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traveling with baby : my carry-on packing list
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traveling with baby : my carry-on packing list

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tips for weaning from breastfeeding

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sleep training our 6 month old
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sleep training our 6 month old

how to host your first thanksgiving (and actually enjoy it)
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how to host your first thanksgiving (and actually enjoy it)

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how to setup a romantic picnic (for three)

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how to have nice furniture AND cats

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10 tips for a painless + inexpensive bathroom reno

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learning new skills

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5 tips for last minute get togethers

becoming a grownup : sending holiday cards
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becoming a grownup : sending holiday cards

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MAY! soaking up all the family time and all the su MAY! soaking up all the family time and all the sushi 🥹 an arlo homemade spa for mother’s day, one last day at disneyland, a weekend in ojai where i rode a horse for the first time ever, showing the kids one of my top 5 movies of all time, appreciating the beauty of gigis patio, and appreciating the beauty of watching a water balloon explode on poppy.
also got myself the cutest reddest little dress, because the beige mom inside me is evolving into a muted rainbow mom!!!!
POKÉMOM OF THE YEAR! 💁‍♀️ for arlos birt POKÉMOM OF THE YEAR! 💁‍♀️ for arlos birthday we made these custom pokémon cards to give out as party favors — he got one at his friends bday and has cherished it since. 

we are especially proud of the 8 year old arlo evolving from 7 year old arlo 😆 tickles me!

here’s how we did it :

we used a generator (pokemoncardmaker.net) to make the actual card, and i used chatgpt to make the illustrations of him, sent the files to a local printer for double sided cards AND they used GOLD INK and only charged $1 per card!!!! just got the back of the card off google images.

we asked him what his dream moves would be or whatever (we messed them up and this apparently is an unusable card but it doesn’t matter because he doesn’t actually play the game lol)

#pokemonbirthday #pokemoncards #pokemon #custompokemon
the sweetest father’s day gift! make dad a one o the sweetest father’s day gift! make dad a one of a kind hat with your kids art embroidered on it 🥹 

i use the adobe scan app to scan the art, which automatically bumps up the contrast. and if you want the link for the hat— just comment WANT and i’ll send it straight to your dms 

https://liketk.it/5eG7c

#fathersdaygiftideas cute gift ideas for dad
i was a really really naughty teenager who’d alr i was a really really naughty teenager who’d already gotten arrested and kicked out of schools multiple times by my senior year, but right before i graduated we went on our senior retreat to ojai and camped in yurts and did sweat lodges and sage rituals and on the last night i sat around the campfire and declared i was going to change my ways and become good. i stopped being a stoner the very next day 😆 

long story short ojai holds a very special place in my heart so i am sooo happy i got to celebrate my best friend @nicolepflynns 40th in this magical gorgeous place before leaving california 

we had a bucket list filled weekend like we were contestants on the bachelor— beekeeping and horseback riding and the most insane meal at @rorys_place_ojai !! (do not miss the pavlova)

#almostmakestravel
a look back at the very first major project we did a look back at the very first major project we did in our house— we did soooo much work to turn our backyard into a palm springs hotel inspired desert scape and then on a pregnant nesting whim i turned it into a much cozier yard for us to actually enjoy and be able to use 

if i missed any of your questions lmk and i’ll answer them in the comments!

#backyard_dreams #landscaping #backyardgoals
to make our cross country move a little tiny bit m to make our cross country move a little tiny bit maybe hopefully easier for my son, i made him two books— one to serve as a memory book about our old home in los angeles and one to be more like a treasure hunt / bucket list for our new memories in our new home in connecticut. 😭

also gifted him a cute little thermal camera to document everything (definitely his favorite part)

if you’re moving to another state or city or country with your kids, this is a really simple idea to hopefully give them a little feeling of control during a time of chaos and uncertainty and also maybe to put their feelings of homesickness to use ❤️🤞

if you want to make your own, comment MAKE and i’ll send the links straight to your inbox 
https://liketk.it/5e76k

moving with children, moving tips #movingideas #movingwithkids
cannot believe i’m gonna get to STAY in new engl cannot believe i’m gonna get to STAY in new england this summer!! 🥹 

about 35 days until we leave los angeles for the connecticut shoreline, UNREAL. i’m ecstatic and sad and so overwhelmed!!!

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