Okay, I admit it. Things have been really boring around here lately. If you’re a reader of mine, you’re probably not reading anymore, because there’s been nothing TO read. Yes. I’m hibernating. I’ve been taking a blogging break. It wasn’t

Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I’m not much for making “cute” food on a regular basis. I’ve always followed the philosophy that healthy, delicious meals and snacks are already appealing to the eye,

So, uh, it’s not quite the last day of the month yet, but there’s this thing called “Juno” apparently headed this way? And we might get crushed under the weight of one billion pounds of snow? OK, it probably won’t

Not long after I began writing this blog, many moons ago during the last Ice Age and when I could still say confidently that I was closer to my 20s than I was to my (gulp) 40s, our older son

I’ve never been much in the habit of doing a year-end post here on the blog – I don’t know if it’s pure laziness or the fact that I tend to be more “unplugged” during the final few weeks of
We’ve completed our December pantry challenge! If you’re just getting up to speed, the quick recap of the concept is that each year, J. and I try to offset the costs of holiday shopping and baking by eating exclusively from

As my 8-year-old son L. would say, “I cannot…not…NOT…believe” that it is November already. There is something so special about this time of year. I know that sounds trite and a bit like I’m stating the obvious, but really –
No, really, the heat is on. Or it could have been, but I restrained myself from touching the dial. It is COLD today in Rhode Island. Funny how this happens almost every year, and yet I’m never really quite prepared
Big News! You’ve probably already heard about the fantastic back-to-school organizing guide I put together with my friend Bonnie from The Joyful Organizer. To recap, it’s a downloadable e-guide with over 100 pages of amazingly helpful content. In its pages,
I was recently approached by a clinic called BMI of Texas, asking if I’d read and review a children’s book the doctors in the practice had written to help young patients and their families. The entire idea of a doctor’s