We have made it past the first week of school and are adjusting to lots of new things. New routines, new nanny, new activities, everybody on the bus… It has been very exciting to say the least but also brought some chaos. I remember when my first born was a few weeks old, there were …
Transitions are hard. I think we all know this in our hearts but if you have young children, you witness this hardship multiple times a day. Even if your child likes what you are offering, they may not want to stop doing what they are doing. My son never wants to take a bath but …
As you all probably know by now, I love a good Costco trip! Luckily, running out of meat and back to school dates coincided for me to go just at the right time. I bought the usual good deals, such as the individually-packaged chicken (breasts were $7 off per package!) and canned salmon. I also …
I can’t believe we are already getting close to mid-August and thinking about school. I know some states have already started classes – hello Georgia… and some start next week. Here in the greater Philadelphia we have just under a month. This is the perfect time to start thinking about how to make the frenzy …
Since I have not been able to see Barbie the movie yet, I have put together the next best thing for you: easy recipes for your slow cooker! When I was pregnant with my first child, I spent a lot of time researching and curating easy and healthy recipes. I was terrified that I would …
Summer is finally here…hot sun, pool weather, playground, beach trips but also…rain. Lots of rain. I guess it depends where you live but if you are in the Northeast or Florida (the two areas I am familiar with), you have been getting lots of rain recently. Rainy day activities in the summer are different than …
Fall may have my favorite pumpkin-related items but summer is full of fresh fruits and vegetables. I love being able to eat lots of good fruits as snacks and share those with my children. I also enjoy cooking with zucchini and yellow squash because they are so versatile! Cucumbers are good too but I mostly …
If you are lucky or planned better than I did last Fall when I was signing up for camp, your kids may have already been in camp for 1-2 weeks. I thought I would be taking some amazing vacation and opted to have my children start camp on week 2, which was a mistake. We …
I was trying to think of some witty name for the blog post but really couldn’t come up with anything, so did the next best thing. I gave it a name that tells you exactly what the post is about! Bowls are always very fashionable in healthy fast food restaurants and just in general. You …
Time-management is one of my favorite topics of all time. It can be applied to any area of your life and its only goal is to make your life better. Many folks are scared of time-management. People are often asking me how I can be so organized. Often, this question is followed by a comment …