Soooo, I haven’t really been blogging much lately. The first week was just crazy busy, and I missed a couple of things, then decided to take the rest of the week and get back on track on Monday. Monday rolled around, and that didn’t happen… all 3 of us caught a cold, and we were… Continue Reading
Designing a Baby Nursery (When You’re Sharing a Room)
Designing a Baby Nursery (When You're Sharing a Room) Before we had our first baby, Anneliese, I carefully arranged a special room just for her, even though we knew we would have her in our bedroom with us most of the time. With a 3-bedroom house, it was easy for her to have her… Continue Reading
Preserving Your Newborn’s Routine Over the Holidays
Are you traveling for the holidays? The actual travel part can be really simple with a young baby, but what about when you arrive at your destination? Crazy, demanding schedules and overenthusiastic friends and relatives may attempt to derail your routine, but there are a few things you can do to help. Stay Flexible… Continue Reading
3 Ss of Preparing Your Dog for Your New Baby
3 S’s of Preparing your Dog for Your New Baby Really, this should be “How I prepared my dog for our first baby”… I don’t know your dog. I only know mine. So this is what we did. Support curiosity – Zora was very curious about the new baby things that started coming into… Continue Reading
Paint a Pumpkin With Your Kids
One simple but super-fun fall craft you can do with your kids is pumpkin painting! This isn't something that takes a lot of prep or clean-up, but it's super-fun and will give you dcorations to use all month. Unlike carved pumpkins which will rot pretty quickly, painted pumpkins “keep” for a long time. You can… Continue Reading
Freezer Friday – Crock Pot Zuppa Toscana (Sausage, Potato, Kale Soup)
While in one of my pinning frenzies, I came across this recipe for (Olive Garden copycat) Zuppa Toscana in a crock pot. It looked darned good to me, and also like something that I could double without much effort, AND freeze successfully. I wasn’t 100% sure about freezing it because of the potatoes (which… Continue Reading
Baby on Board: Long-Distance Travel With a Newborn
What do you need to know about traveling with a baby? I mean a little baby, not an older one. And not a toddler. Well… The first few months, you might notice your baby loves the car seat or hates it. If you have a “loves the car seat” baby, that’s great! Bring on… Continue Reading
20 Chore Tuesday–At Home!
Tuesdays happen to be my “meeting days”… I usually have a babywearing play date, parenting meeting, La Leche League meeting, or other moms+kids get-together. Tomorrow I’m staying HOME. I have a lot to catch up on, and I’m hoping a 20 chore Tuesday at home will help me. Empty dishwasher Breakfast for kiddies Wash breakfast… Continue Reading
MmmMonday – Grain-Free Pumpkin Pie and Cooking with Coconut Flour Review
A few years ago, when I started cooking grain-free recipes, I heard about coconut flour as an alternative to wheat flour. I wasn’t sure how to use it though, and since it wasn’t a straight substitution, I needed some help learning how. Enter Bruce Fife’s cookbook, Cooking with Coconut Flour. There’s nothing flashy about this… Continue Reading
Super-Cute Button Magnets
This Crafterday Saturday is a super simple project you can whip together with things you probably already have. These little magnets would be great stocking stuffers (not for little kids though – strong magnets can be really dangerous), or to add some color to your message board or fridge. All you need is some magnets,… Continue Reading
How Did it Freeze? Chicken Veggie Cheese
If I did a freezer recipe every week for Freezer Friday, my freezer would be packed full in no time. Sooo… sometimes I'll be doing a “How did it freeze?” update, or other freezer-related posts. This is something I've sort of made before. This is the recipe. But this time I added lots of extra… Continue Reading
7 Ways to Prepare Your Toddler for a New Baby
When I became pregnant with Joey, Anneliese was just under a year old. I knew she couldn’t possibly understand what was really happening, and what was going to change with our family in just a few months, but I did my best to prepare her for his arrival. Considering that upon seeing him the first… 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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