Hi! I am THE Mamasaur! I’m a 30-year-old SAHM of three kids, a retired RN, and a very loving (generally-speaking) wife of my animator husband, Nathan. We live in Texas (for now). My children are awesome…and exhausting. I have a 16-year-old stepson, Coen; a 2-year-old, Orson; and a 1-year-old, Nova. I realized how desperately, with the strain of parenthood, I needed a creative outlet, and thus, this blog was born. I have many interests that I’m sure will find their way into my entries: at least attempting to be a gentle parent and generational trauma cycle-breaker, enjoying food and wine, working out in VR, getting new tattoos, and making strides to fulfill a dream of moving onto a sailboat with my husband and our babies.
We celebrated ’80s-kid Nathan’s 40th by going to an ’80s-tribute eatery: Darkside Brick Oven Pizza Co. I’ve known about Darkside Brick Oven Pizza Co. since before it opened. When I heard about the place through… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Darkside Pizza
Lots of internal musings, and learning to trust the process. My world is absolutely shattered. Not exactly in a sad way, I should clarify. Like my ground razed, earth scorched, foundations crumbled over the past… Read More »Buffering…
Taking stock, here’s a 33rd birthday self-portrait… Nathan’s the one who just turned 40. But, here on my 33rd birthday, it’s me feeling at a mid-life crisis crossroads. So I’m taking stock. This blog was… Read More »This is me at 33.
Commemorating our Iron Anniversary and the start of a new chapter… Hitting our 6th year, our Iron Anniversary, is a tremendous gift. It’s hard to boil down the exact sentiment of Year Six, what this… Read More »Iron Out the Kinks
A sprinkle cupcake adaptation of my Piña Colada Confetti Cake… With some optional flair. Nathan’s 40th birthday Piña Colada Confetti Cake was a winner, sure. Still, good as it was, I was looking for any… Read More »Piña Colada Sprinkle Cupcake
Homemade Confetti Cake with an elevated, tropical twist! Bonus: it’s artificial dye-free! As promised, I had to share this Piña Colada Confetti Cake recipe I concocted for Nathan’s 40th Sail-ebration! While I was fantasizing how… Read More »Piña Colada Confetti Cake
Do you have signs of parental burnout? Don’t all parents? Is it normal, or is it time to change course? Guess what! Parenting is hard AF! It’s an indisputable fact that parenting is one of… Read More »Parental Burnout Symptoms
Oh ship! Nathan’s 40th birthday called for an epic surprise party… The big FORTY just screams worthy of a surprise party. Saying “Bon Voyage” to your thirties, embarking on this momentous crossing into a new… Read More »Let’s Sailebrate!
Hopscotch Interactive Art Museum in SATX offers a unique and immersive experience for all ages… With Nathan’s 40th birthday fast approaching, I’ve been thinking of his chief celebratory tenet. His priority for any given birthday… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Hopscotch
Sometimes, you just have to choose to keep going… Wow. Time really does fly. This April marks two consecutive years since starting The Mamasaur as little more than a necessary creative outlet. Having motherhood be… Read More »Hustle & Luck