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 from peers at school for...
When it comes to my schedule, it's not only my schedule, but the schedule of four other people. So, how do I keep five schedules organized and manage to get places on time, most of the time? It takes...
Once upon a time, before toilet paper was a coveted commodity and leggings weren’t quite yet acceptable as pants, I splurged on a few items to help me recover from childbirth that have served me very well during these,...
The days of snapping pictures on disposable cameras and waiting several days (and crossing your fingers!) to see how the pictures turned out is a thing of the past. Now we have impressive cameras literally at our fingertips, built...
Easter is in a few days and we are still under the stay at home order.  However, I've put together a few tips and tricks to filling that Easter Basket! Easter Basket Tips + Tricks Spring Cleaning – Clean, Organize...
When you get a note about your water being turned off because of construction or road work, it is never ideal. It is always great to have a heads up to prep though! I thought it might be helpful...
Summer is here and the water is calling! Are you a beach-goer? Or do you prefer to hide out in a cool house until the late afternoon and then venture outside for some water fun? I'm the lady who...
No one has ever said parenting is easy. You can expect power struggles to be part of life with littles. How can we avoid yelling all the time? What can we do to help kids actively listen to us?...
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Feeling Fancy With Dryel

I cannot tell you how many times I have decided not to purchase the fancy top or the slightly more expensive pair of jeans because each tag said "dry clean only".  If there was one thing my mother ALWAYS...
"There's an app for that." The phrase that over time became truer and truer. What a time to be alive! There really is an app for anything. I've come across a few apps that have more than filled a...
A “Hello Pumpkin” sign greets me as I enter my local Trader Joe's. My nostrils are met with the smell of those cinnamon brooms, my excitement that fall items are in stock overtakes my body, and I am filled...
Do you love unique houseplants? Of course you do! Do you love vacationing or are often out of town or away from home and worry your plants will die while you are gone? Are you a super busy parent...
What do you do when you find yourself in the car with little ones asleep in the backseat, and realize you're stuck? If you go home and try to transfer them to their bed, they will wake up. Fact....
The weather is warming up and that means more beach days are happening! As a mom, we wear the 'be prepared for everything' hat quite often and that definitely includes our time at the beach. We polled local moms...

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OC Moms Guide – April 2024

April is blooming with a bounty of fun family-friendly activities, including celebrations for STEM month (including the solar eclipse!), Passover, Cherry Blossom Festival, and...

OC Moms Guide – March 2024