touched out and retreating

“touched out”. i never knew this could be a thing until dylan came along and i started feeling claustrophobic, and then guilty. when i started feeling like oh my god just get off me already, and ashamed for wanting my child to be anywhere else, with anyone else. when i get time to myself – […]

bookroo for you and you

growing up, i loved books. i devoured them. in fact, i credit my love of reading with my passion for writing. and i really hope i can foster this same devotion to the written word in dylan. she’s only 1 and a half but already she’s showing an interest in books. maybe we’ve been lazy, […]

{deliciously declassified} cinnamon swirl banana muffins

we’ve really fallen off posting lately, there’s so much going on irl there hasn’t been time to dedicate to writing blogs or even making muffins. the weather finally turned beautiful and even though i find we spend a huge chunk of the day hiding in the shade and air conditioning, there’s still lots to do. […]

{julia’s album} cauliflower alfredo sauce

we made a concerted effort to decide that we wanted to incorporate more vegetarian meals into diet. not simply because we eat entirely too much meat, because i’m not sure that’s possible, but also for financial reasons. meat is expensive and there are a million other great ways to get protein outside of chicken, pork, […]

{the smoothie lover} chocolate chunk avocado cookies

i’m mildly obsessed with cookies but it’s important to let you know, no matter what ingredients i pop into them, i do not for a second believe that cookies can be healthy. that said… take a gander at these healthy avocado cookies! i’ve made similar in the past and had great success and why mess […]