Jessica

All these foodie years of gatekeeping these spots, I'm ready to share! Some you already know, but hoping you'll find a couple on here that will turn into your new favorite eatery.

Most of my years of teaching, I usually just bring myself and my cellphone and my dongle. Nowadays, I'm bringing more things into the studio and going back to those early days of my youth and packing a dance bag. I'm also including items when I have to bring my toddler with me to make a teaching night a little bit easier.

In my mid 20s, I discovered podcasts. These were the shows that made me fall in love with podcasts. I love the true crime stuff, but more importantly I love a show that I can relate to but is also fun to sit in traffic and listen to. It made those crawls on the freeway so much more bareable for me.

Things have changed over the years, but the essentials have not changed! Gone are the days that I slap on some sunscreen bring my hydroflask and a towel and call it a day. Motherhood has me packing up all the goodies for the best and easiest time at the beach.

Good lord! Why is toodlerhood testing me? Like.. are you TRYING to get hurt?

All of the things that I would use all over again during the first year of life for my little one. Things for the baby and things for me. These are the things that helped me solo parent from 3 weeks postpartum to Cash's first birthday.

These are all the things I use on the daily. Of course, a full face of makeup for a special occasion is a must but that's a different list for a different day.

It's October! Let's see what Cash is playing with this month. This 2.5 year old has me on my toes and he's constantly on the go. These are what's keeping him entertained.

We are obsessed with our Veer City Cruiser. Some days we have a hard time sitting in the shopping cart, so we just bring this bad boy along and we're all happy campers. Its so easy to steer that I can do it one handed without having to feel like I'm going to break my wrist. There are definitely some pros and cons when it comes to buying everything separately. Con: buying everything separately. Pro: not ending up with accessories you're just not going to use.