For as long as I can remember, I've been obsessed with a good story. It started in early childhood, where some of my most special memories include my dad regaling me with 'stories from his head' or my mom topping off our bedtime routine with a book from my bedroom shelf. I can still vividly … Continue reading Hudson’s Picks: Current literary faves
To say the weather in our part of the world has been depressing lately would be a total understatement. With the exception of Wednesday, the forecast for the entire week has featured grey clouds, torrential rain, and thunderstorms. Also depressing? A freezer packed so full of ripe bananas that there's no room for my tub … Continue reading Top Five: Ways to use up freezer bananas
Father's Day is fast approaching, and this will be my husband's very first. Naturally, I think he's the best 'dada' on the planet and I'm feeling the pressure to adequately spoil him on his special day! A heart warming craft from our son is a given, but I also want to pamper him a little … Continue reading Top Five: Ways to Ace Father’s Day
It goes without saying that life as a new parent can be hectic. Luckily, there's an app for that! There are literally hundreds of handy tools and resources out there to help you learn more about your child's development, record and track important activities/milestones, take amazing photos, and create one billion lists. Here are the … Continue reading Top Five: Handy Apps for New Parents
Heading into motherhood, every woman is aware that life is about to drastically change. On a basic level, it's really just obvious that sole responsibility for a human life would shake things up a bit. Also, from the minute a bump is visible, moms to-be are literally bombarded by stories and words of wisdom from … Continue reading Top Five: Most Surprising things about Motherhood
Sadly, one of the first things to drop off my priority list as a new mom was my beauty routine. This seems to be a fairly typical symptom of motherhood. It's pretty hard to care whether your hair is perfectly curled when there's spit up on your shoulder, and it's legit impossible for a DIY … Continue reading Top Five: New Momma Beauty Must-haves
Choose your own adventure: a) Your newborn just woke up in the wee hours for his 1.5 hour marathon nursing session. You move to the living room and settle in for the long haul. b) Your 4 month old is 'technically' asleep, but only naps for longer than 10 minutes if you're holding her. You … Continue reading Top Five: Netflix shows to binge watch on maternity leave
I know what you're thinking: "Ain't nobody got time for that...she's crazy"! It's OK, that's exactly how I used to feel about meal planning too. The truth is, you really can save yourself a lot of time, stress, and money by mapping out your weekly meals in advance. I started pre-planning our weeknight dinners about … Continue reading Top Five: Reasons to Meal Plan
