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January is here and all that jazz.  Resolutions, fresh starts, yadda yadda.  Moving on. With blogging, the more time that passes, the further behind I get, and then I get overwhelmed and don’t know how or where to start.  I fear if I don’t just post something – anything – it may be February.  So here it goes. December 29th Breakfast: lactation cookies (both flavors) and coffee [well rounded] Lunch: kale and cabbage salad with avocado, sunflower seeds, and grapes [also copious amounts of Brianna’s poppyseed dressing] Sips: Rebbl maca mocha [been eyeing these for months and… Read more >

The holidays with children are unlike anything I’ve experienced before.  I loved Christmas as a kid (obviously) but seeing it all through the eyes of your toddler is just a whole other tier of fun.  There are no words to describe the joy. Setting new traditions in motion, pacman and I baked cookies together for Santa. What a cutie pie.  He’s a champ of a sous chef. We used Danielle Walker’s recipe for “real deal chocolate chip cookies”.  He calls them “chocolate chippies”.  This was actually the first time he’s really had chocolate aside from the few bites of… Read more >

After the last round of mini muffins was such a hit I decided to make another batch.  But we were out of banana, so I opted  for the next favorite puree of the house.  Pumpkin! P didn’t like them as much as the banana ones but still ate them when Earth Balance was added.  It was probably because they weren’t as sweet.  I used a tiny bit of maple syrup but otherwise they were just rice flour, chia and flax, coconut oil, baking powder, and almond milk.  Again, I didn’t write a recipe down because it was my… Read more >

Well that came and went quickly now didn’t it?!  Cliche, party of one three million.  Many of our activities were on pause during the weeks surrounding the holiday (swimming, music, etc.) which apparently meant the blog was on pause while I filled our rainy and freezing days with indoor fun.  Tangent: I feel a little jipped with this weather.  We moved to Nor Cal for fake seasons…not this 30 degree BS.  I’ll take my winter with a side of fleece (NOT down) thankyouverymuch.  Frozen fingers are not the sacrifice I was thinking I’d be forced to make… Read more >

Early morning tree admiring at my parents’ house. For the past two years we have gone to my parents’ country club for the Santa breakfast.  Both times P has cried his little eyes out while clawing my body with a death grip like no animal I’ve ever seen.  But this year he went in with a new understanding…Santa is in charge of presents!  And that – to quote Martha – is a good thing.  Worth braving the beard for, you might say. In truth, he has been telling me what he’s going to do/say/ask Santa for weeeeeeeeks…. Read more >