While I make an effort to eat healthy as often as possible, I have an immediate negative reaction to the term "diet." To me, it implies restriction and sounds like a total joy-kill. Every time I've tried restricting what I eat—you may remember my effort to not have any candy or ...read more
I'd heard that once a kid starts preschool, the whole family gets sick...a lot. And that's certainly been the case around here this winter. No matter how often I wash my hands, toddlers aren't exactly cautious when it comes to spreading their germs. I feel terrible for Sloan ...read more
I've been thinking about balance lately. There are days I feel like I have most things figured out—Sloan's happy, business is thriving, and G and I are completely on the same page—but there are of course the times I'm barely figuring things out and running around like a chicken ...read more
At some point towards the end of last year, G and I incorporated some much-needed tweaks to the way we were eating. We were buying a lot of groceries each week (at both the store and the farmers' market), which would have been fine if we were actually cooking it all at home. But ...read more
After rent, food is what I spend most of my money on. I cook as much as possible during the week (testing recipes and eating tried-and-true meals) so that I can save up for going to interesting restaurants over the weekend. Recently, I’ve been even more careful about eating ...read more