Home Life

Nailed it, or failed it? –Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate Brownies from Half Baked Harvest

So I've been dying to try these brownies since Half Baked Harvest put them on her instagram in December, and finally got around to it today. I love Half Baked Harvest, and strive to come up with, or at least try, some inventive and original ideas like what she has on her blog daily (seriously,… Continue reading Nailed it, or failed it? –Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate Brownies from Half Baked Harvest

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No one has it all figured out. Not even that insta-famous girl.

Let me just tell you, I have been working for years for that "secret ingredient" that would make my life perfect. First it was the perfect grades, which would get me into the perfect scholarship at the perfect college, which would get me the perfect job, and then I would be 100% happy! ... Then… Continue reading No one has it all figured out. Not even that insta-famous girl.

Finances, Home Life, Office Work, Organizing, Paperwork

How I organize paperwork

You guys, I LOVE organizing- almost everything and anything. Mementos, pictures, clothes, holiday decorations, all of it.... except paperwork. I HATE organizing paperwork. Probably because I'm a bit anal retentive so I get all confused and jumbled up in my head. Like, "Does this piece of car insurance paperwork go in the insurance category, or… Continue reading How I organize paperwork

Home Life, Mom Life

How to make meal times a breeze- an easy and simple meal solution.

I remember thinking when I was younger, watching my mom try to brown frozen hamburger "wouldn't it make more sense to thaw this first?" And then I became a wife/mother (let's be honest, even cooking for two can be stressful sometimes), and I realized "heck yeah it would be easier to thaw it first, but… Continue reading How to make meal times a breeze- an easy and simple meal solution.

Mom Life

How One Simple Change got my Baby to Sleep Through the Night

My friend Emily is a Mom information gold mine. It seems like she always has the best tips, has the same Mom Priorities as me, and has just the sweetest little babies, so when she told me what made her little darling sleep so well, and it's so simple, I immediately thought "Duh! Why didn't… Continue reading How One Simple Change got my Baby to Sleep Through the Night

breastfeeding, Mom Life

5 Breastfeeding Mistakes You Might be Making that can Kill Your Supply

As far as breastfeeding goes, my first 4 months of motherhood were bliss, the second 4 months were absolutely awful. I went from being able to pump 4-5 oz on one side from one session in the morning, to barely being able to pump 5 oz all day without breastfeeding at all. It was just… Continue reading 5 Breastfeeding Mistakes You Might be Making that can Kill Your Supply