• Good Times

    Coronavirus Birthday Party Ideas: Whatcha thinking?

    Coronavirus Birthday Party Ideas

    A colleague of mine is celebrating her birthday really soon. She’s sad that she won’t be able to celebrate properly. It got me thinking about fun coronavirus birthday party ideas during the COVID-19 crisis.

    Coronavirus Birthday Party Ideas: #1

    OUTSIDE MOVIE NIGHT: Set up a giant screen and projector in a cul-de-sac or large driveway/lawn and have a movie night. Set up rocks to indicate where friends can set up their own chairs very far apart from each other. Watch something fun like Goonies, Sixteen Candles, or Adventures in Babysitting.

    Idea: #2

    FONDUE DATE NIGHT: If you’d be happy having a more introverted date night, stay … Read More

  • In the Kitchen

    Coronavirus Food: What have you been eating lately?

    coronavirus food

    Are your coronavirus food eating habits as off as mine are? I normally drink a blueberry, cacao, and kale smoothie every morning for breakfast. But access to leafy greens has been on and off at our house. So on those days when we don’t have them I just resort to yogurt (or—I’m not gonna lie—I will even delight my children by taking them to McDonald’s once in a while even though I despise that corporation and try to support local business as much as possible when we take-out food). That reminds me, I’ve been meaning to show my children the documentary Supersize Me. (Ooh, did you know there’s a … Read More

  • In the Kitchen

    Gluten-Free Fruit Crumble Bars: Our New Recipe

    I haven’t really enjoyed baking or cooking for many years. Looking back on it, I think my aversion toward it correlates with adding children into our family. There were just a lot of things that became difficult to maintain (like cleaning our house every week). Baking and cooking for fun fell lower and lower down the list. Making these gluten-free fruit crumble bars marks a slow shift in my life. I actually enjoyed making it!

    The shift actually started during our last vacation. We were on Catalina Island and we walked to the grocery store to pick up food. Then I spent an hour or so making food for … Read More