Queen of the Land of Twigs 'N Berries
Motherhood, Chicago Style
It seems like everywhere you look, products are becoming more “green” and “all natural”–and for good reason. There are so many toxins out in the world that we ingest, whether we like it or not. The great thing is that as a parent, you can make a conscious choice to avoid many harmful ingredients simply […]
I miss the sun. Seriously. Day after day of gloom and doom is finally taking its toll and make me fantasize about moving to Florida. And since taking a trip to the tropics isn’t in the cards for us right now, I’ve been looking for ways to keep me sane during this looooooong winter. Thankfully […]
The life of a parent is absolutely exhausting. If you are lucky enough to have children who sleep through the night, you are undoubtedly woken early with requests for snacks and screens (I know it isn’t just me). And after a busy work day either at or outside of the home, whipping up a healthy […]
It is officially that time of year when Chicagoans are fleeing for fun in the sun (I’m looking at you, Kari and Whip!). And while a vacation away from the long and brutal Chicago winter sounds like paradise, traveling back and forth with the kids is anything but. For a while, I was so petrified […]
Sometimes it looks like a tornado has gone through my house. Seriously. It makes me wonder why I invest in a security system when a burglar would be stopped by the cars and Legos strewn about the floor (and my kids haven’t even seen Kevin’s antics in “Home Alone!”). But thankfully I implemented a plan […]
With each new year comes a fresh new start. And while I would love to be the mom who whips up healthy and nutritious meals from scratch every night or the trendiest mom on the playground…it’s just not going to happen. So this year, my resolution is to get real…to tune out all of the […]
Never in a million years would I have imagined that one tiny baby would require SO MUCH STUFF. Seriously. Fast forward five years and I am still carting his things around when we are out and about, but thankfully I have become wiser over the years when packing a diaper bag. Another thing I’ve learned? […]
If there is anything we moms need to make our lives easier, it is more time in our day. With just a couple more hours, that load of laundry could finally be folded and put away, we could try out that complicated recipe from “The Barefoot Contessa,” and we could actually have some time to […]
I simply can’t believe it but a few nights ago the unthinkable happened…the Chicago Cubs advanced to the World Series of Baseball. No, I’m not dreaming. Am I’m stone cold sober, too. You see, our time is now…and we need to get our little ones up on our Cubby Blue bandwagon, don’t you think? So […]
I don’t mean to brag or anything, but I make a darn good chili. Not too spicy, not too sweet…the perfect amount of beans, meat and veggies…my mouth is watering just writing about it. Don’t believe me? Well, I’m not the only one who thinks it is amazing, my friends do, too. And I have […]