After Quinn was born sleeping, not only was my heart broken, but my arms were left literally aching. Aching for a six pound, three ounce, little lady who was lost from our (physical) lives, but not our minds. Not merely in our memories were there […]

While I was taking my premeditated “morning meditative walk” with my son and my rescue pitbull, Penny, today, we stumbled-upon two off-leash, un-tagged dogs roaming around our neighborhood. This got me thinking about being in the “right place at the right time.” If I hadn’t […]

*This is not a sponsored post. I was not compensated in any way by Bliss Nut Butters for this recipe & review. And as always, all opinions in this article are entirely my own* Today is my birthday! (Yay!!!) And in lieu of a “traditional […]

You had me at “Pico-de-Gallo.” 😉 One of my absolute favorite foods is Pico de Gallo! When I was in college, there was this small, hole-in-the-wall Burrito place that was close to campus that made fresh, in-house, Pico de Gallo that was out of this […]

I don’t know about you, but for me, the time after I wake-up but before my son wakes up is a terrific time to get to a few toddler-free tasks. On an ordinary day, with him being one, I have anywhere between 30 minutes (semi-regular) […]

You know how every superhero has their “secret weapon” or their “super power” that they use to beat the bad guy or to swoop-in and save the day? Well, one of my secret weapons, that adds a supercharged, savory flavor to any recipe that it’s added […]

This week has been extremely eye-opening. I was recently asked to be the copyeditor for my company’s blog and along with that came the request for headshots to be taken of all the blog writers. It felt great to dust-off my rusty photography skills & […]

I woke up early that morning and couldn’t fall back to sleep. My thoughts had been in a very dark place and I needed to remind myself that there’s a reason to keep getting out of bed in the morning. So I drove to the […]