I felt on top of the world. I was getting used to the new routine of having 2 children, I had successfully gone back to work and managed to not look a mess (most days anyway), I was cooking a pretty balanced meal most days of the week to leave my family while I left to work the late evening shift, my home was starting to look like I put in some effort. I was calm, cool, and collected…
I’ve been working on adding healthier recipes and dishes to my usual family meals. It’s always a challenge to come up with things that everyone in the family will love. Specifically my 3 year old. These turkey patties are delicious and have been a huge hit with everyone, plus are so easy to make. They are also a great recipe to add into meal planning and bulk cooking, each one is around 170-180 calories. This recipe makes about 10 small…
I am finding more and more signs that my baby girl is not so much my baby girl anymore. Some signs are subtle and expected. I fully prepared myself for some things that obviously had to happen around this stage. She is 3, she is potty trained (and did this mostly on her own), she hit the ‘I’ll do it myself” stage ages ago, she likes to put on her own shoes, likes to climb into the carseat on her…
Most of us have grand dreams of planning and executing a Pinterest Perfect birthday party for our kids. Beautiful decorations, delicious perfectly cooked food, and happy smiling children who pose for all the pictures you want and thank you profusely afterwards. Reality is very different my friends. Planning a party can become a lot of work, stress and heartache, not to mention a big fat drain on your wallet. A nice party can be thrown on the lowest of budgets,…
Often I feel like the I get caught up in the day to day business of work, home stuff, kids stuff, errands, plus a million other things, and forget that it’s been a while since I did something nice for the Hubs. Not the normal cook a meal or pick up dirty socks kinda stuff, I mean actually going out of my way to do something I think he will like or enjoy. Just for him. There are tons…
My tips for taking small children to the Happiest Place on Earth Last year during the last few weeks of my maternity leave, we decided to take our 2 year old to Disneyland. Growing up in southern California, I’ve been to Disneyland and other theme parks my fair share of times, pre-baby days of course. I went into this knowing the trip would be very different, I did a little research before and found a few good tips, plus…