We all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. October 15 is National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day. This means October is also a month to remember the sweet babies that left us all too soon. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer; 1 in 4 women will lose a baby. [...]
First, Happy birthday to my younger, but not-so-little-anymore brother Andrew! I can’t believe you’re 20! I still remember the day you were born! This week is the start of October Unprocessed! I’m so excited to try out some new recipes this week, and I’m even more excited about the pledge we’ve taken for the month–a [...]
As we pause the merriment of the High Holidays for Yom Kippur today, I sat down to reflect on my life over the past year. I wanted to take some time to think about how things have been, and what I will do differently going forward. I’ve been very blessed over the past year. I [...]
Hi to all of my readers, new and old! I wanted to give you an update about a couple of changes that will be taking place around here as I try to find my voice. I’ve thought a lot about my mish-mash of topics, and haven’t been able to find one or two to focus [...]
I finally have vacation days again!!! That’s cause for celebration, because you all know how much I love my vacation days. They were in short supply since I used them all for maternity leave last year. Our fiscal year starts over on July 1–so today, I have just about 4 weeks of vacation to use [...]
This week, we have a four-day work week. Exciting! We’re working on doing more meal prep on the weekends so our weeknights are more relaxed–part of this includes trying more slow-cooker and freezer meals. We’ve done a stellar job eating through our freezer and pantry, although we have more stews left in the freezer to [...]
Would you believe I got to age 30 without ever making chicken salad? Yeah, me neither! Especially considering it’s one of my favorite foods. This is a recipe I made up to use some shredded chicken from the freezer. It made a big batch, and tasted awesome! To speed things along, I did all the [...]
Thursday, December 22–Friday, December 23 Ethan started his Thursday with a bit of gaming with Uncle Andrew. Starbucks was a near-daily run for Eric, and I was a willing beneficiary of his caffeine habit. Ethan and Eric spent quality time together playing Magic while Ethan was wrapped up in the Moby. Ethan spent time with [...]
Here’s a look at our trip over the past week: Wednesday, December 21 Riding from the park and ride to the airport. Ethan was so tired from the excitement, he fell asleep! We watched planes taking off, and saw a band playing Christmas music. Ethan even helped play the jingle bells! Ethan got his first [...]
When we got home this afternoon from a week away visiting my family, I was craving a Mary-style good-for-me meal. Full of meatless protein, veggies, and no gluten. Back to my old friend quinoa I went! They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, and that saying held very true for my old friend and [...]
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