My daughter is in her first dance recital this weekend and I couldn’t be more excited. You can see a picture of her costume in this post,  it is off the charts adorable. Yesterday we got instructions from her dance teacher about hair and makeup, including how to do a bun. Penelope seems to have …Continue Reading »

Something that has been weighing on my mind the last few months as I recover from my most recent pregnancy and miscarriage is the idea that our culture seems to believe that one kid is simply not enough. I remember reading an article in some parenting magazine maybe seven years ago, about how four kids …Continue Reading »

Hi friends!  How was your week?   Mine was full as usual.  My husband and I were fighting colds that we got while in Miami.  So instead of attacking my mile long to-do list I had to take it easy, and now the list is 2 miles long.  Oh well. I am fixin to be …Continue Reading »

This picture may look like I am torturing my child, but we are playing the Burrito game! I learned the Burrito game when I attended my Itsy Bitsy Yoga training ( I have been a Certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitator since 2006). It is a fun game to play when your yoga class has started to loose …Continue Reading »

I gained about 80 pounds when I was pregnant with Penelope. Here are a couple of pictures so you can see for yourself. I was 34 weeks here.  I think I stopped weighing myself at this point.  Not a single stretch mark though. This is a ridiculous picture, but I just had to share.  I …Continue Reading »

OMG ya’ll.  This weekend was ah-mazing.  I realize the word amazing can sound trite when you use five million times like I do. But for real.  This weekend was amazing. Life changing.  Game changing. The Pioneer Woman has been my hero since the first week I started blogging.  I have her pretty face right next …Continue Reading »

Have you bought my new ecookbook yet?  What do you think? I am so thrilled with the responses so far and the amount of copies sold.  Thank you to everyone who has purchased one so far! I am going to raise the price to $5.99 on Sunday, so be sure to buy your copy before …Continue Reading »

Would you like to win this awesome slow cooker?  I have been using an All Clad 6 qt Slow Cooker for many years and I love it! All you have to do is share a photo and link I provided on Facebook and then come back here and leave a comment in the comment section …Continue Reading »

It’s finally here! Come and get it!!!  It’s only $5.99. Have I mentioned how excited I am? I have wanted to write a book for so long, and I was always so curious to know what my first book would be.  Never in a million years did I think it would be a cookbook! I …Continue Reading »

I had a garage sale the other weekend. I got rid of every single piece of baby gear in my house. I kept all Penelope’s special wooden toys and all her clothes (I am talking 7 full bins worth) but all the gear, the crib, the highchair, the rocking chair, after the garage sale, the …Continue Reading »

So excited about my new sponsors this month!  They are truly awesome and businesses that I 100% support. Please take a moment to check out my lovely sponsors.  Their support means the world to me and I only take on sponsors that I feel good about endorsing, so please give them some love. First up, …Continue Reading »

My ecookbook comes out in two days.  Two days!  You have one more chance to sign up for my email newsletter and have access to it first and half price. Love this eco craft round up from Mindful Momma. I can’t wait to go to the Mom 2.0 Summit in Miami next week.  Anyone else …Continue Reading »