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A few weeks ago, I went through a serious closet purge and donated almost all of my remaining race cotton shirts.  I was discussing the situation with a few other racing friends via text, and one suggested that I turn the leftovers into reusable shopping bags as shown in this NO SEW tutorial on Mommypotamus.  [...]

We got hit with a few inches of snow on Monday night!  It was the good kind, too – no freezing rain to make the roads miserable and close down the entire city.  Just big, fluffy flakes that were perfect for making a little snowman.   I was extra pumped because the snow delayed my [...]

Did you have a nice weekend? We did!  MomHTP came to visit because the Husband went out of town – together with his sister, Kristien took my mother-in-law on a CRUISE for her 60th birthday!  I hope my kids take me on a cruise for my 60th!  Hah.  I would’ve tagged alone, but it was [...]

Are you having a nice day?  So far – mine is pretty good!  I absolutely love our morning routine right now.  I wake up with Claire and feed her, and then I go into the bathroom to pump.  Henry always hears us moving around and comes sprinting up the stairs to hug his little sister.  [...]

Did you have a good weekend?  We certainly did.  I feel like we jammed a lot in – you’ll see!   First of all, I had three awesome workouts.  I was feeling pretty sluggish during the week because Claire reverted back to waking up every 2 – 3 hours.  It was painful.  Must have been [...]

(True story) 1. Decide to go to the playground.  Begin process of leaving the house.   2. Tell toddler he’s got to get dressed.  Go upstairs.  Get clothes.  Come downstairs to dress toddler.  Where is toddler?  Toddler is hiding.   3. Search for toddler.   4. Find toddler behind the bathroom door.  Chase toddler into [...]

My friend posted a link to an article about an easy toy rotation method in our Mom’s Group, and since then, several of my friends have tried it out with great success.  I decided to also do it after I realized that Henry doesn’t play with 80% of his toys – and he really doesn’t [...]

Happy almost Valentine’s Day! Do you have fun plans?  We’re hosting a fun couples potluck on Saturday night, and I am really looking forward to it.  It’s also pretty amusing to try and explain the holiday to Henry.  He currently thinks that Valentine’s Day is all about eating chocolate and Daddy giving Mommy a pretty [...]

Did you have a good weekend?  We had an awesome weekend!   I started things off on a healthy note with a Barre class at FlyWheel.  BFF Nicole had convinced me to sign-up for a free class.  Barre struck me as a lovely, sweaty combination of ballet and torture… I kept shooting death glares to [...]

Question:  What are your favorite foods for before, during, and after a run?    I am a fan of the peanut butter and banana sandwich before a run, love Gels during, and always want a BIG smoothie afterwards.  Although I am also a fan of the M&Ms and Swedish Fish candies that you often see [...]

If you don’t follow me on Instagram, well – you’re missing out on what’s basically a ton of cute baby and animal pictures.  Here’s what our life looks like when a stylish Instagram filter is applied: Big Grey. A photo posted by caitlinhtp (@caitlinhtp) on Feb 1, 2015 at 7:39pm PST Night night. A photo [...]

… That you actually want to eat! A reader asked me a week or so ago to do a post on cooking tofu.  Tofu is definitely one of my favorite foods, but it’s also the type of dish that can go really, really wrong if you don’t follow some basic principles.   There are two [...]

I got an email last week from a reader named Hannah.  She asked:   I was just wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing your experience with placenta encapsulation this second time around.  I know your births with both Henry and Claire were very different, but do you think there have been any noticeable differences in [...]