Hi!

I'm Alison, a homeschooling mom, lifestyle blogger, yoga instructor, and Long Beach native sharing our family's adventures in Southern California.

This blog has grown right alongside me over the years. What started as a place to share my adventures in fitness, food, and travel has evolved into a space where I document our family's everyday moments from homeschooling and motherhood to family-friendly adventures, local Southern California guides, travel inspiration, and the little things that make this season of life so special.

Whether you're looking for homeschool encouragement, pregnancy and motherhood tips, the best parks and family activities, or ideas for your next getaway, I hope you find something here that inspires you and makes life just a little easier.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm so happy you're here!

Feel free to say hello or shoot me a note any time — I love connecting with fellow moms, homeschoolers, and adventure seekers :)

In case you missed my previous post about YogaCentre.com and #PoseoftheMonth, you can find out more about these online yoga videos here. Now that we're already a week into December, I figured I'd better share this month's pose with you before I miss out (like I did last month, oops...).

Below you'll find some screen shots of Virasana or Hero Pose, December's Pose of the Month and you can check out the full video online here. This is an extremely beneficial pose to practice especially for runners or anyone who spends a lot of time on their feet.

Freestyle Bra Tank | Wunder Under Crop II | Manduka PRO mat

In addition to the benefits listed above, this is a great pose to practice to cure rheumatic pain in the knees as well as flat feet (Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar). Be sure to share your #poseofthemonth with me on Facebook, Instagram and YogaCentre.com! I can't wait to see your Virasana variations :)