Sometimes you wake up and the day just seems to be all wrong… When you walk out and see this in your living room, because … well… excuses… (I didn’t hire SpiderMan to take this picture! I used my handy clip-on fisheye lens on my iPhone! I LOVE it.) And then your toddler looks like… Continue Reading
How to Make Apple Chips–Cinnamon or Plain
Warning: These are addictive. They’re easy to make, delicious, and good for you. And you won’t have to pay $4 for a 1.5 ounce baggie. It’s hard to say if they’re crispy or chew. It’s kind of both. You can snap them in half, but when you eat them they’re a little chewy, not like… Continue Reading
10 Tips for a Fab Photo Book
It’s easy to take hundreds, no, THOUSANDS, of digital photos. You’ve probably got at least an 8 GB memory card in your “real” camera, so you don’t have to worry about filling it up, and your phone’s built-in camera probably rivals most stand-alone point & shoot cameras available these days – and it’s almost always… Continue Reading
Shower Curtain = Bath Backdrop
I found this shower curtain on clearance from O.R.E. Originals and knew I had to buy it for Anneliese. She LOVES letters. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it at first, but I thought maybe we would use it for a messy outdoor activity, like shaving cream painting or something. Anneliese only takes… Continue Reading
Mini Frittatas–Paleo Breakfast Bites
Mini Frittatas – Paleo Breakfast Bites Ingredients: 1 dozen eggs, beaten well 1 onion, diced and sautéed 1/2 cup ham, diced 10 oz frozen spinach, thawed and drained well (squeeze out as much liquid as you can) 1 pound of sausage, cooked Any seasonings/spices/other ingredients you’d like. Method: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees… Continue Reading
Ready-to-go Tropical Smoothies
I’ve been enjoying smoothies lately, and wanted to make a streamlined easy-to-grab smoothie option for myself, instead of mixing 5 different things (obviously this one is only 3 things, but you know what I mean) when I decide I want one. So this is my first ready-to-go smoothie. It made 8 baggies and I enjoyed… Continue Reading
Debating a Daily Routine
I’m not a schedule person, but I would love to figure out a daily routine that works well with an infant and toddler. So far, we’ve been playing it by ear, which I think is necessary with a newborn. But as Joseph starts to have more periods of “happy awake time” (wide awake and not… Continue Reading
Paleo Zucchini Boats
Paleo Zucchini Boats / Stuffed Zucchini Recipe Ingredients: 2 Tbsp coconut oil (I used expeller-pressed so it wouldn’t taste coconutty) 1 medium onion, diced 10 oz of mushrooms, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced 7 oz of organic tomato paste 4 medium zucchinis 1 pound of your favorite sausage 2 eggs salt and pepper to… Continue Reading
Dairy-Free Paleo Weekly Meal-Plan & 15 Paleo Snack Ideas
I’ve found myself relying on dairy too much… well, maybe not “too much” (based on what?) but more than I’d like. If I’m hungry, I reach for a glass of milk (up to about 3 glasses a day often). Anneliese asks for cheese all the time for snacks. She eats LOTS of cheese. And usually… Continue Reading
Cross-Country Travel With a Baby & a Toddler?
Later this summer, my older sister is getting married in South Carolina, and since my husband will be deployed again, that means I get to travel across the country (from California) with a 5-month-old and a 2-year-old by. my. self. Oh my goodness. By. My. Self. Hold me? So far here’s what I’m planning: I… Continue Reading
Re-organizing Anneliese’s Room
I took these pictures last week of Anneliese’s room (well not the whole room; just the dresser and closet) “as is”… I didn’t clean things up or make them more organized or neat first. Her dresser used to be super-organized. But then it got less organized. You know how it goes. Originally I was going… Continue Reading
Birthday Amaze-Balls
My friend Amber texted me yesterday and said “I hope your birthday is amaze-balls.” It was pretty good but I MADE amaze-balls. I was going to make myself Joey’s Birth Day Cake, but I didn’t butter the pans well enough and the cakes stuck. So I threw the cake into the peanut butter frosting and… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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