I’ll admit it. I like Valentine’s Day. I love that it’s a day dedicated to letting loved ones know that we love them, and why. I’ll also be the first to admit that one of the top things on my list for what I’d like as a gift would be to sleep in. But considering […]
What I Wish People Told Me About Having a Second Kid
I’ve felt it for a few months now… now that we’re a family of 4 (well 5 counting the dog), it feels like it’s always been this way, as if our family is complete now with little guy, or Boo Boo as I’ve taken to calling him lately. It feels like he’s always been a […]
Baking with Little Miss: My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe
At this time last year I was a baking machine. I was just about 40 weeks pregnant and recently home full time with my then 2-year-old. Every day we were baking something new… but there was a LOT of banana bread (thanks to a toddler who went from devouring bananas to… not). It gave me […]
What 2017 Taught Me About Life
This was going to be a recap of my year. And a recap of the year shouldn’t be that hard, right? Except it’s been a bit hard to write. In fact, I’ve been trying to write this post almost all of December. The problem: I kept trying to focus on all the things I accomplished […]
I’m More than Mom: Finding Ourselves After Baby
Before having my first child, I knew life as we knew it was totally going to change. But as much as I read all the pregnancy and parenting books, and joined a bunch of online mommy groups and read all sorts of advice… there was one thing I don’t think anyone could have prepared me […]