Despite often claiming that all I want is quiet time to myself to just sit and be, truth be told, I'm not very good at sitting and being even when given the chance to do just that. Yesterday, while home with my sick little one, I had to just sit and be. She's old enough... Continue Reading →
A Life Lesson from Nanny McPhee
My day started at 3 this morning. With the little one asking for a glass of water. This isn't like her, I thought, but gave her the water and tried to get back to sleep, knowing that the Husband (and I) would be getting up for good an hour and a half later. But at... Continue Reading →
Goodbye Christmas, Hello New Year’s & Finding my JOY (Oh, And the Best Sugar Cookies Ever)
With the Husband back at work today, it seems as though Christmas is really over in our house. I started putting all the decorations away today, (despite the little one's desperate pleas to leave the tree up in the living room all year long) and while I worked, New Year's was on my mind; what... Continue Reading →
Counting Down to Christmas
I've always loved Christmas. But since meeting the Husband and having our family, Christmas has become even more special for me. In contrast to the Christmases I remember growing up where things were different every year, I've tried to make Christmas for our family a time of tradition and consistency in our house. More than... Continue Reading →
Fairy Godmothers (sort of)
The post today was going to be about crossfit (shocking) complete with a Rich Froning analogy (even more shocking). But when I sat down to write, iPhoto was open with Disney pictures from our trip, which I of course, started to look through, which got me to the Fairy Godmother photo, which got me to... Continue Reading →
My Quest for Tasty School Snacks The Kids Will Actually Eat Continues
While I proclaimed my love of Disney yesterday, the one aspect of the Most Magical Place on Earth that really bothers me is the over-abundance of sugar-laden foods. On one had, I absolutely understand the desire to celebrate a trip to Disney with special food treats. I do enjoy the Mickey ice cream sandwiches (and... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, You Just Have to Laugh
So, I was up at 4:30 this morning. To work on a spreadsheet. For our vacation. Not a spreadsheet on what to pack (I did that last week), and not a spreadsheet with a general itinerary (that was done months ago). Nope. A spreadsheet outlining everything that I have planned for us on each day... Continue Reading →
So Who’s Giving Up Bacon and Red Meat (‘Cause I’m Not) – But Really this Post is About Cookies
(in case you're wondering, after a wonderful day of celebration and reflection yesterday, life is officially back to normal today) So . . .yesterday the WHO announced that red and processed meats lead to an increased risk of colorectal cancer. I was amazed by just how many people were talking about this announcement yesterday -... Continue Reading →
Happiness in a Bowl of Cauliflower Soup
Yesterday, I woke up with a ton of energy. I was riding a high from Saturday - finding a recipe for nut-free, semi-healthy cookies that my entire family will eat (other kids tried them - and they liked them too . . . so I know it really is a good recipe), seeing my son take... Continue Reading →
Today is a GOOD Day or How I Discovered the Answer to One of the Universe’s Great Mysteries
After about 1,000,000 attempts to come up with a cookie that was paleo, nut free, gluten free AND that my kids would actually like, I had to cut my losses, walk away, and accept that my kids would snack on store-bought organic chocolate gingersnaps at school for their "treat" snack. But today, I was oddly... Continue Reading →
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