When my second child was born and we first tried breastfeeding, I was quickly flooded with memories of my first week of learning to breastfeed my first. In that initial go-around with my first, trying to achieve a quality latch was a challenge. The first week or two was a real struggle, but eventually we […]
How to Use a Stalk of Celery
Celery. Does anyone really like celery? I’ve always kind of been on the fence as to whether I like it or not. Maybe it’s good or maybe it’s just necessary, but most of the time when I buy it, it sits in my refrigerator, unused, until it becomes so wilted that I finally just chuck […]
How to Keep Thanksgiving Simple
Man, oh man, can Thanksgiving be complicated! When my husband and I started dating, we’d pretty much split our day into three parts: his parents, my parents, and the bar. We’d eat too much at both sets of parents’, receive leftovers at both places, then dress up like truckers and digest with our friends from […]
Six Soup Making Tips and Tricks
I love making soup. I might even love making soup more than I love eating it. Savory, spicy, sweet and squashy, chunky or creamy, brothy or beany… it’s all so good! Over the years, I’ve heard a few people say that making soup is a lot of work. I wholeheartedly disagree; all you have to […]
Bye-Bye Breastfeeding: Six Tips I Learned on My Journey
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Well, it’s bittersweet for me to report that after 25 months, my daughter has finally quit breastfeeding. It’s been a long journey and it’ll start up again shortly (three months ’til baby brother arrives!), but I’ve learned a lot along the way and built a ton […]
