If you told me fifteen years ago that I would be going apple picking and frolicking around pumpkin patches, I would have laughed in your face. For a long period of my life, Fall wasn’t even a season I acknowledged (thank you, Florida). Then, I moved to the Northeast and I learned about pumpkin spice …
Fall is definitely here. School feels like it’s already been happening for months. Sports and weekend activities are in full swing. There is often not a minute to waste and easy “no-cook” meals can be a life-saver. If you search for this type of meals on Google, you may end up with a lot of …
As some of you might know, we just started a long stretch of many Jewish holidays. The first one, Rosh Hashanah, is the Jewish New Year. Next week, there will be a fast as part of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. We were fortunate to be able to travel to South Florida to spend …
I initially was going to write a post about what type of food children could start making on their own but I think I overestimated my children’s maturity when it comes to these matters. For what it’s worth, the Internet tells me that by age 8, our children should be fully involved in packing their …
It has only been a week since school started for us and it already feels like summer never happened. Without careful planning, dinner can easily be an afterthought at best (take out, anyone?) or a full-blown disaster of screaming children, burnt food, and unhealthy choices. My slow-cooker (Crockpot) has been a life-saver for years now. …
I picked this topic for the blog a few months ago when I was doing my content planning thinking that I would feel overwhelmed as summer came to a close and school was starting, not knowing what a crazy month August would be. It turns out it is a good follow-up to last week’s blog …
Talking about grief was not my intention for this week’s blog post but life is always throwing curveballs at us and I decided to break from my previously planned schedule and write about grief and loss. There is never really a good time to talk about grief, but there were too many untimely deaths in …
I don’t know about you but this summer flew by! In the suburbs of Philadelphia, we have about two weeks before school starts. I am both nervous and excited for my oldest as she enters first grade and for my son’s last year of pre-school. As always, I like to deal with any type of …
Last week’s blog was all about easy and fun outdoor activities for the summer, but what happens when it rains? The activities listed below are fun and can also be done year round. I am definitely not a “cool” mom that wants to go play in the rain and I am sure I probably tell …
Since I moved to the Northeast, I realized I love summer a lot. I didn’t know that until I left Florida and discovered the brutal winters we go through in Philly and New York. It becomes even more important when you have kids because you can spend time outside instead of destroying your home and …