I haven't written anything personal in a long while because life has been in such turmoil the past year. Much longer than that, actually. I was working multiple jobs to afford living in one of the most expensive places in the U.S. I love Santa Cruz. I grew up there, my friends are there, I have memories everywhere I look. I love the redwood … [Read more...]
Heal Anxiety Naturally Get Your Workbook Now
Anxiety is something I have struggled with all of my life. It's hard to recognize until you are already in caught in it's grasp and unable to think clearly enough to come out of it. Recognize anxiety in yourself: throat tightening feeling panicked short breaths or holding breath nervous flustered overwhelmed strong urge … [Read more...]
The Key to Naturally Beautiful Skin
Getting out to all the events I’ve been involved in lately, of course I want to look my best. We’d all like to look our best, even when we’re not attending meetings or interviews, right? This whole month has been harder on my skin with the stress of moving, not to mention the dirt and dust from packing and moving furniture. How can I keep my skin … [Read more...]
Creating a Plan to Reach Goals
It's a new year! I'm planning my schedule so I can be better about posting here consistently and reach those elusive goals I've been dreaming of for years now. I don't normally make new years resolutions, and I dislike being slave to a strict routine, but as busy as I am and with so much to keep track of, I'm finding it necessary to nail down … [Read more...]
A Fantastic Family Night Out
A Special Birthday - Family Night Out I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, Feld Entertainment provided me with complimentary tickets. Disney On Ice is a great family night destination. My family has been going through tough times and we … [Read more...]
Is Your Attention Ever Undivided, Mom?
Today was a day to just let the kids stay home. It's hard in our fast paced world not to feel guilty about relaxing. Especially if it's normally a work or school day. This morning everything I asked of my kids was a battle or an argument. They argued with each other when they weren't arguing with me. Somehow we managed to get a … [Read more...]
Free Range Children, Amazing Results. Accidental Unschooling Experience
I started this post two months ago and never posted it because I didn't get around to all the photos I wanted to include. Then life got busy and it was forgotten. So here goes, unfinished, but I'm hoping it inspires and takes away some of the stress of homeschooling while caring for a sick or injured family member, or frustration over not … [Read more...]
Parenting Through Paralyzing Stress and Anxiety
Head in a fog I sit down to write and my mind goes blank. I can't seem to even muster one good sentence to tweet, to post on FB, anything to let you know I'm still here, still sarcastic, witty, and sometimes informative. Still fun to connect with. I've worked hard to create an online presence, after all, what's the point of writing if … [Read more...]
Diapers Before Coffee
I'm not a morning person and this morning I was SO not awake yet, but my baby girl was awake, though, and soaked through her jammies so I stripped her down on the changing table, used the last wipe and discovered I had no more cloth diapers in there. I set her down, naked, back in her crib to go get some. When I came back, she had peed all over her … [Read more...]
