Instead of posting meal plans with good intentions, I promised to post what we actually ate last week. Here goes. Sunday we ate at the Flip Burger Boutique, where I ate the leftover bits of burger from my little girls’ plates, and a Cobb salad (greens, bacon, Bleu cheese, tomatoes, hardboiled eggs). Both were amazing. […]
Books to read aloud: 2016
A couple of years ago, when I set a goal to read “fewer books, with more intention”, I also decided to make sure my kids had read all the books we already own. The same goes here for read-aloud. Why schlep it to the library or bookstore when there are as-yet-undiscovered treasures right on our […]
Why I (still) love ALDI
Recently I saw a discussion about ALDI on a social network. The chain seems to elicit two opinions: love and hate. Seriously, I do not understand the haters. ALDI has by far the best prices in this market (metro Atlanta), and their product lineup gets better and better. Last year, the big news for ALDI […]
What we ate last week
When I write, I want to move people. (Speaking of which, I wrote an essay for DesignMom’s blog about my high-risk pregnancy and subsequent premature delivery of my 27-weeker, if you’re interested, read it here.) At the very least, I hope to help people. So sometimes I feel silly writing about something as banal as […]
Time tracking, part two
In part one of “tracking my time“, I said that I spent less time in house cleaning than the grumpy lady in my head thought. I also mentioned that I came up with some strategies to use my time more wisely. Here’s another lesson from the time tracking experiment: do more things in time blocks. […]
Tracking my time: what I learned (and why I won’t complain about housework again)
A couple of years ago, I did an experiment, tracking my time for a week. I was motivated to do so after reading Laura Vanderkam’s fabulous book, 168 Hours. Tracking my time was a life-changing, and eye-opening experience and the lessons have stuck with me ever since. The point of time tracking isn’t to squeeze […]
One year
Today is January 19. If my youngest child had been born on his due date, he would be one year old today. Instead, he is 15 months old. If you’re new here, you can read our preemie story here. I’m working on this page a little at a time, and at this moment it’s not […]
Recent Reads
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Quick Lit The Last Midwife: A Novel by Sandra Dallas – Books about midwifery are among my very favorites. This one didn’t disappoint. A late 19th century lay midwife deals with prejudice from the town doctor, a murder rap, and shock waves from her tumultuous marriage. Loved it. Infectious Madness: […]
Parenting “lasts”
Parenting “firsts” get all the fanfare. Baby’s first steps. The first day of school. The first time your teenager drives the family car. Etc. Right now Josiah is at the age where the firsts are happening almost daily. Look, mom, I figured out how to help you rearrange those books you just neatly stacked up. […]
The truth about low maintenance
The truth about low maintenance? It’s often a cover for feelings of unworthiness. When a woman says she’s low maintenance, she might really be thinking “I’m not worth it“. While this isn’t true of every woman, I’ve come to the conclusion that it was certainly the case for me. When I prided myself on being […]