The pursuit of well-rounded living.
I have to be honest, before I created this recipe I did not like gingerbread cookies. I always found them to be difficult to make, too spicy, and I am not a huge fan of cinnamon. However, I love to decorate them and gingerbread cookies are a Christmastime essential. I played around with some recipes […]
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As our son gets older and moves away from all baby foods, I have been looking for recipes that he will love and that I can make a few days in advance. One of the things I have learned to make is chicken meatballs. I love making them because they are super easy, very healthy […]
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I recently published a stocking stuffer guide for her and for him and I thought that a Part III for babies and toddlers would be a helpful addition to my gift guides. I have to be honest: before having a kid I would have no idea what to pick up for a baby or toddler […]
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Happy First Day of Christmas, everyone! (I mean, it’s the day after Thanksgiving so it’s officially Christmastime, right?) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our holiday was a bit more quiet than usual, but the food was just as delicious as always. With that all being said, after dinner is cleaned up on […]
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I just wanted to take the time to wish everyone who reads and follows this blog a very happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving looks a bit different this year than it usually does, but I am nonetheless still thankful for another year with friends and family. I think that even in the face of difficult times (like […]
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Happy Monday, everyone! Last week I published an Amazon stocking stuffer guide for her and this week I wanted to publish a Part II of the collection for him! As I mentioned in my previous post, I think the stocking tradition at Christmas is so much fun and I look forward to it every year. […]
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I cannot believe that wintertime is creeping up on us! I feel like just yesterday we were out at a pumpkin patch capturing fall family photos, and now we are shopping for Christmas decorations and preparing to brine a turkey for Thanksgiving this Thursday. I look at our son every day and wonder how it […]
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Thanksgiving is less than one week away. I feel as thought 2020 whizzed by (thankfully!) and we are finally seeing the end to this insane year. As always, with the end of the year comes the holiday season. The holidays are usually filled with exciting parties, engagements, seeing family we often don’t, and even travel. […]
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Hello, everyone! I am so excited to share with you that my favorite baby carrier is now on sale for 50% off through November 30th for Black Friday shopping! Let me tell you: MiaMily makes wonderful products and this is the only carrier that I used throughout the newborn, infant, and toddler stages. (And I […]
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Time for a quick back story: my family never did stockings at Christmas. For some reason our stockings growing up were only for show. They were never a part of our Christmas tradition. My mother neatly hung them up on the fireplace mantle every year and we admired them as decoration. …and then my husband […]
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