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Recipes

Easy Moroccan Meatball Recipe

Are you a natural chef? I’m not. Sure, I can follow a recipe and I’m getting pretty good at creating my own baked goods from scratch. But a natural chef, I am not. In this house, that role…

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Lifestyle, Motherhood

The Secret to being a Happy Mom

Is your life an endless whirl of late night feedings, diaper changing, toddler chasing, house cleaning, speeding to soccer practice after school, whipping up dinner, sleeping 6 hours (if you’re lucky!) and then doing it all over again?Yeah…

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Recipes

Eggcellent Greek Toast

Tonight I made a discovery of eggpic proportions. I promise, I’m done with the egg yokes. Ok, now I am.The past two nights I have been tasked with cooking my own dinner; a rare thing in my house…

easy-pumpkin-chili
Recipes

Easy Slowcooker Pumpkin Chili

If you know me, you know I love all things pumpkin. I also really love chili, and before today, I had never made it before! So I decided to give it a whirl and whip up my own version of…

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Crafts & DIY, Other

Easy Way to Kill Flies

We have a serious situation here.For the past few days we have been plagued by fruit flies. Like most kitchens, we get a few of them a couple times a year when an overly-ripe banana has been left…

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Motherhood

Why this mom Restrains her Children

This mom restrains her children. I do it proudly and I do it all the time.Before I even had the girls, I signed up for instant alerts from CPSC. One went out earlier today, recalling Evenflo highchairs due to…

Recipes

Guilt Free Dessert!

I just invented the most awesome dessert or breakfast smoothie!!!Guilt Free Dessert Smoothie1/4 cup oats1 banana1/2 cup milk6 Ice Cubes1/8 cup peanut butter1tbs organic honey2-3tbs flaxseed meal1tbs brewer’s yeastGrind the oats in a coffee…

Motherhood

All Through the Night

A miracle happened last night.I’ll tell you all about it in a minute, but first some back story. I have been co-sleeping with the girls in my bed since the hospital. I didn’t intend to do…

Motherhood

Hangin’ Up the Horns

Well, I did it. I brought my milk supply back from non-existence to pump breast milk for my girls for another 5 months…and then I was defeated by the flu.I have seriously struggled the past few days…