Mom 2.0 Summit and Me

This morning I woke up feeling like I had a “hangover” from the previous week. Yes, I am exhausted from a whirlwind of a conference and woke up with the lingering grogginess from a long day of traveling and a 3 hour time change, but other feelings are lingering, too.

This week at the Mom 2.0 Summit was amazing.

You saw the pictures.

We stayed in the gorgeous, palace-like Langham Huntington, Pasadena. We were pampered by Dove and treated like royalty. We were given gifts and treated to delicious meals. We were thrown parties and taught by experts in our industry. We attended a red carpet Golden Globes style awards ceremony to honor our colleagues and friends.

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(long time, no write) mom with a blog

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Me and my girl on Kindergarten orientation day!

It has been a while since I have posted on here, and for that I apologize. If you know me or have read my most recent published articles, you know that September was kind of a big deal for me and my family.

My oldest child started kindergarten on September 1st, after months of planning and prepping and IEP-ing with the school district. This was not an easy day for mama. As I watched that bus pull away I was so proud, yet I felt so vulnerable. My “heart” rode off with an anxious smile on her face, ready to embark on a new adventure.

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(ambitious) mom with a blog

So you want to start a blog…

I have been thinking about starting a blog for a while. Usually the thought comes to me when I’m laying in bed before I fall asleep. You know, those moments where all your thoughts flow freely and eloquently and incessantly about whatever is on your mind at the time? Those are the moments when I think, “I could blog about that!” Well, I have taken the first step and set up this site.

I really hope that I am able to find the time (and courage) to make some entries in the near future. Even if I am the only one who reads them.