I’ve fallen out of the routine of writing. I miss it. I’ve felt the same block I did before kicking off this blog—what’s important/interesting/relevant/whatever enough? After the time away, welcoming a new baby, re-entering the workforce, adjusting to life as a mom of two—is sharing my weekday chili recipe worthy of my time on here? (it is,…
The Case for Valentine’s Day
I get it. I really do. It’s a Hallmark holiday where large corporations prey upon our vulnerabilities, our insecurities, our wallets. It’s manufactured, artificial, and predatory. Sure. You can see it that way, and you wouldn’t be wrong. Or. Or you can see the sweet simplicity of kids cutting out paper hearts and bringing them…
Feels Like Friday: Crepes at the Counter
We’ve got a bad Friday night takeout habit—not that the takeout or getting takeout is bad, per se, but spending $50 every Friday isn’t the best. So I’m trying to keep the freezer stocked with some Trader Joe’s staples, and at the mid-week mark, predict what we might have energy for on Friday. Long week?…
New Year’s Resolutions a New Way
It was nice to take a short break from blogging and have people ask me where I was. You guys, you missed me (mom). Apparently I can pull off blogging with some amount of regularity when working a full time job, but impossible when I’m on vacation and my only child is home on preschool…
Asian Chicken Noodle Soup in the Time of Pneumonia
Some weeks are for blogging. For sticking to your commitment to post a couple times a week, to create, share, expand. And some weeks are for…survival. This week was the latter. Important work events, busy schedules, and a near hospital admission for our toddler (which still resulted in a pretty bad illness—fun fact, unless you…
Basic Kid-Friendly Breakfast Smoothie
The morning hustle can be tough. Clothes, teeth, hair, get downstairs, breakfast, make lunches, where’s my coat, my shirt is the wrong color, what time is it, I need my sunglasses! (yes, beloved child had to have these this morning on a cloudy winter day). You get it, it’s busy. Please follow along with Sea…
A Parenting Lifeline
Rewind a month ago and I wouldn’t have been composing posts about toddler parenting strategies. No, folks, I would have been drinking wine after a full day of muttering ‘toddlers be toddlers.’ Actually the muttering would have been more profane, but that’s besides the point. And don’t get me wrong—I still feel that way. I…
Chipotle-Roasted Winter Squash Tacos
Vegetarian tacos, in all their glory and versatility, are almost enough to convert this family to vegetarians. Please follow along with Sea Salt Simple
An Easy Holiday Project
It’s almost unfair to call this a project. Almost. It’s so easy. But let’s not over complicate this. Does the level of mess created equate to level of kid crafting immersion? No, no it does not. So I give you the easiest of holiday-ish kid crafts. Please follow along with Sea Salt Simple
Feels Like Friday: Creamy Mexican Turkey Soup & An Easy Gift Pick
I’ll admit it–does it feel like Friday? I’m not sure. It might feel a bit more like holiday hangover, Black Friday angst, too much travel, and post-feast let down all simmered together. No, not let down, really, just…calm down. So much prep, so much lead-up, so much togetherness. So much of it good. But a…
