time to play catch up.

It's been such a busy week for me, I feel like I haven't had time for my personal things. This weekend is going to be my catch up time.


Catching up on blogging.
Catching up on my emails.
Catching up on my TV shows.
Maybe catching up on some sleep.
And most importantly, catching up on some quality time with my family.


Sometimes I wish life wasn't so busy so I could make more time for these things. But hey, what can you do. That's life, right?

Here are the winners from my sneakpeeq giveaway!!

$25 gift card winners: Victoria Christine Rubio & Lizzy Allen

$10 gift card winner: Manny Chez

I have two more articles up on Parent Society. Click here to check them out and feel free to let me know your thoughts. I would love to hear them!

Now excuse me while I go use up all my crayons...

keep calm and write a blog

One of my dreams when I was younger was to become a writer. I used to enter Poetry and writing contests. I even wrote a few stories in the 6th grade and some of the best ones were made into a little book and were kept in our school library. In high school, my good friend and I both joined the newspaper staff on our quest to become Journalists. Somewhere along the way, my writing slowly disappeared from my life and I didn't have the same passion for it. For the past few years, I've wanted to start a blog...just as a fun thing and to also get back into writing. 

My blog was started in May of last year and I quickly grew a great love for it. It's a fun outlet for me and I really don't know what I'd do if I didn't have it. Maybe I'd go crazy with all my thoughts, who knows. When I started it, I didn't realize the opportunities I could get from it...


Just last month, I was approached to become a regular blogger for ParentSociety.com. I was beyond ecstatic and couldn't believe this opportunity was being given to me. Along with a few other things, this was one of the best ways to end my year...and a great start to a new one!


Check out my first post and feel free to leave a comment!


Also, I will be hosting my very first giveaway on Friday {another thing to be excited about} so don't forget to come back for that! Thank you to all my followers and readers for visiting my blog. I truly feel so blessed to have all of you!

i've been featured!!

Nothing's better than waking up on a Monday morning and finding out that you've been featured on one of the blogs you've grown to love.


Yes, I've been featured and I'm so excited and beyond honored!


Thank you to Lisa at Mompreneur Mogul!!


Her blog has become one of my favorites. Check her out and read about her Do Harm To None Blog Campaign. She is truly awesome and I appreciate her honorable mention...love her!!

i love awards!

Who doesn't love an award?

This weekend, two awards were passed on to me by a couple of fellow bloggers. How cool is that? I was so happy to accept them!

Many thanks to Beauty and the Green for the Sunshine Award!  The Sunshine Blog Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogosphere.

Another huge thanks to Judy Haughton-James at Judy H-J's Thoughts - A Twinless Twin for the Tell Me About Yourself Award!

The rules of the awards are to pass it along to other bloggers and to tell a few things about myself...

Favorite color?  purple and pink

Favorite animal? dolphins

Favorite number? 7

Favorite drink?  Moscato :)

Facebook or Twitter?  Facebook  

Favorite day? Saturday!

Favorite flowers?  roses and lilies

Now I'd like to pass this award along to these fabulous blogs:

Yummy Mummy

Monkey See Mommy Do

Lillys & Lollipops

Of Mice and Ramen

Letting You Grow

It's the Little Things...

I'm A Silly Mami
Grumpy Grateful Mom

Check these blogs out and you'll see why I awarded them with these awards. And don't forget the awesome ladies who awarded me with them!

fashion forward friday

I've always been a tad bit afraid of adding a pop of color to my outfits. My safe go-to color when it comes to my wardrobe? Black or gray. I've attempted at adding some color before but nothing as bright as the colors in these outfits. My new style goal: MORE COLOR!

My friends and I are having our 4th Annual Secret Santa Party next month and our theme this year - black and/or red attire. The picture above gave me an idea to dress up a pair of red skinny pants with a black blazer and some pretty jewelry. 


I recently discovered this new fashion blog that I'm obsessed with. She's got a great sense of style and she has some awesome giveaways, one of which I've won. (Yay!) 

Sarah at Lipstick & Ruffles

who needs mommy?

I've been trying to blog for the past few days, but every time I open up my laptop, I've been kindly interrupted by my wonderful little toddler.

"Mommy, I want juice please."

"Mommy, I want Caillou please."

"Mommy, I want a snack please."

"Mommy, help me please."

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy."

Excuse me. My son needs my undivided attention! :)

city walk

Instead of lounging around the house the other night, we decided to head to the city and take a nice long walk. It was a wonderful idea suggested by my boyfriend. We're both on this mission to get in shape so the long walk was perfect. It ended up being a very relaxing and almost therapeutic walk. 

I've always loved the city because there are so many exciting things to take in. Before I had my son, one of the only things interesting to me was the nightlife. Where was the most popular club? That was pretty much it. Now that I'm a mommy, the hunt for the best club or bar doesn't have much priority in my mind. It's become more about the simple things. The bright lights, the people, the architecture, the sounds of cars driving by, the smell of food cooking from nearby restaurants. 

As we were taking our walk I couldn't help but think, "What is everyone's story?" There were a lot of people running along our path. Are any of them training for a marathon? Did the man who just ran past me have a rough day and blowing off some steam? I saw two women dining outside a restaurant in a deep and intense conversation. Were they friends or sisters? Maybe they just got off work and were venting about their day. Or maybe they're full-time students talking about how stressful school is. A city is full of different people, each with a different life story...I love it.

Speaking of cities, I just recently joined Circle of Mom's SF Bay Area Blogs. My blog is on the list to find the Top 25 SF Bay Area Blogs. I completely forgot about the whole thing so I haven't really put it out there. Voting ends July 29th. Click here to vote for me! Thank you! <3