I thought that 2025 would solely be filled with board books. Boy was I wrong. Newborn Willow was just as into Onyx Storm as I was. Don’t worry, I skipped over the spicy parts. Once I figured out that I didn’t actually have to read a newborn the same 10 board books over and overContinue reading “My 2025 Book Round Up”
Author Archives: Lauren Kaleo
The Best Movies I Watched in 2025
It’s the end of the year so I’m here to give you some of my favorite things this year and to promise that in 2026, I’ll post more. I recently read “On Writing” by Stephen King (which I highly recommend – easily one of my favorite books I’ve ever read) and he points out thatContinue reading “The Best Movies I Watched in 2025”
A Girl & Her Dog
If I could experience anything in the world, I’d want to experience my daughters’ joy when she hears Sidney approaching. Each morning, Willow wakes up blowing raspberries, sighing as if she was getting off a 10 hour shift at the factory, and simply waiting for me to come into her room. I walk in, greetingContinue reading “A Girl & Her Dog”
Five Things.
A few years ago, I saw an interview where Emma Watson talks about what’s in her purse (side note: I love this woman so much she is so cool). One of the things that she had was a small notebook that she wrote in every single day. The notebook contained the following template: I becameContinue reading “Five Things.”
Wow, I Didn’t Expect That: The Postpartum Diaries, Part 1
If you have been around for a while, you know that I have struggled with my body for years. In fact, I don’t really remember what it’s like to not obsess over my body. I was one of the first girls in my class to get boobs (which, really is just body fat displaced intoContinue reading “Wow, I Didn’t Expect That: The Postpartum Diaries, Part 1”
Hi. How’s it going?
I love writing. I feel free when I’m writing. But I always have this block. This immediate “who the hell wants to read this shit?” that completely blocks me from writing everything I want to write and say everything that I want to say. There are people in this world who say and display everythingContinue reading “Hi. How’s it going?”
October 2024 in Books
Hi. We’re about halfway through November. Between finishing up work and ensuring that everything is ready for my Maternity Leave, trying to get a mountain of baby clothing (and sheets and towels and wraps) clean, get my Postpartum Meal Prepping started (started… not close to finished), the exhaustion that comes with 35+ weeks pregnancy, myContinue reading “October 2024 in Books”
pregnancy after miscarriage.
On a Monday afternoon in October 2023, I was at work. I had just taken my very first pre-natal phone call from a nurse to set up my very first ultrasound in a few weeks. My husband and I had been loosely trying to get pregnant for about a year at that point and IContinue reading “pregnancy after miscarriage.”
September 2024 in Books
I have lived in the Bay Area almost my entire life (minus that one year I lived in Seattle). You’d think that by now, I would remember that we don’t start Fall until November. Yet every year, I get excited for September, thinking “No, this is the year that Fall starts when Fall is supposedContinue reading “September 2024 in Books”
The 3 Main Things I Did to Start Saving Money
I need to start this post out with stating that my mom is fantastic with money. She has always taught me and my sister how to smartly use our money and how to save. Without her guidance, I likely wouldn’t be where I am today (in many ways) and I’m incredibly thankful that she taughtContinue reading “The 3 Main Things I Did to Start Saving Money”
Writes with Wolves 