mail call: a little bundle *giveaway prize*

is there anything more exciting than getting mail? not bills and flyers, that’s depressing. but real, live, actual mail! letters and postcards and gifts are obviously at the top of the list of “things we want to receive” but that thing you bought online comes in a close second. tied with second? things you’ve won […]
“hulk”-ies (avocado chocolate chip cookies)

you know when you have half an avocado in the fridge and you just don’t feel like eating it but then you never feel like eating it and it goes bad, but that’s a terrible waste because 1) wasting food is a waste and 2) avocados are so damn expensive, not eating them right away […]
unfocused focus

or, “how to get stuff done when you have a toddler” it’s all fine and well for people with (and without) kids to make suggestions to newbies on how to get stuff done. how to clean, how to work, how to shower. but truth be told, all circumstances and situations are unique. the boy used to […]
{the jonses three} oatmeal banana muffins + extras

you all know i have a thing with bananas. buy two, it’s not enough. buy a bunch, that’s too many and half of them inevitably go bad. thank the sweet baby jebus for baking, or we’d be wasting a lot of bananas. also, thank the sweet baby jebus for pinterest. if i had been blessed […]
{table for two} white pizza

i honestly and proudly confess that we eat wholly too much pizza in this house. there’s nothing wrong with that, other than the fact that pizza probably isn’t the healthiest food on the planet, but it’s all ooey gooey cheese and so easy. in an effort to make better choices for the family, it’s been […]