the culture of motherhood
When I switched to a DIY deodorant, I knew I had truly kissed my commercial products days goodbye. I had already been hooked on an all natural face care line whose face cream is so natural that you can probably spread on your toast and be ok. Not to mention my no paraben makeup and…
When a pregnant friend asks for suggestions on naming her baby, I love thinking of names with her. When I hear a name I love, that’s Sanskrit yet modern, I look up the meaning of it even if we aren’t planning on more kids. I just love everything about a good name. I wasn’t always…
Ok, so it should be no surprise to any of you, that we love our mommy moments with a cup of chai in hand…duh, Chai Mommas! And over the years, we have been lucky to sample so many different lines out there. But it’s been a minute since we were all like, wow…now this some…
You know, today I choose to be love. Not that I’m not on other days…but let me explain. The Southwest fight that just went down had many scared passengers on it, oxygen masks to face and due to an amazing (yes, female!) pilot and her crew, they landed safely. But one passenger, a mother of 2,…
Dear Mom, I’ve been wanting to write this letter for so many moons now. That perfect sunny Southern California afternoon. It replays in my mind randomly, regularly. Jai had just woken up and we were in my room on the bed. His sweet laughter filled the room – endless tickles from you and me. We…
I do this all the time. I leave my kids alone in the car for a minute when they are strapped in and we are in my driveway because I need to run in and get my cell phone that I left on the charger. I leave my kids in their car seats while we…
The question we as parents dread: What is the right age to get your child a cell phone? I wish there was an easy answer to this, like…at age 18, your child must have a cell phone. Unfortunately there isn’t. My oldest son is only 8 years old and this question is already crossing my…