Apr 17, 2020 | Home Organization, Moms |
Take a look at this picture. The desk on the left is Mark’s. The one on the right is mine. This, my friends, is the difference between innies and outies. Innies tend to file. Outies tend to pile. I first talked about innies and outies in my Better Together book...
Apr 6, 2020 | Home, Moms |
When I asked last week on Facebook and Instagram where you are struggling with the most with this unique life we’re living, the biggest challenge mentioned was managing home responsibilities with work responsibilities and overseeing your child’s online...
Apr 4, 2018 | Home, Living With Less |
It was just three weeks ago when Mark and I got up and prepared to head to the airport for our speaking trip near Washington DC. As he does every day, Mark headed downstairs and made his coffee. He spent some quiet time and headed into the kitchen for a second cup of...
Nov 30, 2017 | In The Kitchen, Moms |
I’ve been baking cut out cookies with my kids and grandkids for 32 years. It’s one of my favorite things to do! Several years ago I created a suggested plan for baking cutout cookies with kids of ALL ages. That’s what I’m sharing with you today!...
Feb 3, 2016 | Home Organization, Moms |
I’ll just put this here and put it away later. I’ll just sleep in this morning and go to the gym tomorrow morning. I’ll just have one handful of M&M’s. I’ll just fold the laundry tomorrow. Rationalizing. We all do it. It’s a coping mechanism when we’re...
Dec 10, 2015 | In The Kitchen, My Cancer Journey |
Several years ago when we were hosting a young man from Poland, he wanted to make a traditional Polish meal for our family. I took him to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients he needed and he asked me where the leek’s were. I had no idea. I’d never...
Sep 29, 2015 | In The Kitchen |
The first time I remember eating eggplant was when my mother made Eggplant Parmesan growing up. I confess it wasn’t my favorite meal. Because of that, I’ve stayed away from eggplant until recently. I decided to give it a second chance after...
Sep 15, 2015 | In The Kitchen |
Last summer I fell in love with kale after we grew it in our garden and it produced from mid-summer until Thanksgiving! Kale is a good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folate, Iron, Magnesium and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Vitamin A,...
Aug 25, 2015 | In The Kitchen |
We’ve had a wonderful harvest of green beans this summer! Whether it’s garden harvest or fresh beans from the grocery store, I’ve grown to prefer fresh beans over canned or frozen beans (although canned or frozen beans are perfectly fine to eat!)...
Aug 6, 2015 | In The Kitchen |
My husband loves to eat bell peppers raw. He just slices them up and enjoys! I’ve not always been a fan of bell peppers, and I don’t particularly care for them raw, but I’ve learned to love them in stir fry or sauteed vegetables. Last night I made...
Jul 29, 2015 | In The Kitchen |
Since my breast cancer journey, our family has slowly been changing our eating habits. Cancer has a way of making you think about what you put in your body more intentionally. When I finished my treatment a year ago, my oncologist told me, “You now need to take...
Apr 8, 2015 | Home Organization, Miscellany, Moms |
A couple of months ago, my oldest daughter Anne asked if I could take a day to help her get her playroom under control. She felt like it was always a mess and she could never get the mess under control. I told her I was glad to help. I arrived one morning to help...
Mar 11, 2015 | In The Kitchen, Moms |
Now that we have a two-year-old in the house, we’re always looking for fun activities to keep her busy. This edible playdough is a recipe I made for my kids many years ago. It’s easy to make and easy to cleanup! When you tell the kids they can eat it,...
Jan 7, 2015 | Home Organization |
Over the holiday break I cleaned out my pantry for our new healthy eating journey. (More about that later!) When I was trying to figure out what to do with my aluminum foil, saran wrap, wax paper and such that had been taking up precious storage space on my pantry...
Dec 11, 2014 | In The Kitchen, Moms |
I’ve been baking cut out cookies with my kids for 29 years. Through many disappointments and trials and errors, I’ve finally learned how to do it well at every stage of mothering. Let me share my secrets with you! Here’s the recipe I use: Cut-Out Cookies 1/2 c....
