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In my quest to make more prep-ahead breakfasts, today I tried my hand at Baked Oatmeal. I could’ve baked this breakfast yesterday, and then all I would’ve had to do was reheat, but time got away from me last night.  So I pre-measured the dry and wet ingredients into separate bowls before going to bed.  [...]

Very often, the media makes something seem like a bigger deal than it actually is.  And sometimes, because the media makes something seem important, it actually becomes a real-life battle.  Quite the vicious cycle.  In my eyes, that’s how the so-called Mommy Wars exploded into the disaster that it is today. It’s my understanding that [...]

Saturday morning:  Another mom, dad, and baby meet-up at the golf course. With our friends Sean, Heather, and baby Mirabelle and Jen, Jeff, and Wyatt. It’s back to being incredibly warm outside! Afterwards: lunch at Earthfare’s hot bar. Followed by a shopping trip that resulted in this purchase.  Outdoor furniture is 50% off nearly everywhere!  [...]

You know what knocks Henry out, besides swaddling?  Celine Dion.  But only when the Husband sings ‘My Heart Will Go On’ as loudly as possibly.   Obviously… it’s hard to concentrate on work today. Lunch was more of the same.  A stir-fry with:   Brown rice Mixed veggies Broccoli slaw Dark red kidney beans Balsamic [...]

I have a feeling that I’ll begin every post this way, but seriously – how has a month after passed since I gave birth to Henry?!   He cannot possibly be four weeks old yet!  He’s growing up too fast.   You can check out my first post-pregnancy update here – Mind and Body After Baby [...]

I have a new favorite food combo:  roasted eggplant and Ranch dressing. There’s something about the two that blend together so perfectly.  Plus, I’m always a fan of simply using salad dressings as sauces.  Way easier than making a sauce from scratch and way cheaper than buying bottled sauces.  We have a sauce fiend in [...]

Thursdays are one of my stay-at-home-mom days while the Husband works.  I work on Monday and Friday, and the Husband gets to be a SAHD.  Our schedule is going quite well; we’re lucky our jobs are both so flexible.  One of the tweaks that we’ve made to our plan is that the SAH parent gets [...]

A week ago, I asked for your advice on how to tame a sweet tooth.  Here is a selection of the advice that I received:   Carly said:  “We buy the really fancy chocolate bars (Lindt, Ghirardelli, etc), and both my wife and I get two squares for dessert. We have found that a few [...]

My Sunday is off to a pretty rockin’ start.   Henry woke up at 7 AM, I fed him, and then I prayed really, really hard that he would fall back asleep for at least thirty minutes.  He slept for an extra hour.  Hallelujah!   It is sunny and warm outside… and we are lucky [...]

I’m just trying to plow through work today – what about you? We don’t have any big weekend plans but I’m so pumped that it’s Friday.  I’ve definitely got one eye on my work and the other one the clock.  Come on, 5:00!   Lunch: Grilled goat cheese sandwich > grilled cheddar.  Word up. With [...]

My goal was to go on a longer walk this morning, but I was up against two major time crunches:  the sun and Hungry, Hungry Henry.   As mentioned numerous times, we’re in the middle of a pretty intense heat wave.  If we don’t go on our walk by 9 AM, it’s far too hot [...]

Are you willing to do early bird registration for races?  Or do you wait until the last moment to sign up? I was thinking about this last night; I have no intention of actually signing up for my (hopeful) September and October triathlons until I’m very deep into training and 100% sure I can safely [...]

Open up the July/August issue of Fitness magazine, flip to page 26, and who will you see? Why, little old me!  I recently won the Editor’s Pick for Best Healthy Living Blog in the magazine’s first-ever Fitterati blog awards.  I’m so thankful for everyone who voted (nearly 19,000 votes were cast!) and feel very honored [...]