Over four years ago, I wrote a candid article about choosing to live child-free and being skeptical about needing a mortgage to fulfill my version of the American Dream. Today, I’m a licensed REALTOR and seven months pregnant. And happy. And content with my choices. So how and the hell did I get here??
By Chantel Elder I personally have never had to think about the challenges of breastfeeding and the convenience of clothing that would make breastfeeding easier (but still be darling) for the working mom. While I don't have children, I have…
By Laura Braden Quigley Did someone say puppies, beer and sunshine?? Join the 2nd Annual Jingle Bell Pup Crawl this Saturday, December 8th from 12pm-4pm. We'll start at Truitt Bark Park (19th/Q) and get a photo of your pup with…
By Guest Blogger Jane Grates Having children of your own is an amazing experience. Just the idea that somehow, the female body is capable of growing what starts as just a few cells inside her and ends up as a baby in her arms 40 weeks later is completely mind-blowing. Add to the amazement the…
By the Editors You may be unfamiliar with their name, but if you live in Sacramento, you’ve certainly seen their work. For the last 30 years, local interior design team, designTECH, has been beautifying some of our favorite - and Sacramento’s…
By Guest blogger Cynthia Bryant My dog, Daisy and I packed up our house at 27th and C Streets on Sacramento’s Grid and moved to Elk Grove in July 2003. Now, one month shy of 15 years, my dog, Stewart…
By Laine Himmelmann As promised, this year’s Metro Edge Emerge Summit definitely took things to the #NextLevel. The largest gathering of young professionals in Northern California brought together over 600 YP’s and included everything from a morning welcome with an aerial dancer hanging from the ceiling of Memorial Auditorium, craft beer, mimosas, and a rockin’…
Name: Janet Howe Smith Occupation: President of Lucky Buddy Petcare, Inc. (Facebook) Affiliations: Board Member of NorCal AIDS Cycle and 5th Year Cyclist (Facebook) Tell us a little about yourself. My company, of almost 15 years, Lucky Buddy Petcare, was started…
By the Editors We caught up with Manpreet Thorn, owner (And Former SMEBB 2014!!) of Creatives Spaces Preschool & Learning Center in East Sacramento. After her first child, Manpreet decided to leave the corporate world behind and pursue her small…
By The Editors Kula Koenig is an activist. And she's been that way since she started collecting money from the residents of her apartment complex for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in junior high school. Currently, she serves as Government Relations Director for the American Heart Association. She spends much of her time at…
