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Today we are excited to launch our OC Neighborhood Groups!  Our goal is to connect local moms online and offline through messages, play dates, and events to make Orange County feel a little smaller. Want to meet some moms that...

Spring is just around the corner and the days are getting longer, thanks to Daylight Saving Time. The extra daylight hours also highlight the fact that it’s tax season. Oomph. April 15 isn’t far off, but regardless of whether you...

If you’re planning to list your home for sale this year, inevitably you’ll have to spend some time to fix your home for people to see, assess, and ultimately investigate if they are going to make an offer for...

This will date me, but I found a Justin Timberlake doll, tap shoes, letters from a pen pal, and lots of pictures. I moved out of my parents house over 18 years ago to go to college and I...

Streaming shows. School projects. Working from home. Alexa playing your favorite music. Wifi is connected to so many of the things that we do at home. And honestly? Nothing puts a damper on the day than wifi that is...

Summer is here and if you're like me you are always looking for a family friendly activity in Anaheim.  My go-to's are the pool, the beach and of course a BBQ. And a BBQ that I don't have to cook...

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,...

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 to get caught up!   Have you...

I'm going to admit something - my garbage disposal smells, and it smells really bad. We are a busy family of four and I am always cooking, cleaning, and doing dishes.  It literally never ends. And I have tried to...

Places my white Tru Flask tumbler goes with me, let me count the ways: the grocery store the office  in the car while running errands the beach work travel Disney ...honestly? Everywhere. And I need to make sure you know about Tru Flask and why they...

Thoughts about moving cross the minds of many homeowners every year. Whether a move is being considered for an expanding family or to downsize after a divorce or because grown kids have left the home, the housing market can...

Before I had my son, I don't even think I knew what "wipes" were. I mean, I have a niece who is five years older than my son, so I had some idea, but I literally thought they were...

Well believe it or not, making your own DIY foaming hand soap is actually quite easy. I used to be the type to buy all of the yummy foaming hand soap flavors from big chain stores before I learned...

There’s nothing more stressful to me than a messy home. Piles of laundry, a sink full of dishes, dog hair on every and all surfaces…and to top it off your baby is screaming and you’re exhausted. If clutter and...