If you have’t read my breast cancer story yet, let me catch you up. Earlier this year (2025) I was diagnosed with stage 1a triple positive invasive ductal carcinoma (breast cancer) after my first ever screening mammogram at 40 years old. It was shocking, to say the least. Now that I’m half a year into […]

In April 2025, after my first screening mammogram following my 40th birthday, I received unexpected news: I had breast cancer. With no family history and the only risk factor being that I’ve never had children, it was certainly shocking and was wasn’t on my radar at all! I had been feeling my best ever after […]

I’m so excited to partner with Styling with Aisling to offer colorful and fun studio photo sessions for kids ages 3-10 (booking link here)! Sessions with be taking place on March 1st, 2025 at Creative Space Studios in Dublin, California. They’ll include 2 styled looks by Aisling; your choice of colorful backdrop; fun props like […]

May is celiac disease awareness month, so as someone with celiac disease for many years (you can read about my story here), I wanted to share my favorite tried and true gluten-free snacks, treats, and staples! Of course taste is very personal, so you may or may not love my favorites but at least it […]

With its cool retro vibe and vibrant colors, Palm Springs is one of those places that I’ve wanted to visit and photograph for a while! Thankfully we were able to make that dream come true when we visiting this spring with our friends, Faro and Jakob! They had been overseas for much of the pandemic […]

It’s really no secret that I love brunch and waffles (see here and here). I mean, on our wedding day my husband actually vowed that he would make me waffles every weekend! (And just so you know, he’s lived up to that vow!) And you may also know that I have celiac disease (read about […]

2020 has been a strange year for all of us. My husband, Brandon, and I had originally planned to go on a backpacking trip in the Eastern Sierras this fall to celebrate our anniversary, but with the crazy fires (and COVID), we had to adjust a bit. Instead of backpacking like we did last year, […]

Maybe you didn’t know it, but May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month! I know, I know, it seems like literally every day of the year has some kind of declaration attached to it (National Avocado Day, anyone??), but this month’s title actually means something to me because celiac disease has been, and still is, a […]

We bought our first home in the Oakland hills just over a year ago, and as it turns out, we purchased the home for less than it was worth (according to our appraiser). In my mind, that kind of scenario in the San Francisco Bay Area is kind of crazy! I feel like more often […]

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area means that winter and spring are often quite rainy! And since this has been our first rainy season with our dog, Spruce (whom we adopted from Oakland Animal Services last June), we’ve had to learn all about how to take care of our 60 lb toddler while keeping […]