Ventura County Mom Collective

I wear a ring on my left index finger with the words “I am enough.”  I wear it because I tend to forget.  Voices in my head whisper words that speak to my insecurities, muffle my higher mind, and...

Welcome to our Ultimate Guide to Summer Activities in Ventura County! Summer is filled with hot days, long summer nights, pools, popsicles, friends and fun.  We’ve compiled a list of our Summer guides to make it easy for you...

Summer is my favorite season! Summer also means traveling to my family!! A New Tradition A few years ago, I even started a tradition of a family day-cation!! As much as I love hotels, like most people I can’t afford to...

Every time you leave, I am always sad to see you go. It is difficult to see a mom friend leave. Mom Friends It is a chest-swelling sadness. Complicated and deep. We became friends because our children connected at school or...

The 4th of July celebrations are upon us and we've got you covered with a rundown of what's happening all across Ventura County.  We've gathered all the local 4th of July Firework Shows and Events in Ventura County.  We...

Hooray! It is JUNE and SUMMER is here!! If your family is ready to hit the ground running this summer, we have a fun-filled list of family events and fun things to do with kids in Ventura County this...

Parenting Is Hard These are the days of difficult parenting. This has been a difficult parenting week. Bad attitudes, tired bodies, and short tempers have taken up a lot of space in our home. Small issues have grown increasingly larger and...

My own gardening philosophies are always open to change, but they are rooted in permaculture and ecological ethics, organic solutions, and system based thinking. My problems always become solutions and the more natural, the better. I do not use...

Another school year has come and gone. Another year full of early mornings, extracurricular activities, new friendships, carpool shenanigans, homework, school clubs, grades.  So many things make up the school year and now that it is coming to an end. We...

Every family is unique and comes with its own set of experiences, relationships, thorns, and roses. This can feel especially true for blended and coparenting families. When I started out this Stepmomming journey, I knew I would face some emotional...