postpartum and positive body image Will you stay with me a second while I share something slightly vulnerable? I’m hearing them again: the lies that come around every January with the annual resolutions: time to shed those extra pounds. I’m so familiar with the voice in my head: the one that shames me — the […]

postpartum and positive body image Will you stay with me a second while I share something slightly vulnerable? I’m hearing them again: the lies that come around every January with the annual resolutions: time to shed those extra pounds. I’m so familiar with the voice in my head: the one that shames me — the […]

Another loss in the family today. In the span of a mere 24 days, my husband Alex lost first his uncle, then his aunt, on his mother’s side, to COVID19. His two cousins, their children, now orphaned to misfortune, pain, overwhelming grief, and loss. I personally never had the privilege nor honor of meeting them, […]

Another loss in the family today. In the span of a mere 24 days, my husband Alex lost first his uncle, then his aunt, on his mother’s side, to COVID19. His two cousins, their children, now orphaned to misfortune, pain, overwhelming grief, and loss. I personally never had the privilege nor honor of meeting them, […]

Oh, hey there. It’s been awhile… I’ve purposefully taken a step back for these past couple of weeks to take a much needed breath. Apart from the anxiety of getting through one of the most divisive elections this country has ever seen, and the stress of heading into the holiday season with the pandemic ever […]

Oh, hey there. It’s been awhile… I’ve purposefully taken a step back for these past couple of weeks to take a much needed breath. Apart from the anxiety of getting through one of the most divisive elections this country has ever seen, and the stress of heading into the holiday season with the pandemic ever […]

I feel his breath begin a steady cadence on my chest: in, out, in, out. Do I dare? I slowly lift my body out of the rocking chair, one muscle at a time. Tiptoeing to the edge of the crib, his body senses this familiar dance. In the darkened room, I see his eyes open […]

I feel his breath begin a steady cadence on my chest: in, out, in, out. Do I dare? I slowly lift my body out of the rocking chair, one muscle at a time. Tiptoeing to the edge of the crib, his body senses this familiar dance. In the darkened room, I see his eyes open […]

Oh friends… Today was a hard one. I try to keep my head above water but some days, like today, I just feel like I never breach the surface. Today, I am a stone sinking in an endless pool of leaky sippy cups and tears. We are on day one million (not an exaggeration) of […]

Oh friends… Today was a hard one. I try to keep my head above water but some days, like today, I just feel like I never breach the surface. Today, I am a stone sinking in an endless pool of leaky sippy cups and tears. We are on day one million (not an exaggeration) of […]

Confession: 98.9% of the time, I have no idea what I’m doing. Sometimes people will browse through these pretty photographs or read the curated captions, take a look at our family and think, “Wow, they’ve really got it together.  They have the two kids, the dog, the house, and they’re livin’ it up in sunny, […]

Confession: 98.9% of the time, I have no idea what I’m doing. Sometimes people will browse through these pretty photographs or read the curated captions, take a look at our family and think, “Wow, they’ve really got it together.  They have the two kids, the dog, the house, and they’re livin’ it up in sunny, […]

Los Angeles Maternity and Motherhood Photography | Unique Perspectives I really needed some good news this week. Working two jobs from home, taking care of my babies, staying up late nights, waking up early, being on top of the social media game, general household duties, the odyssey of millions of cycles of laundry, packing because […]

Los Angeles Maternity and Motherhood Photography | Unique Perspectives I really needed some good news this week. Working two jobs from home, taking care of my babies, staying up late nights, waking up early, being on top of the social media game, general household duties, the odyssey of millions of cycles of laundry, packing because […]

There was an old antique Parisian bookstore in the Quartier Latin that I passed by every morning and every evening when I used to live there. The store was probably only large enough to place a door, and then the remaining space was just books stacked high to the ceiling. The books were haphazardly stacked […]

There was an old antique Parisian bookstore in the Quartier Latin that I passed by every morning and every evening when I used to live there. The store was probably only large enough to place a door, and then the remaining space was just books stacked high to the ceiling. The books were haphazardly stacked […]

Reflecting today about how this was the view I woke up to every morning 7 years ago, to date. I took this photograph from my window just before dawn — when the city was still fast asleep, and the sunlight peeked through rippled clouds. I remember hearing the sound of the bell tolls from the […]

Reflecting today about how this was the view I woke up to every morning 7 years ago, to date. I took this photograph from my window just before dawn — when the city was still fast asleep, and the sunlight peeked through rippled clouds. I remember hearing the sound of the bell tolls from the […]

Dear Aimee, Five. When did you grow up? I’ll look through photographs of when you fit in my arms and wonder where all the time went. I remember when you struggled to communicate your needs, and now you regale me of tales that you invented in your dreams. My sweet daughter . . . in […]

Dear Aimee, Five. When did you grow up? I’ll look through photographs of when you fit in my arms and wonder where all the time went. I remember when you struggled to communicate your needs, and now you regale me of tales that you invented in your dreams. My sweet daughter . . . in […]