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Normally, I do a day in the life, but this time, let’s do 24 hours in the life – starting at 3 PM on Wednesday to 3 PM on Thursday! 3 PM – We are finishing up a rousing round of Hide and Go Seek, which involves Henry asking me what room he should hide [...]

Diapers – they aren’t just for catching baby’s pee and poop!  Since becoming a mom, I’ve realized how incredibly useful and versatile diapers are for everyday life.  Here are my 16 favorite ways to use diapers – beyond wrapping them around my kiddos’ butts.   To protect apples and bananas from bruising in my purse. [...]

Our yard was dead and barren all winter, and then – all the sudden – it’s exploding with weeds.  Wish we had planted some tulip bulbs or something pretty.  But no – just weeds. So I’ve been trying to clean up our front garden for a few days. The process is taking forever because I [...]

Happy Tuesday!  How are you doing?  I feel busy – but good.  It’s always hard to pull things together after a fun weekend, right?  Monday was rammed, but I’m hoping that my late night efforts put some breathing room in our schedule today. It’s so nice here!  I know some of you are still experiencing [...]

Oh my. Did I ever fall off the healthy bandwagon this weekend!  We visited friends and family, and let’s just say that I drank my fair share of Captain Morgan.  Hah!  I went four days without a workout, ate every delicious dessert presented to me, and generally had a blast.  But now it’s Monday – [...]

Just a fun little giveaway (and coupon code) for the mommas and mommas-to-be. Amy and her husband were inspired to launch Eternal Love after the birth of their son, Felix.  You guys know I love a great small business story, and I also really love Amy’s awesome products, which are silicon teething necklaces.  They’re designed [...]

This was a sun-filled and kiddo-focused day (plus wine!).  My favorite kind of day.  Here’s what it’s like to stay and work from home with two crazy kiddos: 6:45 AM –  I wake up and sneak out of bed.  Claire only got up once last night – wahoo!  No one else is up yet so [...]

Howdy! I had an awesome week of workouts!  It’s really wonderful weather here in Charlotte, and it’s been motivating me to get out of the house more and more.  I’ve been making so much use of the gym - and thus gym childcare - that I brought the childcare workers freshly baked brownies on Friday.  [...]

I’m two weeks into my boot camp commitment.  If you’ve been reading for a long time, you know that I have always struggled to do any type of strength training regularly.  Cardio?  Give me cardio!  I can do it all day long (metaphorically speaking, of course).  But lifting weights? Crunches? Squats?  UGH.  I would rather [...]

I’ve gotten a ton of parenting-related questions lately, so I figured I’d put the answers all in one post.  Enjoy! What’s Claire’s sleep like?  How do you get her to sleep like that?   At 3 months, Claire goes to bed around 7:30, although actually falling asleep usually takes some time.  She normally wakes up [...]

This is my favorite meal lately – it’s awesome for lunch or dinner.  It’s a mix of red kidney beans (drained and rinsed), roasted Brussel sprouts, roasted carrots, and sprouts.  Sometimes I add in sliced cherry tomatoes, too.  Cover it all in a drizzle of BBQ sauce and mix it up.  I had a great [...]

Holy heck.  The weather in Charlotte was BEAUTIFUL this weekend.  Especially on Sunday.  Warm and sunny and pretty much everything I think of when I think, “Spring!” Daylight Savings rocked our world – I totally forgot about it and was super confused when Claire and I woke up at 9:45 (!!).  I bolted downstairs yelling, [...]

I am having a very good day!  Things started off kind of wonky.  I was snoozing away when I heard, “Mommy? Mommy?” in a tiny stage whisper.  I whipped around to see Henry next to the bed (he’s never come into our room before!) and panicked because Claire was still asleep in the cosleeper <—she’s [...]