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Parenting Tip: Something I Need to Focus On
In my weekly newsletters, I frequently mention some sort of struggle I’m having with parenting. Last week, I mentioned that my therapist said I need to learn how to better handle chaos and that I should be thankful that parenting can teach me that! One reader reached out to share that her therapist said something nearly identical two weeks ago. And another reader reached out to share Dr. Becky’s Instagram page. I loved this parenting tip from Dr. Becky so much:
… Read MoreWhen our kids are having a hard time, they need to feel that they are not “too much” for their parents, that they cannot overpower them with
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Easy Meals from Trader Joe’s: What We Are Trying
Lately, we’ve been enjoying Hungryroot for meal delivery. The food is healthy, packed with vegetables, SUPER easy to put together each night (10 minutes or less), and relatively affordable. However, we are starting to get tired of the repetition. Also, the kids are not thrilled about the recipes. Enter Easy Meals from Trader Joe’s!
My plan is to recreate the Hungryroot experience with ingredients from Trader Joe’s instead. Will it work? We shall see!
This week’s menu ideas:
- Lemon, Garlic, and Spinach Gnocchi
- Pizza
- Burritos
- Vegetarian BBQ Sandwiches with arugula salad
- Kung Pao Cauliflower with Rice
Each of these recipes seems pretty straight forward and easy. They also seem healthy … Read More
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Cheap Date Nights: How to Make Them Happen
Can I get a show of hands for how many of you do not have family near by? I’m raising two hands over here. We have one set of family in Indiana. The other set is in Florida. And we are in Texas! It makes cheap date nights nearly impossible.
So one of my intentions for the new year is to figure out how to get regular, cheap dates back into my life.
When Henry was born, we lived in Houston. I had several friends from my prenatal yoga class with children around the same age. We started a babysitting collective, and it was awesome! We made little “tokens,” which … Read More