Ahhh, the holidays! ‘Tis the season for friends, family, good food and good booze. Candles or a Christmas tree aren’t the only things getting lit this time of year! Ok, maybe (hopefully) that’s an exaggeration, but there is no denying that alcohol sales soar this time of year. I personally enjoy a glass of wine [...]
Tags: alcohol, baby, breastfeeding, chanukah, christmas, holiday, new years, nursing, yule
I’ve been getting some Christmas cards — or holiday cards if you will — from some friends and family. I have my triplet mom card with a photo of her kids looking ridiculously cute, and another one of my friend’s dog all dressed up with reindeer ears, but one card stood out the most. The [...]
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Alrighty, this is the recipe that is really not for those who rely on exact measurements. My descriptions are sufficient, of course, and maybe someone could even, you know, actually write this out like a big girl recipe. But you know what? IT WAS TASTY! I was really impressed with this soup, even if the [...]
Tags: beans, Food Friday, funny, healthy eating, healthy recipe, healthy soup, recipe, recipes, soup
I ventured into videoland and I made this. My husband showed me the site last night and in doing so created a monster. Super fun. So what did I want my first video to depict? The breastfeeding talk so many of us have had before. It makes me giggle. Check out the video! View it [...]
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For my baby shower when I was pregnant with Aurora, my friend Nysa spent a lot of time trying to find baby-friendly themes that didn’t include bottles, and we made sure people knew to please not buy them either. Not only would they be a waste of money because I didn’t plan on using any [...]
Tags: advertising, bottles, brainwashing children, breastfeeding, formula, making breastfeeding normal, the WHO code
Recently, I used a gift card I had and took advantage of online Black Friday sales and bought gifts for my family. As boxes showed up at the house, I instructed no one to open them and ran quickly to my bedroom to open and wrap the gifts. So now, we have a nice, colorful [...]
Tags: christmas, getting your husband to buy you gifts, gifts, gifts for mom, holiday presents, presents, presents for mom, yule
It’s been a slow week around these parts, but as promised, here’s some food for your Friday! Super easy, minimal effort, one pot soup with lots of flavor. I based it off of Olive Garden’s recipe for their Italian Sausage soup, but mine was pretty darned tasty. The only differences are minor, such as I [...]
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Congratulations to our winner, Alison Reiff Stanfield! I LOVE giveaways, don’t you? I don’t know anyone who turns down free things! I know everyone has a ton of things to buy or make for the holidays, well, if you celebrate them, that is. So we’re doing a giveaway to help you get a headstart on [...]
Tags: christmas, custom stockings for kids, gifts, giveaway, handmade, holidays, luanded, monster stockings, presents, yule