OC Mom Collective

Whenever I post something personal on Facebook or Instagram, 95% of it has to do with our kids. But of that remaining 5%, I rarely give kudos to my husband. So in honor of Father’s Day, I’m putting the spotlight...

To my beautiful daughter, When you are old enough to read this, I would like you to know some things about your dad. I have known him since I was 14 and he was 15. I have gotten to see...

An Alternative Love Story! To my 2 little whirlwinds, I am going to tell you a kind of love story. It is a true story of how I met your Daddy. It's been 16 years since the first time I saw...

With the birth of our second child, it's become clear: we need a bigger car. A sedan which once felt roomy has become cramped with two car seats in the back, especially if you're trying to squeeze a visiting relative...

It’s 5:30 am in Hawaii and I’m watching the sun rise over the serene ocean and can’t wait to get my feet in the sand. My kids have already been up for an hour because according to their internal...

This upcoming Father’s Day will be the 12th year without my dad. He passed away in September 2008, at the prime age of 75. While it’s almost been 11 years since he ascended to heaven, there is not a day...

My husband and I were in that newborn-first-child-we-can-still-do-everything-we-did-BEFORE-we had-a-baby-phase.  We were young and naive.  Well, I was young.  He was just naive.  {LOVE YOU BABE!}  So of course we decided to go to dinner.  Easy as a blowout pie,...

I read an article the other day about a little girl who kept getting out of bed even though her mother had put her down about six times.  Then, after the fiftieth call out {Okay that's exaggerating, but you...

My Twenty Minute Trick I HATE cleaning.  No, I LOATHE it.  Which is worse hate or loathe?  Whichever one it is that's how I feel about cleaning.  I love the outcome of cleaning.  I do like a clean house.  But,...

In January 2015, I did my first Whole30. I literally had no idea what to expect and was actually quite scared because I thought the "rules" were so strict. You have to read EVERY label so carefully. You can't just go...

We here at OC Mom Collective are basically perfect at parenting.  We pride ourselves in being the best parents EVER.  Mother's Day is our Superbowl and we WIN every time! Oh puuuuulllleeeaassseee! We are seriously just trying to make it through...

It's true, the theme or motto of my wedding was "I don't care."  I'll happily admit that.  It's not like I didn't care that I was getting married, it was more of I didn't care about all of the...

Something weird happened after Mother's Day. And then it happened again, and again, and again.  Let me start by saying I had no expectations for Mother's Day. I wasn't dreaming about it, planning it, or hoping for something special....

I am not a superhero. I'm not a super mom, a super wife, or a super worker. I know, I know you are shocked (read sarcasm). So maybe I outed myself to something you already knew. However, I certainly needed the reminder....