“I am going to be more patient.” “I am not going to yell.” “I need to spend more time playing with them.” “All the laundry will be done and put away (like hung and folded, not tossed into the closet or shoved into a drawer ).”

Comparison. The trap that we mothers (all women, in fact) fall into; the trap of looking outside of the life we have been blessed with and sizing it up with another’s. We plug along trying to do our best but when we look around, it seems …

Sometimes life can seem little more than labored attempts of meeting the demands of the everyday. People constantly need us, and there is always work to be done. I know I’m not the only one who has had many days of complete overwhelm … barely able keep …

Once upon a time, there was a young woman who dreamed of an ever after that comprised of a successful career, an inventory of material luxuries, and the flexibility & time to globe-trot the world. In this dream, she would later set down roots in …

Roots I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA – more specifically, the San Fernando Valley (like, ohmygosh), shaped by the subculture of hip hop-dancing, party crew-making, rice rocket-driving, second-generation Filipino-Americans (fo realz yo). But I was also a 4-year cheerleader who had ultimate school …