Welcome to my blog! I live in Orange County, CA, and I blog mostly about raising a family here. Coming soon will be section all about living in Irvine because that is where we live. Irvine is a great place for families and I want to highlight all the hidden gems that include restaurants, playgrounds, museums, pre-schools/daycares, summer camps, and more. We also enjoy visiting LA and San Diego so you’ll see posts about …
On The Set Of PBS Show Family Travels With Colleen Kelly
J. Oliver and I had the chance to represent Red Tricycle on the set of Family Travel with Colleen Kelly! It is a PBS show that will be airing in the fall. Since J. Oliver is your typical 3.5 year old train fanatic, we were taped on the set of the Travel Town Museum. We had been to this great museum twice before and he was excited to be there again. It’s a great spot to …
On The Way To San Francisco: Pit Stop in Santa Barbara
Our family went on a mini vacation to visit San Francisco to celebrate my graduation from pharmacy school. My mom also just came into town so we decided to take a road trip up north. On our way to SF we decided to spend one night in Santa Barbara because we had never there before. The morning of the day we decided to spontaneously make a pit stop to Santa Barbara, I found Harbor View …
Spending Mother’s Day At San Clemente Beach
We celebrated Mother’s Day early on Saturday since the hubby had to work on Sunday. He took us down to San Clemente Beach where we enjoyed some yummy deep dish pizza from Selma’s, watched the Amtrak train pass by, walked down the pier and enjoyed great views of the ocean that was dotted with some brave surfers. We enjoy hanging out in San Clemente because it has some good restaurants, a kid-friendly library, plenty of …
Irvine Local: Karrie Nesbit Providing Birth Doula Services & Breastfeeding Support
I recently had coffee with Karrie Nesbit, Doula & Founder of Birth, Etc. We talked about what a doula is, what services she provides as a doula, and interesting birth stories. She recently moved to Irvine from Minnesota where she has worked for four years as a doula. She is an Irvine local and has founded Birth, Etc. to provide birth doula services and breastfeeding support to local Irvine and Orange County moms. Prior to …
FREE ModCloth Grab Bag Today
Starting today Monday May 13th at 12 noon PST ModCloth is giving shoppers the opportunity to get a FREE accessory grab bag when they place an order over $125. This fun grab bag has a value of $50! Offer runs while supplies last. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
20% Discount Code Tea Collection: Baby Clothing
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Happy Mother’s Day to My Mom
Last September, my mom spent a month with us and we had a blast shopping, eating, going to museums, taking early morning walks, and just being together. She lives in Texas so I don’t get to see her that often. I feel lucky that I can talk to my mom on the phone almost everyday…she’s my best friend. I couldn’t ask for a better mom who has loved us so much. Happy Mother’s Day! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Download The Shopkick App To Get Free Gift Cards
My friend Liz recently introduced to me this genius little app called Shopkick. You basically earn points for just walking into stores and you can accumulate those points towards gift cards to Starbucks, Target, and other stores (even a Kate Spade purse!). So I’ve been using it for about three weeks now, and it’s my latest obsession. I’m a mom so I’m used to running into stores like Target all the time…it’s nice to get …
11 Interesting Interviews You Might Have Missed
I was just going through my own posts, realizing that I have done 11 interviews since starting my blog January 28 of this year! That’s a lot of interviews. I really enjoyed getting to know each of these people and they all are truly inspiring. I’m listing a round up of all of the interview posts just in case you missed some of them. Thanks for reading! 1. Eddie Lee from the Jubilee Project 2. …
One Of My Usual Lunch Spots: Tender Greens
Every so often I have lunch with my friend Liz. We’ve been to Tender Greens a few times now so I just wanted to blog about what we ate that day. This place gets packed during lunch with lines out the door. J. Oliver joined us and he loved watching the chefs cook our meats and toss our salads. Their salads are scrumptious and their desserts are delicious as well…they’ve even got vegan dessert options. …
Welcome! I’m a writer, a pharmacist, and a lover of life. I live in Orange County with my wonderful husband and two boys aged 6 and 3.
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