Heather Goodsir
Everything You Need To Know About The Persian Holiday Nowruz
One of the many things I love so much about living in Southern California is the diversity. It is amazing that within an hour’s drive, I can find cuisine from just about any country...
So Much More Than “A Skinny Black Girl”: Amanda Gorman Is The Face of...
Yesterday, our country began a new chapter and Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gordon embodied the passion and spirit our nation needs—no—requires and deserves. She proclaimed herself to be “a skinny black girl" in front...
What Every Mom Needs To Know About Real Life Money Management
Finance. Eeew. If you’re like me, a complete right-brained person (artsy, creative), you were likely drawing pictures on your math homework in high school and not-so-patiently waiting for the bell to ring for econ/math/physics...
What This Special Needs Parent Wants You To Know
I regularly have conversations with fellow special needs parents; admittedly, mostly moms. A general grievance is our interactions—on a daily basis—with those who are not parents of special needs children. These seemingly innocuous interactions...
How To Avoid Children’s Party Favor Fails
Okay. Let me be very clear. This has been building for a while. As in, almost 3 years. Where do I begin?
Expectations:
You attend a birthday party or your kid(s) receive a favor bag...
Can We Please Make Daylight Saving Time Changes A Thing Of The Past?!
November 2018, California voters passed Proposition 7, allowing Daylight Saving Time to possibly be adopted year round. As a parent, I don’t care whether it’s Pacific Standard Time (PSD) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)…...
Here’s How To Make An Instagram-worthy Christmas Tree
Do you look at Pinterest and Instagram and think you can't make your tree look like those on the screen? Well, I'm here to tell you that you CAN make an Instagram-worthy Christmas tree!
Secret...
Why I Need To Stop Feeling Guilty For Being A Stay-At-Home Mom
I am a stay-at-home mom. I am also a feminist. Do these things inherently negate each other? They don't have to and I am learning how. And it's hard and real.
Let me start off...
How Life Got In The Way, Part 4: Our “Secret”
This post is part of my series called "How Life Got In The Way," which is about what has happened during my year-long “hiatus” from writing for the Orange County Moms Blog. If you...
How Life Got In The Way, Part 3: Fire And Loss
This post about the Thomas Fire is part of my series called "How Life Got In The Way," which is about what has happened during my year-long “hiatus” from writing for the Orange County...
How Life Got In The Way, Part 2: We (Finally!) Found Our Dream Home
Yesterday I wrote Part 1 in this series about what has happened during my year-long "hiatus" from writing for the Orange County Moms Blog. If you haven't read that first post yet, click here...
How Life Got In The Way, Part I: Pelvic (“Lady Parts”) Surgery
Hello Friends! It’s been a while. Actually, nearly a year. I’ve had lots of run-ins with you in the real world and I keep hearing, “I haven’t seen you post anything lately….”
Why the sabbatical?...
A Chaee Filled Life: My Crash Course Into Iranian Culture
How many of you can remember watching 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' and laughing at how Greeks use Windex to cure everything? I know I certainly did. Well, in my house it's not Windex,...
Combat The Increasingly (Anti)Social Media Newsfeed
Are you becoming frustrated with your newsfeed? You are not alone. In the past week, I am aware of no fewer than 7 friends who have bid various forms of social media, adieu. Likely,...