OC Mom Collective

We've all seen the surveys on the bottom of the Home Depot / Kohl's / grocery store receipts. But does anyone actually win them? Yes. I have. In 2009 I entered a Kohl's survey at the bottom of my receipt and...

I love emojis.  And not just because they're super fun to add to any text conversation.  No, I love emojis because they actually make me less awkward, if that's even in the realm of possibilities. I love to talk.  I...

This post may not relate to you. If it doesn’t, that means that you are in the wonderful camp of not having to give your child daily medication to help them live healthy and fulfilling lives. I am really...

As a stay-at-home mom of a toddler and a baby, sometimes I find refuge in a little retail therapy. In fact,  I would consider myself a shameless consumer. I fall prey to all the cute things, all the inexpensive...

I remember my first experience with anxiety like it was yesterday.  My parents had just told me that they were moving out of state to retire, leaving my brother and me to carry on our lives here in Anaheim...

So here is some excellent info for new and expectant moms.   I've been thinking a lot about this lately since I'm expecting myself.  I say information instead of advice because no one asked for my advice but sometimes by sharing...

Date night. The Holy Grail for most parents. We all need time together to reconnect. Get out there and have some fun! When we first moved here I had no idea what fun there was to be had in the...

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, it's chaee ('tea' in Farsi)....

This post was inspired by my almost-four-year-old who is charmingly unfiltered an innocent. My child is a bright, funny, outgoing, and wonderful little human and he really is one of my favorite people. I’d like to say that I’m...

I’m 38, married, have two kids and run my own business. Monday evenings should be dedicated to prepping lunches and reading bedtime stories, but instead- I rush to put the kids to bed to watch…The Bachelor! I know, I know,...

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, this number will rise. I...

Maybe you have heard of Wear Red Day. You may have a mother, sister, or cousin, who has been affected by heart disease, stroke, and another cardiovascular diseases. Perhaps you yourself are the one with a heart condition. Or...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner.  If you had forgotten about it, don't feel too bad--it completely slipped my mind as well! With so much going on and expected of us mamas daily, who has time to remember any holiday for...

The future.  It seems so far away, doesn't it?  In reality, the future can be any moment from this moment on.  The next second, minute, hour or year.  I think it's so easy to say that we will do...