*Sigh* Meghan started her second year of preschool today. Â While she was gone, I sat around watching home videos from when she was a baby, blubbering and wondering how she got so big so fast. Not really. Â But if I would have had the time to do that, I definitely would have cried while watching ...
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Weekend reading
Sometimes the entire week flies by and hundreds of blog posts sit unread in my Google Reader. Â Okay, sometimes two weeks fly by and that happens. Â Then I get a few quiet moments on a Saturday morning to catch up. Â Here's some of the best of what I read today: Motherhood: Â A Career? Â from ...
10 delicious ways to curb your sugar cravings without sugar
This year for Lent, I gave up sugar. Â Sugar is a broad term, so let me clarify. Â I did not give up fruit or unsweetened dried fruit. Â I did give up sugar, whether refined or unrefined (like Sucanat and turbinado sugar) and other high-sugar sweeteners like maple syrup and honey. Â Even though natural ...
Vegetable and tempeh stew with herb dumplings
So, I know it's Thanksgiving week and if you are hosting your mind is totally focused on all the holiday food you have to make. Â If you aren't hosting, then you are probably traveling, in which case you are busy preparing your family to get on the road. Either way, you aren't thinking about dinner ...
Healthy apple peanut butter cookie bites-49 calories each
I wouldn't classify any kind of baking as easy, per se. Â Baking is a science that's easy to screw up. Â But when it comes to different types of baking, I'd say that unhealthy baking is infinitely easier than healthy baking. Throw a few sticks of butter, a cup of white sugar, half a cup of brown ...
Carrot Cake Smoothie
Things That Make Me Happy: 1. Â Checking tasks off of my to-do list. 2. Â A clean house. 3. Â When I have to wake Meghan up from her nap and she's still so sleepy she lets me rock her. 4. Â New clothes. 5. Â Finding fun home decorating ideas on Pinterest. Â (Can you say obsessed?) 6. ...
High Protein Energy Balls
Life is never dull with a 2 year old around. Â They have a seemingly endless supply of energy. Â They love to get involved with whatever their parents are doing. In this case, they like to get involved in whatever Mommy is doing. Â And Mommy was trying to take a few photos of the energy balls for ...
Build a {Healthy & Natural} Easter Basket
Yesterday was the kind of day where I barely had a chance to sit down and the next thing I knew it was 10:00 pm. Â Do you ever have those kind of days? Â Emails get unanswered, phone calls don't get made, blog posts don't get written... One thing I accomplished from my to-do list yesterday was ...
Very Berry Whole Grain Mini-Muffins
In my last post when I gave you a peak into my fridge, there was one thing I didn't mention.  Did any of you notice the random bakery box in the before picture of my  the refrigerator?  Here--look again: And what was inside the box? This is what makes its way into the house if I don't keep a ...
Creamy Carrot Brown Rice Risotto
The last time I made risotto I was pregnant with Meghan. Â I was still in the sick-all-day phase, but apparently feeling ambitious. Â I stood over the stove, nauseous, while I stirred, stirred, stirred that rice. Â Soon I pulled up a chair, doubled over with my arm extended so I could continue to stir. ...
5 Reasons I’m Smiling Today
Lately life's been stressful. Â It hasn't exactly been, as they say, a bowl of cherries. Â One thing I am blessed to have, however, is optimism. Â I have always been the type of person who sees life's events in the best possible light. Â Today I don't even need that much optimism, though. Â I have plenty ...
Vegan Lemon Blueberry Scones
When life hands you lemons, make lemon scones. Â This week should have been a great week for me. Â I had a birthday, and I love birthdays. Â I'm not someone who worries about her age, but rather embraces each stage of my life. Despite the smile and carrot cake, I had a tough week. Â At times I felt ...