What’s a girl to do when her sweetie’s out of town on St. Valentine’s Day? Throw the kids and an overnight bag in the Westie and head for the hills, of course! It was already after 3pm on Saturday afternoon, when I realized Sunday was the day of lovers. Diego is in Tahoe to ski this week, and I’m… Read more

“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.” Kailash Satyarthi The other day my daughter informed she would have two babies.  Both girls–Nia and Rosie. And that I would be responsible for putting them in her tummy, because you can’t do it alone. True little one, true. You can’t do… Read more

Today we say goodbye to Greece, after a whirlwind 48 hours in Athens, in which I played tourist by day and creative entrepreneur by night. In order to be able to enjoy our time there—we kept it really simple. One mission—the Acropolis. The iconic landmark did not disappoint. I could have easily stayed here a month geeking out… Read more

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist   A week before Christmas and our bank cards were shut down due to fraudulent charges by some scammy creep in Southern California. Fucking awesome. We’re in Greece. And we have no money. And yet our children were blissfully… Read more

I love Christmas. I love the smell of gingerbread baking, the glow of twinkle lights reflecting off the snow, and I love the excited anticipation that literally wiggles through my children’s bodies. But how do I create traditional Christmas memories when we’re on the road? I don’t have mistletoe, fresh pine trees or little golden jingle bells.  I mean who… Read more