Life

You may remember a post from years ago where I talked about Trader Joe’s coming to The Woodlands and pleading with Whole Foods to open a market on the north side, Whole Foods Market Champions Forrest. Then in June of 2012 I went to the Trader Joe’s opening day and shared about it here, again…

I tend to go overboard for parties, it’s true, and Issa’s first birthday was no exception. In January (her birthday is in March) I started brain storming theme ideas. I’ll never be one to do a character themed party, at least I say that now, there may be tiny child demands for it later. Let…

The morning of the day of Hannah’s senior photo session I thought I was going to loose my mind. Issa was having one of those terrible days where babies just cry and scream and you have no idea what’s wrong because they can’t tell you and it could be anything and the few words they…

I’ve always had this feeling in the back of my mind that someone might take Issa away from me. The moment I held her in my arms I felt a genuine fear, that at any moment, someone would just walk in and say, no we made a mistake, she’s not yours to keep. I’ve heard…

My (almost) 11 month old is insanely drawn to my iPhone. If it’s sitting anywhere in the house within her reach she goes for it. We decided long before she was born we would never hand her our phone to entertain her, that we’d teach her it wasn’t hers. We even bought a play phone…

There’s two things happening lately, my brain is reeling, the wheels are turning and turning and turning. I also feel like I’m spinning my creative/business wheels in the mud, spinning with all my might without going anywhere and instead only spurting mud all over everything. Bottom line, I’ve got a lot on my mind: My…

Note: I drafted this post months ago and realized it never got posted, so here ya go. I’ll be adding an updated version with the products that have saved my sanity more recently as she’s grown. I’m currently listening to the book Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year folks! I thought I’d share our little Christmas card from this year. I’ve shared a few of them in the past, here and here. I’d always thought I’d break into the fancy folded card with tons of pictures once we had a baby, but reality is I barely got…

My world has been opened to this whole new variety of things to do, that had I done them without a child, might have just been odd maybe a little creepy. There’s baby play dates, and baby story time at the library and petting zoos and pumpkin patches. Oh pumpkin patches. I remember going with…

respite |ˈrespət, riˈspīt| noun a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant Recently while riding in the car I looked at Bill and said, “I’d like to build my vocabulary. You know what I need, word of the day toilet paper.” I love words, especially interesting rarely used ones that perfectly…

A Preview of the New Whole Foods Market Champions in Spring, TX

What Does the Fox Say Party – Issa’s First Birthday

A Rustic Senior Photo Session, Hannah

Someone is Stealing Babies

Social Media, Digital Media and Real Life

Spinning Wheels

4 Baby Products that Saved My Sanity in the First Weeks of Motherhood

Merry Christmas – A Card of Sorts

Fall and Babies in the Pumpkin Patch

An Unexpected Respite