Foggy Mornings and Depression

𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓. I drove through the fog this morning on my way to work, feeling dazed and off-kilter. In places it was so dense I could barely see past the hood of my car. I made out the edges of the country road and anxiously searched out

Christmas Star Scones

Being dairy free for almost 4 years has led to me creating my own Christmas treat recipes with all the goodness and flavors of tradition goodies. My younger sister made a white chocolate chip cranberry scone that is one of my favorites and inspired this creation. A common misconception is that eggs are dairy. While

This Journey Will Be Different

I sat on the living room floor, crying as milk barely dripped from my breasts into the bottles. Through the broken sobs and Kori’s cries of hunger, I told Luke to get a bag of safe milk out of my tiny freezer stash. I was going back to work the next morning and now I

Sparklers and Shenanigans

Sparklers, glowstick parties, shenanigans, and backyard fireworks just might become our new 4th of July tradition. Did you start any new traditions this year? ⠀⠀It never ceases to amaze me how Luke arranges shenanigans and convince me to go along with it all. With roughly 35 people in our yard to enjoy it, the firework

Grocery Shopping Tips

Not that long ago, we lived paycheck to barely paycheck. One way I trimmed our budget was by monthly menu planning and very carefully planning my biweekly grocery shopping trips. ⠀ It’s been a while since I’ve shared some of my favorite grocery shopping and budgeting tips.⠀⠀1) Shop your shelves and then plan your meals

Sleep – How I’ve Missed You!

From reverse cycling (nursing all night because she refused bottles at daycare) to being failure to thrive to plain old bad sleep habits, Frankie rarely slept through the night in the past 4 years. ⠀⠀When I started the gentle sleep training journey with her a month ago, I quickly found that she settled down faster

Just Do The Next Right Thing

Someone with anxiety doesn’t live life just thinking about the what if’s. We feel this impending sense of doom, knowing the other shoe will drop the next time they turn around. Constantly living in a state of fight or flight, imagining the worst scenario and overthinking a way out.⠀

My Ode To Tacos

I could go on forever about my love of Mexican food; tacos, fajitas, quesadillas – I’m here for all of them. Some of the best Mexican food I’ve ever had came from a sketchy little restaurant on a Casa Grande, Arizona side street way back in 2016. I still dream about that meal. .  

Maternal Mental Health Week

Maternal Mental Health Disorders, they take the color out of life. For several years, I suffered quietly through the pain and stigma of postpartum depression and anxiety. I knew there was something “wrong with me” but I was afraid to voice my thoughts. The overwhelming anxiety had convinced me that if I shared my concerns

Friday Favorites

I have so many mama-prenuers that I am proud to call my friends. I thought I would do a quick round up of their shops for anyone who is looking to shop small with their stimulus money. High Heels High Chairs Pam is a social ninja who has changed my IG game so much. She