ALICE ON SUNDAY

Mom Chronicles-The musings & rants of a SAH Mom turned Working Mom

This post has been sitting in my ‘Draft’ box for a couple of months now. Mainly because my feelings on motherhood and the choices I am making along the way are mixed and personal. I am finally sitting down to write this post because I can’t get it out of my head and I believe if something stays with you (in your heart, your head, your gut…), you should see it through. I also think that many women…

Outside Essentials for RJ’s sensitive skin

RJ, bless his heart, has my skin. That “high-yellow” (for lack of- and no interest in finding- a better term) skin that burns easily in the sun and the “sweet” blood that attracts every kind of mosquito and ant in a 15 mile radius. Did you know there have been studies that show that certain blood types do, in fact, attract mosquitos? It’s true. RJ, in addition to being the sweetest kid on earth,…

Since I was (still am) a big, huge, fan of the unicorn trend it should come as no surprise that I am equally loving the iridescent/metallic trend that took Summer ’16 by storm.  I curated a short list of items that I love for Makenzie….and for me…I’d totally wear those wings and headphones with no shame. Side Note: I love the word “curated”…it sounds so official when really I just spend way too…

Texas Summer is Still Strong- Swimsuits Needed

One of the few benefits of the Texas Summer Heat is that swimsuits go on sale waaaaay before southerners pack them away for the fall and winter. I mean, even though we are in hurricane season, we had 100+ degree weather a couple of weeks ago and that heat isn’t going away over night. Also, I’m planning a trip to Puerto Rico in January so I’m still on the hunt for swimsuits for the kids. My babes…

RJ- My Wishes for you are…

RJ, I love you more than life itself. My first born, you changed my life like no other person ever has or ever will. You were the perfect baby–sweet and beautiful and happy and my first example of the profoundness of motherhood. There you were, needing me for food, comfort, love, cuddles, all in a moments notice without any hesitation as if you instinctually knew that I was for you. You are the…

Traveling can always be a little stressful, right? Add a couple of kids in diapers (or freshly out of diapers) and the stress level can reach astronomical levels. I have had some serious fails in that department. Like sending my entire supply of diapers in my check bag and thinking I could make a trip (with a connecting flight) with 3 diapers and a travel size wipes pack. Two poop diapers and one…

Makenzie- My Wishes For You Are…

Milly, my love, my wishes for you are endless so, in order to keep this letter to a length that isn’t a chore to read, I will try to be short. Lord knows, I can be long-winded in conversations that are important to me and that personality trait transfers to my writing so forgive me if I don’t live up to the promise of a concise letter. I have loved you from the moment I saw your little…

In my mind, this style was going to be two really high, braided poofs (you all know, I love me some poofs). However, anyone who has a child knows that “plans” do not always, or hardly ever, go accordingly when toddlers are involved. As soon as the comb hit the hair, little miss made it very clear that she was not having it.  Mom-3, Makenzie- approx. 10,000. I did a co-wash with Mielle Organics…

During my first trip to NYC, I binged on pizza and hotdogs. That just made the most since to me at the time. After I got that desire out of my system, I made the better choice to search out some foodie-fun during my last trips. The shop happened to be in the same building as the casting we had just left. We walked outside and I noticed the hanging sign. Makenzie and I stopped in at ‘Wichcraft–I…

If you follow my IG account @aliceonsunday, you know that I am completely obsessed with taking photos of my babes. Especially of Makenzie because she genuinely likes it and has fun. Most of my photos of RJ are candid which I also absolutely love but my baby girl has a gift for posing. When I realized this, I decided to send her photos to a few agents and see what feedback I received. A couple of…

Amae Co. is a business locally owned in the San Francisco Bay Area by Stacie Lucas who is the co-owner and designer. I not only follow the brand’s IG account @amae.co but her personal/family account @thelucasdaily and I absolutely love her. She is very genuine and funny and off-beat and her kids are super cute and she makes it a point to interact with her followers in a meaningful way which keeps…

I am a big fan of the 2-pouf hair-do. Like most things, too much of one thing gets boring so I played around with braided bangs and simple designs to spice things up. On clean, damp, hair I parted the hair into the sections I planed on braiding: horizontal part for downward braids in the back… A vertical part to separate the sections for my two poufs and then I used that same vertical part as my…

I was the mom-to-be that swore I would not dress my daughter like a human doll/prima-donna. It wasn’t my style, I hated the idea that ‘the pinker, the better’ is an actual rule of thumb for dressing infant/toddler girls. I stuck to my guns for a long time–Makenzie wore blue, yellow, black, brown…she didn’t even own a skirt until she was almost 2. I was told, on multiple occasions, how cute my…

New York City Produce Pop-Up Shop

I traveled to NYC to experience Swan Lake, preformed by Misty Copeland and the American Ballet Theater. First off, WOW. The ballet was beautiful. The costumes were amazing. Misty was….so powerful in so many ways. I’ll talk about that at a later time. What was also nearly as astounding as the ballet was the pop-up produce market appeared right in the middle of all the mayhem on 66th + Lincoln…

Milly + RJ’s Shared Bedroom

The hubbs & I went back and forth with the idea of a shared bedroom for the kids since we have a boy & a girl. How long is it ok for them to share a room? Pros? Cons? Will they love it or will it be a breeding ground for civil war? We decided to try it out and I think everyone loves it! The most difficult part is deciding how to decorate. (I use the word “problem” loosely.) I decided on white &…

This, my friends, is one of those 3-hour hair styles I mentioned in a previous post. I have to be in an especially good/all-together focused mood to get this kind of style done. These particular photos are from Mothers’ Day weekend and, as moms tend to do (put their kids first.duh), I decided that little miss Makenzie Alice need to look extra extra pretty for my special day. As I have mentioned…