The entire time I was pregnant with Ayva, in addition to working full-time and teaching part-time, I also took part in a 9 month fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. The fellowship was for Educators and Administrators in Out of School Time programs, and focused on the practice of using practitioner inquiry to better our…
Tag: motherhood
Reinventing The Feel
I can remember the exact moment I changed from being Brandi to Brandi, Ayva’s Mom. It was on the day of my ultrasound to determine my unborn child’s gender. When I heard the words, “It’s a girl!”, my life was forever changed. My heart exploded, the agape love switch turned on in my brain, and…
Every Waking Moment Doesn’t Need To Be Blogged
Anybody that knows Ayva and me know that we love being on the move! From the time she was a tiny baby up to now, she’s been my roadie for the last few years. Once I started blogging and writing about our adventures, forget about it. We were up and down the road creating blog-worthy…
Finally Finishing #runDisney #DisneySMMoms
I don’t have a bucket list. When I was in my 20’s, I did, but as I got older, I realized that so many cool experiences exist in the world that I don’t even know about, why limit myself to only the things that I know? Life is my bucket list. Since adopting that philosophy,…
Little Remedies for Entertaining Your Sick Child
Since moving to California almost two years ago, we’ve been very blessed that Ayva has only fallen ill once. It stinks to see my baby sick! Instead of singing at the top of her lungs, jumping off of things, and being a generally busy in the way that only preschoolers can be, she was laying…