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Running a household in the Valley – or anywhere – can be pretty overwhelming.  Kids. House. Work. Spouse. And don’t forget that “me” time that’s so important!  It’s nearly impossible to check off all your daily to-do’s. Clean. Cook. Clean more.  Cook more. Throw changing a handful of dirty diapers in, some scheduled time to work from home (or go to work,) maybe walk a dog?  If you’re like me, the first task to slip through the cracks is usually cleaning the house.  I “straighten up” several times per day. Sometimes I even do laundry.  However, babies and toddlers certainly don’t make it easy to bleach or mop or even hang up clothes. Although my toddler loves her new tiny mop and dust...

Every summer there’s seems to be a new social media trend. They can range from charitable like last year’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, to dangerous like getting sunburned…on purpose. This trend is circulating Instagram with #SunburnArt and #SunburnTattoo, and these so-called works of art are generally more dangerous than most normal sunburns. Want to find out why? Dr. Pablo Prichard, chief of plastic surgery at HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center and senior partner at Advanced Aesthetic Associates explains.

If you have a toddler, you KNOW energy-busting toys are necessary.  Here are three fun and interactive toddler play sets I highly prefer, as featured on All Things Mama TV.

Included: a kids-only roller coaster, a toddler's first swing-and-slide, and the hoop every kid needs.  (Featured companies: Little Tikes and Step2.)

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I left my heart in Los Gatos.  And San Diego.  And by the beaches of the Bay Area.  Oh, and my heart is also in Scottsdale. 

I’ve lived a handful of places—a handful of amazingly beautiful and wonderful places. Even though my heart, home, and family is now in Scottsdale, there are pieces of me everywhere I’ve lived, and everywhere I’ve ever loved.

There’s nothing like taking your children to the places you’ve lived. It’s like recreating moments of the past, while making new memories.  And so for this post...