Fitness: The Best Way to Get Healthy

April 10, 2015 1 Comment

This post is all about nutrition and wellness. It’s time. Three babies later I must admit that my body feels like it’s gone 5 rounds in the ring with a heavyweight boxer. My back aches, things are saggy where they shouldn’t be, my stomach muscles suffer from diastasis, and my bladder, well, let’s just leave… read more

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PSA: Jump It

April 7, 2015 2 Comments

I cannot believe it has taken me this long to discover this nifty gadget. If you have ever had your car battery die at an inopportune time you will understand why this contraption is so genius! It all started two weeks ago when our car battery died. It was 8 am and I had all… read more

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Easter Blooms

April 5, 2015 1 Comment

 

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Word Geek

April 3, 2015 2 Comments

Admit it. You’ve gotten at least three of the phrases listed below wrong in the past. I’m a geek. I loved this post from Inc. It’s so good that I cut and pasted it below. Inc. claims these are the most commonly misused phrases on the internet. 1. Prostrate cancer It’s an easy misspelling to… read more

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Best Books: Iggy Peck, Architect & Rosie Reveer, Engineer

April 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

My mom came back from a trip to Seattle last year with two books that have added such richness to our little home library. Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect, both by Andrea Beaty, are fabulous. Each is the story of a child inspired at a young age to follow their passions for architecture and engineering…. read more

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Insta-mentalist

March 30, 2015 3 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve done an Instagram post. These are some of my favorite snaps from the last few months. Time continues to fly by. Click and the moment is recorded… You can follow me on Instagram here. Halloween 2014 Last Smooch for the Baby Bump Riverside in the Fall The Last of the Leaves… read more

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Healthy Mushroom Soup

March 19, 2015 Leave a Comment

  A few weeks back I was at my mom’s house and she heated me up a bowl of mushroom soup. It was so good I had her send me the recipe right away. It’s an adaptation of the Balthazar Cream of Mushroom Soup. This recipe has fewer ingredients and is more healthy without the… read more

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Site: The Local Vault

March 17, 2015 Leave a Comment

You all know I get very fired up about good local businesses. Today’s post is about a fabulous site I have been meaning to blog about for some time. (I fully blame the new baby for the delay!) Please help me to welcome The Local Vault. Do you ever look around your home and feel… read more

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Art: Prints Charming

March 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

Animal Prints – $150 eachIn our home we have an eclectic collection of artwork. I love to mix oil paintings, photography, watercolors, and prints – often all in the same room. Once an Art History major in college I adore looking at what other people have on their walls. At my friend Xandy’s she has… read more

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PSA: Frozen Breast Milk

March 10, 2015 1 Comment

Who knew that certain women have an excess of a certain enzyme in their breast milk that makes it un-freezable?!? I thought something was awry when I realized my baby was making a “bitter beer” face when we offered him a warmed bottle of previously frozen breast milk. I then tasted the milk myself (yes… read more

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