As we transition back to school and the regular routine, as moms, some of us will suddenly realize that we have our lives back! We get up...

There is something that’s SO magical about the summer: the days are longer, the evenings are warmer. Without the school bell we’re all...

One of our favorite “practices” when our family goes on a trip, is we plan for the breaks. As a general rule, We hire a babysitter to...

Among the requests/questions I get, this is probably the most common, “how do you decide what to cook every night?” Maybe you’re a foodie...

I’ll go on the record and say that, with the exception of Christmas, I’m pretty much anti-holiday. I dislike all the consumerism, the...

I'm in the midst of my 40s now, and at this point, through the process of therapy, meditation, many years of self-discovery and ongoing...

I’ll be honest, 2022 was a GREAT year. It was the first time in my entire adult life where I didn’t work a full time job (nor being home...

When was the last time you thought to yourself, “am I a bad mom for __________?” For me, it was a few weekends ago. We were on a 4-day...

Like many folks living in the Bay Area, Ben and I don't have any extended families living in the Bay Area. I came to the Bay Area to...

I celebrated my 45th birthday last month. 45. It seems unreal. I remember turning 44, vaguely. I sort of remember 36 and 40, that’s when...

Ever since I stopped working for Big Tech, I found myself ever-stepping into a more traditional mom/wife role: I take my 2 boys to school...

In my late 20s (after I started working at Google), I learned about Burning Man. I heard that it’s basically one giant party in the...

Just in time for Labor Day Weekend… Here’s a trip report from our visit to The Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca! In 2020 we visited the one in...

As a person who came of age in the 90's, I have fond memories of visiting Blockbuster Video on Friday nights, strolling through the isles...

Starting next week we’re making a BIG change in our family. We’re moving my littlest one (A) to his brother’s school, starting on Monday....

This post is in response to another post on the FB Moms In Tech group. The post was around that women tends to do most/all of the...

So, recently a strange thing has been happening to me…. Whenever I tell people I left Google to start my own business, a common response...

So, I’ll start by saying that we’re not road trip people. I don’t enjoy driving in general, and longer distance driving seems like...

So the Be Merry page has been quiet for a bit because there are big changes happening in my life. After 18+ years working for one of...

When Ben and I decided to get married, right after we booked a venue and booked an event planner…… we found a marriage counselor. We...