It’s been said that you remember feelings more than words. How true. At about 36 weeks pregnant with my first daughter, I was at a routine midwife exam and made a joking yet serious comment to my midwife that I was “done gaining weight!” … Read More
An Honest Conversation About Varicose Veins During Pregnancy, Part 1
Mortified. Day by day I watched purple veins pop to the surface of the inside of my left knee and spread down my calf like a spider web. It looked awful. I tried to ignore it, pretend it wasn’t there, but as the weeks of pregnancy passed by I realized this was something that was not going away.… Read More
Faster Weeknight Dinners- Strategies That Really Work!
Years ago, Rachael Ray had a tv show on the Food Network called Week in a Day. In the course of 60 (tv) minutes, she would show you how to make 5 different meals for your family and how to reheat and serve them each night. … Read More
Easy Meal Plan Strategies for the Busy Family
Growing up, our family never had a plaque with our “family values” listed or a family mantra we created and memorized, but I knew without a doubt that my parents valued family dinners. There wasn’t a question about whether we would sit down at the dinner table together each night. … Read More
When Pizza Speaks Louder Than Words
Homemade pizza is tradition in our home- one that is not going away anytime soon! When my husband and I were newlyweds, we were also finishing degrees in school and the only time we had money to go out on a date was when someone gave us a gift card! … Read More