Meet Your New Go-To Gift: Pictli

Pictli

Recently I was introduced to Pictli, an online photo framing gift company, where you can pick a favorite photo, add it to one of their beautiful frames, and then have it sent with a personal note directly to your recipient.

Awesomeness.  If you want to try it out for yourself (you do) use Pictli coupon code JS1506 and get 20% off now through the end of June.

With Father’s Day…

Halftime

I was on Facebook yesterday and saw a friend’s post of her baby girl’s nursery, her first baby, who is due any day now.  It took me back to early June, 9 years ago, when I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first baby girl.

This baby turns 9 today.

Our-Sweetheart

I read this post titled, To My Daughter, At Halftime, not too long ago and it hit me right in the heart because I could relate so much. Today I have a daughter at the halftime of her childhood.

I needed Kleenex. Not because I’m sad she’s….

Lice Lice Baby

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I have been a parent now for 9 years tomorrow and in that time, I have heard endless times about lice scares. Did you hear? LICE is going around. Did you hear?! Someone has lice in the class! So much so that the question really is – when is lice NOT going around?

What’s a mom to do? Well, a germaphobe like me goes into complete phantom head itching panic. And I don’t think I am alone. The thought of it makes my skin crawl.

Both of my girls were recently exposed, and I of course, freaked out. I ended up calling an Orange County lice treatment business, OC Hair Police, to ask them what to do.

After I talked to her, I felt so much better. Neither of my girls got lice, but I just felt better having the FACTS. Which of course, always inspires a blog post.

So here are the questions I asked Frances Ward of OC Hair Police, who is a professional technician and lice consultant (PTLC).

A Mom’s Guide to a Faster Mac

5 easy tips to speed up your mac

If  you are like me, the age of digital photography and HD video have MORE than bogged down your computer which is why I am happy to share these 5 easy tips to speed up your Mac with you today.

I often feel paralyzed by the endless amounts of digital files and raw footage of HD video on my Mac.

I’m not ashamed to say I’ve officially filled up my ENTIRE 1TB iMac.  I have no more room to store anything and the machine runs like me on a Monday morning.  S L O W.

5 Easy Tips to Speed Up Your Mac 

I had a recent One-to-One sit-down at the Genius Bar and I thought I should share a few SIMPLE tips that can help your computer run (almost) like new again.  Think of this guide as “Mac Clean Up for the Busy Mom.”