‘Tis the Season for Moderation

‘Tis the Season for Moderation

Ah, Christmas time. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” A festive time full of cheery holiday tunes, beautifully decorated Christmas trees (or half decorated if you have a feisty toddler underfoot), and wintery whiffs of scented pinecones. While I wish this...
“Eat your veggies!”

“Eat your veggies!”

“Eat your veggies!” It’s instruction we heard growing up and (possibly) vowed to refrain from uttering those words to our own kiddos. Some of us had plans to avoid using this phrase. We would eat lots of veggies during pregnancy, nursing, and offer veggies as the...
Silly Kids, Juice is for Moms…

Silly Kids, Juice is for Moms…

I consider myself a donut connoisseur, have no shame in Happy Meals for the littles from time to time, and live for pizza on Fridays, but you won’t ever see me in the juice aisle. Juice: good for mimosas and not much else. Both the 100% kind and those boxes of sugar...
Tricks for the Treats

Tricks for the Treats

Ah, Halloween Trick-or-Treating. This holiday conjures up sweet childhood memories of “hard-working” nights going door-to-door dressed in funny garb to politely ask strangers for candy. With a quick, albeit sincere, thank-you – we were off to the next house. At the...
Be Prepared or Prepare to Fail

Be Prepared or Prepare to Fail

Sometimes, as a wife and mother, I feel like I’ve got the never-ending to-do list—keep the kids alive and well-fed, don’t forget to exercise, get dinner on the table, handle that pile of laundry on the guest bed, spend time with the hubs, take a shower if you’re...