Hi, my name is Alyssa and I am a Dork Recently I was part of a discussion on a message board about the “weirdness” of adults being Disney obsessed. Reading the thread was interesting, as I myself am a Disney/Star Trek/Star Wars obsessed adult and never really thought about the fact that other adults find […]
Things have been SO busy around here! The last few weeks have been consumed with preparation for the Babywearing World Record (babywearingworldrecord.com) and MommyCon LA – an event that you are NOT going to want to miss! This week, however, the lovely Xza, her punk rock hubby Kevin & handsome mister Atticus came into my […]
These are seriously fantastic! I wouldn’t share a recipe with you that wasn’t amazing and kid approved. Brody loves sloppy lentils and I like them for the fact that he gets to have a meatless version of an American classic. Sloppy Lentils- Serves 6-8 1 cup dry brown lentils, rinsed 1 can 15oz Manwich […]
Well here it is….the work of the master tiler IE my step-mom. It was a long 2 weeks, but totally worth every minute. I am thrilled with the results and can’t actually believe that this is MY house. I learned so much working with my parents…things that I can now use to do some home […]
We arrived in San Francisco after a crack of dawn flight from Chicago, on Saturday. Despite being cranky from our 4am wake up call, it was great getting into San Francisco at 9am so we could have an entire day to check out the city. A friend of ours had a casual birthday BBQ at […]
When I was pregnant, I had a fabulous idea. After buying eggs from a local family who charges an exorbitant $5 per dozen, I decided that I wanted my own hens. We had a flock when I was a teenager, but I didn’t really have much to do with it besides eating the eggs (and […]
I am a huge advocate for feelings. Whether they’re the feelings of a child, a friend, or yourself they should be acknowledged. I’m not saying we should throw a pity party for ourselves every time we’re feeling down but I think accepting our feelings for what they are will only help us process them […]
This time around I have totally different wants and needs than I had with Brody. I had no idea about baby gear. I wouldn’t call myself an expert now by any means, but I have lived and learned. Here are my top 8 baby items I wish I had with Brody and hope to have […]
Drum roll…….. We’re having a girl! I must confess I had a fleeting moment of disappointment when the ultrasound tech told me it was a girl. But that moment went away after I went to Target and scoped out all the cool girl stuff. Haha. Both times now I have experienced a tad bit of […]
The water made the contractions less painful, but I still couldn’t relax between them. As soon as one was over I was already prepping for the next. I couldn’t seem to let the last one go, but I willed myself to do just that. I heard MaryAnn say how nice of a break I was […]
