January 1: Kicking off the New Year with friends who spent the night after some festive NYE celebrating, and a look at all the fun ahead of us this month on our calendar! January 3: I found out I was the winner of Homes.com and AptsforRent.com’s December Instagram Challenge, making me the lucky recipient of
Today is Day 5 of my 2013 Whole Living Challenge and so far it’s going well and I’m feeling great! I’m looking ahead at preparing for Week 2 when I can add fish (except shellfish), all legumes and beans, and gluten-free grains back into my diet (welcome back, quinoa!). As of next week, these are
Progress on Kate’s “big girl” room has been slow since we were in a rush to get her moved into it, and I had only accomplished the bare minimum prior to her move-in date. Luckily I’ve gotten a few more things accomplished since your first look at Kate’s new space. I had to. Every time
I always over-plan, over-buy, and over-prepare for the Whole Living Challenge, so this year I’ve decided to keep a detailed account of what I buy, plan to make, and what I actually make (and eat) so I’m better able to gauge what I need when I do this again next year. Here’s my (slightly pared
Working on thank you notes with Kate for her 3rd birthday party, reminds me of something G said when Kate was opening her presents: “I wish you were Melissa and I was Doug.” Kate, decorating thank you notes for her birthday party guests. This post contains an affiliate link.
Who’s ready to change their life?! Alright, alright…before you barf in your mouth, allow me to go first: I am. Maybe not to change my life, per say, but I am in SERIOUS need of getting my ass back on track with taking care of my body. With the holidays, the excitement and planning of
One of mine and G’s favorite things to do before Kate was born was seeing movies in the theater. Ever since her very first viewing of the 20 minutes that is Elmo’s World, we’ve been waiting for the day that Kate was ready to wait in line with us to purchase three tickets to the
…and she might need a minute to process. Kate, holding (and reading) her “KATE IS 3” birthday banner.
It’s here! Whole Living has finally released their 2013 Whole Living Challenge – a whole-body detox designed to supercharge you for the New Year – and I’m so excited to tackle it! I originally planned to start the 2013 Challenge this week, but then I noticed my stocked wine rack, and a calendar that says
Kate has totally been picking on the things we say and mimicking them back to us. I swear I hear myself in her nearly every day: “No problem, Mom. No problem.” “Yeah, sure.” “That sounds like a great idea!” And the kicker: “Just a second, Mom. My hands are busy.” Something else she says that
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Thank you so much for joining me!
