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Saw this recipe in the local paper and thought it sounded good. I make an egg strata every year for Christmas morning, but this sounds tasty and you can make it ahead. You can also adjust the basic recipe to make it sweet instead of savory. Try increasing the sugar and adding chocolate chips, dried [...]
Hello Friend, How are you feeling? Have you taken my advice and stayed hidden upstairs in your room for the weekend? Being a mom recovering from surgery is not at all easy, is it? The pain meds help with the physical symptoms, but there doesn’t seem to be enough of any drug that can numb [...]
I knew this day would come eventually. Yesterday afternoon I was dropping the kids at religion class when I heard the dreaded words. There’s a rule the church has about the drop-offs and pickups for religion class. The rule is this: Parents are to escort their children in and out of the building. Also, the [...]
When I pre-ordered a copy of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever from the Scholastic book order last month, I didn’t really consider that I should have ordered two. My boys love the Wimpy Kid books. They have both read each one cover-to-cover, countless times. I am also a huge fan of Greg Heffley. [...]
There’s something about leeks that I just adore, especially when they are crispy, roasted in the oven with cauliflower (ala Meal Makeover Moms). Last week, though, I had a bounty of them from the CSA and decided to turn them into soup. If it’s cold where you are, give this hearty soup a try this [...]
It’s our annual Escape podcast, recorded over breakfast at the New Orleans Marriott on Saturday. Follow the fun as we chat about the ladies’ antics and then move into our “balance” panel discussion with three moms: Didi, an elementary school principal from Florida; Suzy, an engineer with GM from Michigan; and Rosa Linda a former [...]
Just posted 5 ideas over at RealSimple.com. Now excuse me while I go grab a Kit Kat.
For me, this last week of planning leading to the Escape always brings a mix of joy, anticipation, fear and anxiety. I’m excited to see listeners I’ve met on past Escapes and to meet the listeners for whom this is their first trip with us. Now that Kristin and I live in different states, the [...]
This is the recipe I raved about on a recent podcast. As you can see, I marked it with an A+ the first time I made it. This recipe is originally from September 1999 issue of Country Living and is not available on line. In September 1999 I was one month away from being a [...]
Last weekend we went back to Bristol Mountain. For me, it was my first visit since falling and tearing my ACL and fracturing two bones. As you can see in the picture, it was an unseasonably warm day. Riding the chair lift in shorts and munching on hot dogs while sweating was strange and excellent [...]
I knew this year was going to be a significant change over last. I had heard all the stories about the amount of homework in fourth grade. I’m not afraid to admit that I want to flee from the house every day at 3:45pm. I wish I could say our afternoon routine was a relaxed [...]
While the concept of a four day weekend sounds good in theory, in practice, it’s a hot mess. Monday is Columbus Day (also my 12th wedding anniversary!) and today is Yom Kippur. Two holidays certainly worth canceling school for. But when there’s work to be done, the chaos just swirls around me. As the kids [...]
I know, I know. By now you are so tired of hearing us talk about the Escape that you’re ready to rip out your ear buds and find some new podcasters to listen to! But truly, I am so excited about our agenda that I just had to put it out there one more time [...]
It’s been so long since we’ve done a Stuff We Love show. It’s also been so long since I’ve written a blog post about my Fabulous Finds. I used to try to write these on Fridays (when I worked a 4-day week) but that’s no longer my reality. Finding time to blog lately has been [...]
The Manic Mommies were in New York City for the She Streams conference this weekend presenting a session on podcasting. While there, we catch up with our favorite fashionista and mom vlogger Audrey from Mom Generations who also happens to be the mother of four boys ages 3-6 and her family’s sole bread winner at [...]
It’s said that if you want something done, ask a busy person. For months this past winter and spring I complained I did not have enough consulting work. I was worried that the hit my business took after my move (and my ski accident) would have lasting effects. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get back [...]
Kristin and I are heading to the Big Apple this week to speak at the SheStreams Conference. As much as we would love to stay in the city all weekend, our real lives (the ones taking place off the Internet) are demanding this be a very short trip. But if you’re in the city and [...]
There are times in life when we are simply not on top of our game. Yesterday was one of those days. I never seemed to get anything checked off my to-do list. My work day ended much too soon for the amount of work I had hoped to accomplish, and then there was puke. Lots [...]
File this under “Erin Being Lazy.” I wanted to share my latest Real Simple post and don’t have the time to recreate it here at the moment. The boys are burning waffles, the dog needs to go out and I have got to hop in the shower and get on with my day! Enjoy your [...]
In all honesty, I don’t know whether to lament the passing of summer or celebrate the return to school next week. The Bicker Brothers are at each others throats and I’m convinced it’s because they’ve had too much together time this summer. They are bickering over everything lately: where they sit on the couch, what [...]
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From Real Simple- How I found my new sneakers May 7, 2012 Kristin Brandt
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