Sharing my random life is what I do best
In our house, it isn’t Halloween until you’ve watched Hocus Pocus, so this year I decided that for our annual Hocus Pocus movie night, I was going to make some spellbook brownies. However, I decided this last minute so I had to come up with something quick, plus I had just finished cleaning up my kitchen and started the dishwasher…then I had an idea! What if I made these treats the easy way, with maybe only a small bowl and cooling rack to wash afterward…maybe even a fork. Read More
I know it can be so hard to figure out snacks that are tasty, quick, and healthy, especially when we are busy. So during one of those busy days, as I was running around doing, what felt like a million tasks, I needed a snack that was going to be quick, easy, and healthy, especially for Wendy. So I looked in my cupboard and in my fridge and came up with these tasty apple treats.Read More
Okay, it’s truth time. As much as I post baby smiles and write about nice things, my reality isn’t always as bright. I’ve had more sleepless nights than restful, anxiety attacks that come out of nowhere, and I burst into tears almost every other day. I’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and PTSD. None of it related to motherhood but rather my day job. I can’t even begin to describe the amount of shame I feel about it or the amount of time I waste believing that other people have it worse and I’m just weak. It’s something I wouldn’t wish on my worse enemies. A lot of people in my life dismiss what I go through because I hide a lot of things. I hide the sadness behind smiles. I hide at home when days are bad and only come out when I’ve composed myself. Sometimes the hand we are dealt sucks, so every day I make a pot of tea and make a decision to do my best and make it a good day.
In our house, wings are a good go-to dinner idea because they are quick and not that formal. Plus if we’re watching a movie, or just hanging around on the deck, these are great. Plus they aren’t really big for you. They aren’t fried and coated in breading. So in my mind, they are pretty healthy.Read More
In our house, there really doesn’t seem to be a better way to countdown to a holiday than watching holiday-themed movies. Halloween is definitely on that theme list! Chris and I loved making some popcorn, hot apple cider, and watching a scary movie together…but that kinda changed when Wendy was born. Somehow I don’t think watching the original Chucky movie with Wendy would be in the top parenting ideas of the year. So we had to start finding movies that were kid-friendly for Halloween countdowns.Read More
I can’t believe it’s October already. This year is flying and I mean flying. I feel like it was just yesterday that we brought Wendy home from the hospital and were trying to figure out this whole mom thing…still working it. As I work on that, I’ve noticed that the days have now become cooler and I’m ready to cozy my way into my blanket with a hot drink. Since Chris loves juices, I figured why not make a hot apple cider with spices.Read More
