Growing up living in Southern California, I have been very fortunate to go to Disneyland dozens and dozens of times. In fact, my high school Grad Night was held at Disneyland and my first job out of high school was at The Disney Store and as a “cast member” employee, we were given two free tickets every year and discounts… Read More
Let’s Talk About: The Top 10 Things I’m Doing to Get My Family and I Ready For Baby Number Two While I’m Still in the Second Trimester
Reserving Maternity Photos It took us a long time to get pregnant this second time around and based on my age, this might be my final pregnancy, so I want to cherish and record every moment of it. Therefore, we have hired a professional photographer to take maternity family photos next month. I will be about 30 weeks pregnant when… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Positive Parenting Still Requires Consequences
Children thrive on boundaries and limits. Children even thrive on (gasp!) appropriate consequences when needed. If done the right way, children will actually benefit from rules and structure. The easy part is coming up with the limits and consequences for your home. The hard part is executing those limits and consequences consistently and in a positive, calm, respectful yet firm… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Birth Stories and Doulas
Before our daughter was born, I was determined to have a natural childbirth. I was too scared of potential complications, so I opted not to have a home birth, and was willing to go to a birth center with a midwife, but the closest one at the time was over an hour or two away with traffic. So instead, I… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Sleep Training and Dinosnores
The beauty of motherhood is that we all raise our children differently. Sure, there are common ideas, universal principles, and social norms, but as moms, we are freely able to take a little bit of this and a little bit of that and create the method that works best for us and our children. All children are different with their… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Books to Introduce to Your Child Before a New Baby Arrives & Busy B Boutique
Bringing a new baby into the family is a special and exciting time. For a toddler, it can also be special and exciting but also a little different and scary, especially if they feel threatened that the baby will take away attention from them! Before I even knew I was pregnant again, my daughter kept lifting my shirt and looking… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Motherhood and WeeStructed
My wedding day was pretty memorable but if I’m being honest, the day I became a mother was the best day of my life. I finally felt like I knew why I belonged in the world and felt like this is what I was destined to do my entire life. The day my daughter was born, I felt a kind… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Secondary Infertility
I typically do not write personal blogs about my own life experiences and myself but since it is National Infertility Awareness Week, I couldn’t help but to use this space and this platform to bring awareness to this topic and share my own personal struggle. It is all too common to suffer from infertility alone, but I soon realized the… Read More
Let’s Talk About: The Top 10 Apps for Babies and Toddlers
Before I became a parent, I swore to myself that I would never let my children watch a lot of television and or play with an electronic device to keep them busy, especially in public at a restaurant. Little did I know that an iPad would be my saving grace for not only long restaurant meals, but also long car… Read More
Let’s Talk About: 10 Tips to Help you Feel Less Overwhelmed by Housework
Are you stressed and overwhelmed by your endless list of chores that need to be done around the house? I know I get that way, especially when I am backlogged on my list and the piles of dishes and laundry keep adding up. Our time and energy is limited so doing housework on top of working, taking care of children,… Read More
