TGIF everyone! I got the park wrong for stroller strides, drove to the other park, realized I had the correct park the first time, drove back, and was only a few minutes late for the warm up.  Phew.  I was super flustered though and it took me a while to calm down and let the endorphins wash over me.  But once they hit, oh man, it was much needed, that’s for sure. We did a fall craft with the kids after our work out.  Happy first day of fall!!  Best season of all  🙂 🙂… Read more >

I need a healthy vice, you guys. Preferably an inexpensive one too (free would be ideal).  I am going to tell you something I just did. Something I have never done, ever.  I just saw an instagram ad for pants that I thought looked cute, clicked on the link all the way through to the website (which I had never heard of before), picked out the exact jeans that I saw in the ad, and ordered them.  In under 5 minutes.  What. The. Heck.  Is wrong with me. My birthday is next month.  There’s no reason… Read more >

Ok I am really realllllly considering the instant pot now.  The newest model sounds amazing!  Maybe for Christmas this year?  Or maybe I’ll hold out until an amazon sale comes around – like on prime day or whatever. Raise your hand if you have one and then tell me how frequently you use it. And then tell me if it has replaced another thing you used to use, like the slow cooker, rice cooker, or yogurt maker.  Ok, basically just sell me on it?  Blah, no don’t.  I need to be strong. But you can cook meat… Read more >

My day started with this cuteness. I really can’t handle these pigtails. I played around with these adorable blurry beings until breakfast because I decided to ride my bike to drop P off at school as a workout.  Freed up my morning for extra books and snuggles.  All good choices. Pancakes and blueberries for breakfast – their favorite. I had a mini cup of coffee and prepped dinner.  Crock pot for the win. Yesterday at Costco I saw “pork sirloin tip roast” for a really good deal.  I’d never heard of this cut of meat,… Read more >

Monday morning was long.  Flying with a child with allergies is always stressful, even though we are sailing through OIT. Since we had to leave before the sun was up to get to the airport, I had to figure out a way to give P breakfast and his dose while on the plane.  And bringing milk through security isn’t exactly a breeze.  Long story short, he had a minor reaction on the plane – likely due to not eating enough for breakfast beforehand but who really knows – so Kyle and I were on high… Read more >