Miss Party Mom

Just when you think you've officially stopped blogging, life happens and makes you rethink just how beneficial having your own blog can be. I mean who needs to overshare on the Facebook when ...

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My first born, my sweetest boy, turned 8 this weekend. On inauguration day to be exact. In a way I was so happy to have his day of birth as a distraction to a day I'd rather pretend wasn't happ...

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Last minute gift-buying... It's what I do best! When I hear about these ladies who are like DONE with gift-giving in October I feel bad that they don't even know the rush of a packed mall in De...

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For the past 3 years I've partnered up with Tiny Prints to help force me in to one of my 2 blog posts of the year. The one where I show off our Christmas mantel and amazing Tiny Prints Chri...

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So that it doesn't appear that my blog is dead and buried, I've decided to break my Tiny Prints collab in to 3 different blog posts: 1) Christmas mantel decor, 2) Gift-Giving Guide and 3) ou...

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10 years people- this is some Special Edition next level blogging right here!  As per ush, I don’t exactly feel ready to write the ol’ anniversary post I’ve been putting out for 4 y...

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One of the things I've always valued about Mattel was the holiday break in between Christmas and New Years. What a great way to refuel your employees. I love being home with my kids during th...

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When Tiny Prints contacted me again this year to collaborate on a Christmas inspo post I was honored and overwhelmed all at once. I took a little while to think about it because as most of yo...

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I know, I know. I put a blog out and you're thinking why the heck isn't this blog about the final days of the road trip... I've seen the comments about wanting closure on the trip and it's ju...

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So much to blog and always feeling behind which is so frustrating since I had real intentions of blogging this trip thoroughly!! I’m mainly just going to share some general road tripping woes ...

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From CA - FL... That was the goal! To catch you up, we did our first route going from CA, NV, AZ, UT, CO, NA, IA to IL (using Chicago as our first stop so Shawn could go to Seminary for his Doct...

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Well the whole blogging two times a week thing... That was a novel idea. I mean I can't even believe I've managed to get three posts up. In order to actually get a post up it seriously has to...

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So I've always been honest on the blog, you know by now, it's my thing. Everyone's always like, "Thanks for your candidness on the blog!" and in my head I'm like, "If you think that's candid you ...

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As many of you know the wagon broke down on day 2, just as we were leaving Las Vegas. All in all, for as big of a car issue as it was… It was the pretty perfect setting for a breakdown, co...

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As promised I am going to be documenting the “O’Briens Going For Broke Road Trip” (aka #obriensgoingforbroke on social media) as often as I can… The good, the bad and everything in b...

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If you've followed my blog for the past couple of years... You know I've done anniversary blog posts for year 7 and year 8 . I've talked about getting married in 19 days, the struggles, the...

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In a way I've been afraid to blog for a while now... Because I know myself so well. I know how attached I get to my stories and that once they are typed I cannot NOT post them. And I've been cr...

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I've always wondered what the perfect client would be like. One who hears a quote and asks who to write the check to. One who completely trusts my aesthetic and doesn't attempt to design the...

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There is nothing quite like eating crow. I guess if there were a bird a pirate might eat... It would be crow... So at least I'm in theme? See, for years I have been completely dumbfounded why...

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I feel like I'm super late to get on the "BASH recap" blog post train and as per usual, I've put pressure on myself to blog this experience in a somewhat timely manner... Damn you Type A self! So...

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In a week of blogging firsts, this is my first of two things: first wedding post and first non Miss Party Mom feature! It's that good, I promise. When I saw these photos pop up in my Face...

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This last week I'm bursting at the seems with things to complain about during the 2014 Christmas season. I know, I know, there's irony in that sentence. Noted.  There's a chance I bum a ...

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When I was contacted by Tiny Prints to collaborate on their social media holiday campaign #tinyprintsholiday, I was truly thrilled. In my opinion MPM and Tiny Prints are an absolute perfect ...

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I was asked by our local Santa Barbara ParentClick  to write a post for their website on the subject of Etiquette & Manners... Well ya don't have to ask me twice! I decided to make it season ap...

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As some of you know, this year my husband and I decided to coach my son's U6 (under 6 years) AYSO soccer team. Growing up in AYSO I've been really dying to do this for quite a while and this...

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