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5 Tips to Help You Take Care of a Sick Child

Recently, Bear came down with an awful stomach virus. It'd been going around his campus and it was Bear's lucky turn to get it over the weekend. After a night of vomiting, followed by a fever, followed by a nasty bout of diarrhea, Bear is finally better. (He also had a check-up at his pediatrician's office to ensure he was okay.) Caring for Bear over the weekend made me realize
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I Am That L.A. Mom. But am I really?

I’ve lived in L.A. for many years. I moved here back in late 2009. I moved to Pasadena around 2018. I’m not an L.A. expert by any means. I just recently found out–by accident–I can take the backroads in Pasadena to go to Glendale and skip pretty much all the freeway traffic.  I really don’t like to venture to the westside (Santa Monica, Century City, Inglewood, et al.) unless I
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Dear In-Laws, Please STFU

Over the weekend, Maks and I hosted our in-laws, his parents. Yes, those parents. I put on my nice face as I welcomed them into my home. Our conversation was little but I also had a lot to do in the kitchen.  The night before, I attempted to make pizza. We usually order pizza but with the weather changing and our tastes also changing accordingly, I decided it was homemade
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Laundry Day or Laundry Everyday?

Have you ever had a moment when you realize how much you used to struggle? I’m not talking about finances, per se, but when you really had just you and Jesus? Our dryer recently broke down and at first, it wasn’t that big of a deal because I managed to have most of the laundry done before it. The unfortunate part came when the dryer took about two weeks
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My Life as a Working From Home Mother

A question I get asked a lot is what my typical day looks like. A lot of people know I'm blogger, but very few also know I'm bestselling romance author. Yes, I don't talk about that part of my life because I try very hard to keep both my Mommy persona and my writer persona different from each other. Besides the fact that I do write books and I
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My Son Needs His Own Room…and I'm Slightly Freaking Out About It.

It's no secret Maks and I have co-slept with Bear since, well, birth. Not by choice, mind you. While he did sleep in his bassinet (and then crib), he always prefers sleeping with us. Plus, I was (am) breastfeeding at the time so it made sense to give him some boob as we (mainly he) slept. Now, Bear is becoming a big boy. And big boys need their own rooms.
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Why Do We Feel Guilty Taking Care of Ourselves?

  So, many years ago, my mother went out shopping during the holiday season. While she was out, she decided she was going to buy a Louis Vuitton. So she did. At the time, the bag cost around $300 (same bag now costs around $970.00) and my mother had several young children at home (me included). It was a splurge. Did she feel guilt? Absolutely not. She proudly wore the bag
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Aquarium of the Pacific visit!

So, a couple months back, we visited the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. I know it's a been a while since I've done a vlog so here it is! I hope you enjoy! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzL5waajOCU&w=560&h=315] Here are some more pics from our visit! [gallery ids="4859,4860,4858" type="rectangular"]