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Congratulations Momma! You’ve decided to re-focus on your own career! Between the dishes, laundry and constant tug on your jeans by your little one, even taking the time to think about what YOU want is a feat in itself! So now what? Whether you are already working, or just considering getting back to work, the biggest question is “what do I want to do?” It sounds so easy but it often brings up a lot of confusion and anxiety. So you start to ask your friends and family and

Cooking is something I swore off before I even got married. Pre-baby I also put my foot down and said that of COURSE our little one would just eat the same foods we eat. Well turns out that I didn’t realize that there would be a long period in her life where she couldn’t use utensils, didn’t have enough teeth to chew hard foods, refused to be spoon-fed and had a bed time before our regular dinner time. Another source of stress is figuring out what she’s going to eat when she’

If you're like me then you firmly believe you can never have enough books for your child (and white pants are okay year round). We have books, predictably, in her room, in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in our room, the office, her stroller and in the car. It's easy to keep adding to the collection when children's books are typically priced under $10! Here are a few we recently (and cheaply) added to the collection... #amazonmom #westilllovelocalbooksto

I'm always a fan of celebrating a milestone by ordering some new stuff online, so when our little kiddo started walking you better believe I was clicking up a storm, filling up shopping carts all over the internet. After asking around to other mamas and waiting on some 2-day shipping, here's a roundup of some adorable and functional baby shoe brands. Robeez - We actually bought these pre-walking, since the mocs have soft, flexible soles that are great for gripping the ground

Hooray for pumpkins and all things pumpkin related (especially those lattes and pies)! It's a pretty solid tradition for most families to head to a patch this time of year to pick out that perfect pumpkin, go in a corn maze, take a hay ride and drink cider (hopefully spiked for the parents). While the westside doesn't have any secret acres of pumpkin farms hidden near the 405, we do have two amazing patches to choose from and a fun farmer's market event. Mr. Bones Pumpkin Pa