch a younger boy play. Facial resemblance tells me he is the younger brother. The girl and her mom smile at him, and … Continue reading
I hate how I’m aging. I never cared about the smile lines or dozens of grays before I had a baby. But what changed when I had a baby was my skin. I got melasma pretty early on in my pregnancy and it just got worse and worse. All the books and my doctor said … Continue reading
“I think you’re a very good mama,” my husband says, touching the top of my head as he brushes by me to get something in another room. He says it in passing. I don’t respond in time. What he doesn’t know: At that moment, I am feeling like the biggest fattest failure of a mama. … Continue reading
small life, slow life 