"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...
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...
Our No Spend Journey - Month One At the start of January, I wrote about the no spend journey we were embarking upon. To keep myself accountable, I pledged to write at least one post a month about the journey and...
At the end of December, I discovered a new favourite YouTuber. Her name is Hannah Louise Poston and for the entirety of 2018, she did a No Buy Year. No spending for an entire year sounds crazy right? Being...
Holy moly, California is expensive. First, I mean, I knew it was going to be when I moved out here. I'm not under some delusion that metro Detroit prices were going to be on par with Orange County, but the...
Recently, I was conversing with the mom of a toddler about the stress of shopping with her daughter. Mom emphasized that her energetic and curious toddler refuses to ride in a cart and "needs" to touch everything while walking...
Every week, right around Tuesday, the food in my house becomes scarce - we have no groceries in sight. My husband will go through the ritual of going to the fridge and opening it, only to sigh and sit...
After Thanksgiving, I knew I needed a change. My body had become squishy. ALL. OVER. The twins are now 16 months. I had no more excuses. I had been very serious about fitness prior to having children.  In my youth,...
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....
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,...

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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