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Raising Twins: The Straight Up Truth

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Jen and fam, including her TWO sets of twins!
Let’s be honest: when I found out I was pregnant for a fourth time, I knew I’d have my hands full. However, I also remembered how easy and smooth things went with baby #3, so I  felt a little cocky and knew I could do a #4 with my eyes closed (especially during the middle of the night feedings… kidding… kind of). And that’s what I get for tempting fate, because once I was told “IT’S TWINS,” I was afraid… very afraid. Suddenly, it’s like I’m starting from scratch, with absolutely no idea how to grocery shop, feed them, or any of the above. To get down to my nitty gritty questions, Breezy Mama turned to uber-expert Jen Levinson, of the fabulous Jen’s List and author of her LA Mom blog, to get the straight up truth on what’s ahead for me while raising twins. Oh – did I mention she has TWO sets of twins and a 6-year-old son? Yeah, when I say “expert,” I mean expert.

All right Jen, am I totally screwed? [Read more…] about Raising Twins: The Straight Up Truth

Jen of Jen’s List Picks Her Top 10 Kid Friendly Places in Los Angeles

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tsny_opening_28_with_text2If anyone knows the top places to take the kids in LA, it’s Jen Levinson. Her daily email – Jen’s List and her popular LA mom blog– reaches over 10,000+ moms and includes every must-have, must-see, must-go-to info that you could possibly imagine. As part of Breezy Mama’s Daytripping series, she narrowed down her favorite Los Angeles family friendly destinations in one of the world’s most famous cities.

From Jen:

10. Santa Monica Pier- The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with a large Ferris wheel. It also has a carousel from the 1920s, an [Read more…] about Jen of Jen’s List Picks Her Top 10 Kid Friendly Places in Los Angeles

The Woman Behind the Essential: Jen’s List

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jen_levinsonWhat started out as Jen Levinson sharing information she came across with friends has evolved into “Jen’s List” and grown into an 8,000+ person e-mail distribution of moms in the Los Angeles area. The mother of five boys – yes, five—and two sets of identical twins, somehow found the time to answer Breezy Mama’s questions on how it all came about.

First off, you have five kids, ages six and under. How do you find the time to do your list?

Jen: My three older ones are in school –the 6 year old in kindergarten and the 3 year olds are in preschool from 9-12. The babies nap in the morning and I utilize that time to start going through the e-mails received from the evening before. The rest of the day, here and there, I will try to stop at my computer to go through the e-mails that come in and then the real work begins at about 8pm when my entire house goes to sleep…including my husband! I spend the next four hours answering the 200+ e-mails from the day and [Read more…] about The Woman Behind the Essential: Jen’s List