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Setting and Tracking Family Goals
I am enjoying my family so much right now. I know that sounds weird to say. I have always loved my family, but we are getting into the stage of life when I really enjoy our time together. We are out of the breast feeding stage and the napping stage and the diaper-changing phase. We are in a phase when the tantrums are decreasing and the conversations are increasing. We generate ideas together and make plans. We play games and read and ride bikes and hike and do art. And swim. How could I forget that one? Tate is now swimming completely independently so being around the pool is more… Read More -
Hiring Help in the Kitchen
When we found out about all of our food sensitivities a couple months back, I immediately posted on our neighborhood list-serv to see if anyone was interested in coming over on Sundays and helping me do meal prep for the week. I was thinking it would take 1-2 hours per week (depending on whether we worked together or they worked alone).I was able to find the most amazing woman, but we weren’t able to make the first couple weekends work with her schedule, and then I fell into a groove on my own.But then I went to my friend’s house and learned that she also hires someone to… Read More -
My New Favorite Snack
Stocking our pantry with gluten-free, vegan, and dairy-free treats is no easy feat. It helps that we found Larabar: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Here are the ingredients: cashews, dates, chocolate chips, sea salt.It takes so indulgent!I’m probably one of the last people to discover these bars (I really shouldn’t be a blogger–I’m not trendy at all!), but if there are any of you who haven’t discovered them yet, I highly recommend them!
