Summer is approaching fast and as always, one of my top priorities is to keep my kids reading while they’re out of school. One thing I’ve learned as a parent is that kids generally don’t just LOVE TO READ all on their own- It’s up to us to help make it fun and appealing, and luckily I’m getting […]
May 19, 2015
To know me is to know I love to cook, but while I’ve mastered some pretty complicated cooking techniques over the years, one seemingly simple recipe has eluded me: how to boil an egg. Sure, it seems simple, but all the boiled egg connoisseurs out there (Is there a Facebook group for that?) know how difficult […]
May 14, 2015
This summer, I’ve resolved to make a real effort to get out and explore Middle Tennessee with my kids. I do pretty well with this when my husband is around, but I’ve never felt all that comfortable straying too far alone with small children. Now, though, the kids are getting older. The magnetic pull of video […]
May 10, 2015
EDIT: Click this link to see my all-new, updated 2016 post with 90 THINGS to do with your kids in Nashville this summer! Summer is quickly approaching and if you’re like me, you’re scrambling to come up with plans to keep your kids busy and active this summer (as opposed to playing video games and […]
May 5, 2015
Like many of you, I have slowly been replacing the outdated appliances in my kitchen with newer, stainless steel models. And it wasn’t long before I started asking myself how this so-called steel had the audacity to call itself ‘stainless’ when no matter how much I scrubbed or what kinds of household cleaners I used, mine always, always […]
April 28, 2015
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in on the brilliant minds at Restoration Hardware- and when I finally got around to it, I was so pleased to find that they’ve come out with a whole new collection of furniture and accessories for our darling children– as well as a bunch of helpful new photos to give […]
April 22, 2015
I buy green onions just about every time I go to the supermarket, and use them in my cooking at least once or twice a week. Last spring, I planted green onions in my herb garden, but they take a woefully long time to replenish themselves when I trim them, so I considered my homegrown green […]
April 16, 2015
When my son was born, I gave him the blog nickname of ‘Bruiser’ based purely on how he made my insides feel during the last few months of my pregnancy. Fortunately, the name was a perfect fit. Today, the kid loves sports and action games, playing outside with his buddies and wrestling with his father. He perpetually has […]
April 14, 2015
