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If you know me, you know I’m pretty far from being a feminist and I do believe women should know how to cook for their families and take care of them. And you probably also know that I don’t iron and I’d much rather pay someone to clean my house than do it myself. Recently […]
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There’s not too much anyone can tell you to prepare you for motherhood. Even if someone did tell you it probably wouldn’t stop you from having kids. And it seems to me that as parents we tend to forget some of the sleepless nights, utter exhaustion, anxiety, and whatever else we suffer through when we […]
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World Breast Feeding Week started last week and a lot has been going on. Some of it has been making the news and even more of it has been circulating around social media. Mothers all over the word have been getting together for “nurse-ins” and “latch ons” where basically, breastfeeding mothers get together and breastfeed. […]
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When I woke up last Sunday the farthest thing from my mind was spending a week in NYC. I was spending the weekend in Dallas with my family, getting ready to spend the day by the pool. And then I checked my email. I had an email from one of the producers of Fox and […]
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As a blonde daughter of a German mother and an Italian father growing up in the Dominican Republic while an amazing experience sometimes made me feel a bit like a fish out of water. I grew up in an English speaking home where Italian, German and even some American traditions were a part of my […]
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January marked our 6th year of marriage but May 25th is our 5th wedding anniversary. It’s complicated. Andrew and I don’t have a traditional love story. We did meet in college, during orientation week, so you could say that we’re college sweethearts but our courtship was short before we parted ways. Not many people know the ins […]
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Not too much attention is given to what women eat during pregnancy. We’re quick to indulge cravings of even the unhealthiest foods and laugh at poor choices because of “pregnancy cravings”. Doctors warn of the dangers of deli meat, sushi, and alcohol but may not thoroughly discuss how specific foods can assist the fetus in […]
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Eating out with my toddler is an adventure every single time. Sometimes I see other toddlers sitting quietly entertaining themselves or staring at something animated on a smart phone while the parents enjoy a leisurely meal and what seems to be adult conversation. I’ve yet to experience that. I try to keep Annabelle away from […]
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When Andrew and I first got married and were living in Hawaii we instated Friday Pizza and a movie night. We got the idea (and recipe) from the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver which if you haven’t read you really should. It’s a great book about food, eating with the seasons and growing our […]
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Breastfeeding is such a hot topic in the motherhood community. While some may not do it at all others spend several years breastfeeding. The question of how long you should breastfeed is such an incredibly personal topic and can bring out fits of rage in the women defending their choices. While some choose not to breastfeed […]
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