In the recent years after I had severe postpartum depression (PPD) and recovered, several of my best friends and my sister also became first-time moms. In addition to all the baby registry gifts or hand-me-downs I could pass on, I wanted to come up with a heartfelt gift that might help them ease into new… Read More The Best Personalized Gift for New Moms – What Might Have Helped Me With My PPD
Honestly, I swore I would never be one of those bloggers that gives you their life story in 20 paragraphs (and how they never thought they’d ever get an Instant Pot but they fell in love with it and it’s better than sliced bread and you should get one too–*cue affiliate link*) before getting to… Read More Salmon Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls) for Toddlers
Honestly, I never ever thought I would one day write a beauty post like this about lashes, considering I didn’t know mascara from eyeliner until college. My knowledge of makeup is pretty laughable. I’ve never had lash extensions before, and it takes me awhile to put on fake lashes in general. But since I started… Read More Lashify for First-Time Users
Starting solids was something I dreaded with our baby. I had heard the horror stories of messy babies, babies who didn’t want to sit in their high chairs, babies who didn’t want to eat what you gave them, and the stinkiest poops! We held off on giving solids to our baby until she reached 6… Read More The Coolest Baby Essentials for Starting Solids
Recently, I announced that I was taking over 2 months off for baby bonding leave and I was met with a lot of questions and curiosity. It turns out a lot of women don’t really understand maternity leave and bonding leave, including my coworkers who had already done it twice before and had to do… Read More The Nitty Gritty of Maternity and Bonding Leave in California
At the beginning of the year, I shared my conceiving journey. Today, as we near the end of the year, I share my postpartum tale. Both are very personal stories, but I thought long and hard about sharing these vulnerable feelings and experiences. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I made the choice to share my… Read More Beyond Pregnancy — My Battle with Severe Postpartum Depression