Ventura County Mom Collective

Healthy for the Holidays This year, I noticed that Pumpkin Spice Everything started in September, which means that the "eating season" started early this year.  Each fall we are inundated with a rise in sugar everywhere we turn.  From the...

Scheduling Nothing As we head into the holiday season, I automatically start looking at my calendar and penciling in dates for holiday dance productions, concerts, and parties. And on the outlook this year, I automatically started planning for our holiday...

Wasn’t it just yesterday that we stood at the kitchen counter together carefully arranging Santa’s cookies on the platter and pouring him a glass of milk? It’s during the most wonderful time of the year that it hits us how...

You can keep it.  You can keep the new kitchen appliance, fluffy bathrobe, cashmere sweater, eau de toilette or designer anything.  I appreciate the kind gesture and sentiment, but I would rather receive the kinds of gifts that you...

Ventura County Mom Collective is thrilled to bring you our Guide to Ventura County Photographers . Whether you are expecting, have a newborn, want to celebrate an engagement, wedding, anniversary, or just want to capture a moment in time, we...

Tis the Season to grab a great book! Overbooked: December Book Recommendations It might not be snowing here in Ventura County, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a good snuggle by the fire with a hot drink and new book! FOR...

The holiday season has officially started and with that the endless to-do list of getting everything holiday ready. One of the many things to tackle is a gift list for all the special people in your life. This time we are...

Have you ever given someone a homemade holiday gift? A Favorite Christmas Memory One year, my family members only gave each other inventive presents. This resulted in some of my favorite Christmas memories in California…pre-kids. The year was 2008, and looking back...

How many times have you heard “just do your Kegels!” after having a baby? What if I told you that this advice, although good intentioned, might actually be wrong?  Pelvic Floor Strength Having adequate pelvic floor strength is very important to...

The Joys of Holiday Gift Giving Regardless of faith or spiritual beliefs, giving (and receiving) gifts has been a part of our history that has brought about joy, expressions of gratitude, and peace. Christians give Christmas presents as a symbolic tribute...