It's been a lonnnnng while since I set up the tripod... Like, four years long. I was backing up all my photos onto a new external harddrive last month and came across my self-portrait folder. Browsing through my self-portrait series was a joy filled trip down memory lane... And so, combined with ...
New York Sunrise & New Year Intentions
Having a three year old obsessed with all things animal related (to the point that we now have an going monthly subscription to National Geographic Kids - not sponsored), I've learned alot of interesting animal facts in the past year. One fact that has most resonated is about flamingos. Flamingo ...
First Snow Day of 2025
It's been a couple years since the DMV has gotten more than a couple inches of snow. But the meteorologists predicted 10-12 inches of snow yesterday and the county school system all decided to close making today the first official snow day of 2025. Unfortunately, this also meant the boys' daycare ...
12 Years of Blogging… Where To Go From Here?
I got an email notification from Bluehost that it's time for me to renew my website hosting. It's the first time, since I transitioned from Blogger to Wordpress, that I questioned whether the expense of this online space was worth the return on investment of personal fulfillment... Emphasis on ...
NYC Sister Trip – Day 1
The past four years have represented major life transition in sisterly relations = I became a mother of two boys and my sister, Gigi, became a teenager. A full on 14 year old who is a freshman in high school and prepping for her quinceñera next summer... Sidebar: prepping for this post had me all ...
2024: The Year of Little Disciplines
2022, I flowed.2023, I savored.And in 2024, I'm gonna 'discipline'. Myself, that is. If last year was all about savoring the transition of birthing my second son and settling into being a Mom of two boys under two... Then this year, (now that I finally feel like I have capacity) my intention is ...
First Beach Trip With Two Under Two
Fall is officially here - marking the end of my "hot postpartum mom summer". Most of my maternity leave from May through mid-July was spent at home... Adjusting to the realities of caring for a newborn and toddler while trying to wrap the bare edges of my fingers around something loosely defined ...
39 Weeks To Drew
I did it. I made it to full term. A whole whopping 39 weeks and 3 days of pregnancy before our second son, Drew, made his debut on May 10, 2023. ^^ Our last photos as a family of three - taken by my brother a couple days before Drew arrived. Considering my first labor experience with ...
2023 Intentions
Last year, my intention was to "be more open to flow *with* wherever the waves of life may take me in 2022." And it was a struggle... My first full year as a Mom, transitioning back to work, getting back in touch with my my mind and body, only to find out I was pregnant sooner than anticipated and ...
Little Happenings 2022 :: Q4
I've decided I will no longer share blog goals on the blog because when I do, I never meet them. HA. And now here we are, my January goal of finishing Q4 2022 is finally getting checked off mid-April. I technically had all the photos uploaded in my draft... It's just the words that always take a ...
Little Happenings 2022 :: Q3
Happy New Year! Leaning into a slow start this year with a simple January blog goal to finish rounding up Q3 & Q4 of 2022 and share my word/vision board for 2023. So let's get to it. July '22 July allowed time and space for me and Charles to focus on ourselves for *two* whole days ...
Postcards from Christmas 2022
This year marked the first time Charles and I hosted our family for Christmas Eve, allowing everyone to sleep in the next morning and enjoy a super relaxing Christmas Day at their respective homes. A new tradition that everyone was in agreement should continue. Christmas Day, we had leftovers for ...