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Yesterday afternoon, during a call to my mom on my commute home, I was telling her why I hadn’t been blogging very much lately. “I noticed you haven’t been writing,” my mom said. “What’s going on?” “With my new job and a long commute I feel brain dead at the end of the day,” I [...]
It was my nightmare – walking into my house in the middle of a work day, surprising my husband who was . . . Playing video games, oblivious to the squalor in the kitchen. What? What did you think I was going to say? On the drive back to the office I stewed, not about [...]
It has been said “a picture is worth a thousand words…” (ever wondered where that phrase came from? Me too – so I looked it up on Wikipedia. Of course I have no idea if it’s accurate, just that it’s on the internet). While I haven’t had a lot of time for blogging, I have [...]
What’s your take on Paula Deen’s announcement last week that she (a) has Type 2 Diabetes and (b) she’s now a spokesperson for drug company, Novo Nordisk? We’re conflicted. On the one hand, we suspect Paula’s style of high fat, high sugar, high calorie cooking/eating may have contributed to her condition. And she certainly doesn’t [...]
Since leaving for our family “vacation” I’ve been surprised by the number of friends and acquantinces who have asked for our advice as they approach their own trips to the “happiest place on earth.” (I think the quest for tips is because you know you are about to spend a good amount of money, and [...]
Dear Kristin, I told you it was cold in Florida! Remember on our podcast when you were confusing Disneyland with Disney World? I’ll never forget the year we went to Disney World in February for the Social Media Moms Celebration and it was 40 degrees and raining the entire time. I still have the $70 [...]
Dear Erin, As my family enjoys a moment of peace before we head back out to the park for dinner in England, I wanted to say. . . Please don’t hate me. I know it’s cold there and you have received a lot of snow. And the idea of a week away in the “happiest place [...]
Last night Kristin and I recorded a podcast because today she’s on a plane to sunny Florida. I am snowed in. Hating. Her. Seriously, we’ve received so little snow until now that I really can’t complain. And while I planned to do the commute today (and carpool with a colleague) neither of us could get [...]
Anders and I had one of those small moments that I’d love to share on the show, but am fairly sure that by the time we actually sit down to record, it will be lost to stories of meals that weren’t and frustrations that were. Good thing we have the blog… Anders: I wish fate [...]
It’s been one week since I started my new full time job and this is what each morning looks like. Dear readers, you have to know that this is quite an adjustment for me. Not only am I no longer my own boss, but this is the first time since giving birth to Tommy over [...]
It was a beautiful Saturday here in Massachusetts – sunny, mild, clear – perfect for a bicycle ride or running around outside with the kids. Instead, I spent most of the day sitting in a darkened auditorium at Regis College, attending Nikon School with my mom. As I wrote recently, I received a new-ish camera [...]
This is a guest post by Jennifer Hess. Jen has been writing about family wellness since 2009 on the blog Karma Spot. She has children’s yoga certification from Karma Kids and completed her level one Baptiste Power Yoga teacher training in 2011. Jen was recognized in 2010 by the Greater Rochester Health Foundation for her [...]
My husband “forgets” to make dinner so often, that it has become more surprising to me when he actually remembers to prepare a meal. Despite my attempts to get our family organized, and keep him in the loop about the family’s schedule, one of his favorite excuses is that he forgot dinner because he didn’t [...]
It’s Christmas eve, and I’m in the thick of getting ready for tomorrow’s insanity, I mean, Christmas fun. So, as you can imagine, I am relieved that we’re taking the week off, leaving me with one less thing on my to-do list (see how I slipped that information in? Smooth.). I have crossed off several [...]
I didn’t think it was possible in Rochester. We are about to break a long-held record for the least amount of December snow. Until today I was saying things like “Not to worry, we’ll get plenty of the white stuff soon enough.” And yet it’s not looking like we will have any snow for Christmas [...]
I have always hated the cliche cleaning product commercials. You know the ones of which I speak – the ones featuring a mom who is obsessed with getting her whites whiter than any white found in nature; her floors so clean that her children could actually eat off of them, or her plates so shiny [...]
Happy holidays everyone! To celebrate another delicious year over at Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen, we tackled one of our toughest makeovers ever for Seven Layer Bars. These luscious holiday treats are typically made with 2 cups of chips — chocolate and butterscotch — sweetened condensed milk, nuts, lots of shredded coconut, and a crust of [...]
Last night, after discovering the kids frolicking in the basement through a rain of styrofoam beads from an exploded bean bag chair, I was thanked by our visiting friend for being so calm about the incident (while she started yelling I went to find the camera). Bringing her upstairs while the dads cleaned up the [...]
Two weeks ago, after my husband attempted to replace green peppers with frozen broccoli in his spaghetti sauce, I suggested he might be a little new to the whole cooking thing to go “off book.” Last night he proved that he hadn’t ignored my suggestion to find new recipes, by serving us a delicious dinner [...]
One of my favorite bloggers is hosting her annual Christmas House Tour this week. I LITERALLY get sucked in to this every year. It’s amazing how much time I can spend in front of the computer looking at other people’s homes. All the lovely wreaths and Christmas trees! Then I start to wonder how much [...]
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