Why I took Will to the ER on a bike, and not by car
This is the second in a series about How We’re Making Car-Lite Work Yesterday, I had to take Wilshire to the emergency room for stitches. The kid tripped and hit his eyebrow on a door at […]
Buying Children’s Books in Santa Monica
This is a part of the “SaMo Parenting Guide”, an ongoing series where I talk about where I buy stuff for Wilshire. I know that we lost our Barnes & Noble earlier this year. But don’t […]
The 4 Best Non-Obvious Places For Children’s Toys in Santa Monica
This is part of an ongoing series where I talk about where I buy stuff for Wilshire in Santa Monica. They say that play is the work of children – and my child takes his play […]
A primer to buying baby and toddler clothes on a budget (Santa Monica edition)
I’m going to let you in on a secret: Most of my kid’s clothes are secondhand. Some are hand-me-downs. The rest are from yard sales and clothing swaps in Santa Monica. Time is of the essence […]
Why I’m Staying in Santa Monica
Repost from Santa Monica Next (published in January 2014) In 2009, I moved to Santa Monica for the same reasons a lot of people my age do: jobs; the beach; the weather; the walkability. It’s now […]
The Journey Begins
Welcome to my new blog. I’ve decided to call it Raising Wilshire. My hope is to start first with writing about my experience as a working mother raising a family in an urban setting, and to go […]
Driving Mr. Wilshire (when we should’ve walked or biked instead)
The kids and I really should have walked. Or biked. But we (the moms) didn’t think we could get to our destinations safely – and we were trip-chaining under time constraints. Transportation scholars would tell you […]