Em’s Birth Story

Happy May 3rd! Around our house, today is a holiday. Why? Because today, May 3rd, was Em’s original due date. I didn’t even realize it at first. In fact, last night, I glanced at my Fitbit to get my day step count (it was abysmally low) before bed, and upon looking at the date, realized…

Healthier Twice Baked Potatoes

Before last night, I hadn’t had twice baked potatoes in ages! It was always one of those “aw yeah!” foods that my mom made on occasion, and they were so good: loaded with bacon, cheese, and sour cream. It makes the mouth water, non? These days, I’m trying to eat healthier. Following the DASH Diet…

Today’s Bits

I’m stoked to see this documentary about Hilma af Klint’s influences on the abstract art movement before it was even a thing. Apparently celebs selling candles is a thing now. Naturally, Gwyneth Paltrow’s smells like her vagina. This article about how brands and advertisers are going try to make us feel “normal” again once the…

30 Fun, Upbeat Songs to Wash Your Hands To

Let’s face it, washing our hands is tedious and boring, but it is the number one preventative measure we can take to decrease the spread of COVID-19. The WHO and CDC both recommend washing and scrubbing your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds, and most of us were taught to washing while singing our…

Life Is A Garden, Dig It!

There’s something so therapeutic and aesthetically pleasing about green, blossoming plants and rich, brown soil. Our garden is finally up and going! Well, it has actually been going for a few weeks, but now that I have a blog I can post on it! This isn’t our first garden; we had one about 4 years…

The Purge: How to Get Rid of the Stuff You Don’t Need

“Purging is not for the weak, and you NEED to be in that I-don’t-need-this-stuff state of mind or you’ll get (possibly literally) buried alive.” If you’re anything like me, you have a lot of stuff. It just seems to show up out of nowhere. I say ‘nowhere’ but I know damn well where it comes…