Spring Forward. Fall Back. Catchy little phrases, no? Well, I have a new one: In my pre-baby life, I had a love/hate relationship with daylight savings.  Springing forward was not my fave because of the lost hour of sleep but it was quickly forgiven by SUNSHINE AT 8 PM.  Falling back was momentarily fab due to the bonus hour of sleep but then you drive home in the dark and that is just plain awful. But then. Then you have… Read more »

I’ve touched briefly here on my desire to find balance in this whole working momma deal. And lemme tell you, there’s nothing better than a life hack to find some life balance. Enter:  The Dinner Bin Ya’ll, this is so simple it’s stupid. I did this on Sunday.  And it took me less than 30 minutes. (The picture quality is pretty “meh” here because, real life, I don’t do this during daylight hours – this is a post-bedtime task in my… Read more »

It all started so innocently. A week or so after G turned one I thought, “I bet she could stand on her own if I just showed her.” And so I propped her in front of me and did my best to let go of her hands without her noticing. And then clapped and cheered like a maniac when, lo and behold, she stood! It was for an entire 3.5 seconds but still, that counts. For about a week, this… Read more »