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New Fridge – All Love!
This week, we finally replaced the side-by-side refrigerator/freezer that came with our house. I hemmed and hawed about buying a new fridge for months because the old one technically worked fine. It cooled. It froze. It usually didn’t freeze produce or cause anything to spoil. The seal was even fine. But it also was missing…
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Simplifying Snacks on School Days
This week, I wanted to share a simple trick that has been changing the way our homeschool day goes. Snack Platters I have created these snack platters in the past, but this school year I have made a habit of preparing one of these each day. Around mid-morning, a pull out whatever fruits and vegetables…
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Back to Balance – Update
This week, I’m reflecting on how quickly time flies. It seems like I blinked and July disappeared. And most of August too. In the whirlwind of last-minute summer activities and outings – hiking Mt. Mondanock, backyard camping, and paddleboarding with friends! – I definitely dropped the ball on actually photographing and documenting my “Back to…
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More Summer Camp Lunches!
This week, I prepped once again on a Sunday for my kids’ three days of camp. So far, they seem to be enjoying what I pack and few leftovers are making it home. I asked the kids in advance what they wanted to see in their lunches this week, so some of these items were…
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Back to Balance – Week Two
This week, I wish I could say I had a successful second week on my self-imposed “Back to Balance” challenge, but it has really been a struggle. I didn’t take photos of everything, I didn’t log everything, and I definitely didn’t adhere to my goal of healthy eating. Somewhere in the week, there were cookies…
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Preserving the Fruits of Summer
This week, Robyn and I took advantage of a few kid-free hours (thanks to a local church’s VBS program) to preserve some of the fruits of summer. Of course, preserving local fruits or fruit we had grown ourselves would have really made this an impressive endeavor. But for cost-effectiveness, we opted to skip the pick-your-own…
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Summertime Grilling
This week, we ended a week of summertime camp fun in the best way I could imagine: grilling up some delicious eats and dining outside on the deck. I seized a few moments of opportunity midmorning and chopped zucchini, sliced cauliflower steaks, and diced potatoes. My husband, A., has been perfecting his grilled vegetable game…
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Back to Balance – Week One
This week, I began my “back to balance” eating on a Thursday. Why a Thursday? Because waiting for the start of the week or month or another “good starting point” just gives me the excuse to overindulge and overeat for more days, reinforcing bad habits that I worked hard in the past to break. I…
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Back to Balance
This week, I am getting back into balanced eating in an effort to start gradually losing the baby weight. I’m not setting an unrealistic goal or rushing the process since I am breastfeeding and need to be careful to maintain my milk supply. And as the saying goes, “It took 9 months to gain the…
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Summer Camp Lunch Prep
This week, I wanted to share some summertime lunch ideas. My boys are attending a local summer camp three days a week this year just as they did last year. I’ve gotten into the habit of prepping their camp lunches and snacks the weekend before the camp week begins to ease the chaos. I am…