8 ways to make going back to work after baby easier. Well, it’s here. After four months at home running around with Zoey and loving on our newborn William, I headed back to work today. It was seriously hard to leave the kids this morning, especially as Zoey threw a...
How To Meal Prep In 20 Minutes
Before we became a family of three, I used to spend half a Sunday in the kitchen cooking. I would spend a few hours throughout the week researching new recipes to make for the upcoming week. Then, I would meal prep almost every...
15 Pre-Baby Freezer Meals
With a baby on the way, having some quick dishes on hand is going to make your life so much easier. These 15 pre-baby freezer meals are perfect to stock up! Before Zoey was born, I spent about a day and a half batch cooking a whole bunch of freezer meals. It was one...
Easy Weeknight Meals When You Do Not Own A Crockpot
Confession: I have never owned a crockpot. Until about 3 weeks ago when we got an Instant Pot which is part pressure cooker and part crockpot. Truthfully, crockpots and Instant Pots scare me. As a person who is militant about expiration dates, the idea of leaving food...
Dinner Ideas When You Have No Time To Cook
This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! It was during the first week we were home from the hospital with Zoey that Rob and I somehow managed to cook real dinners each night. We were so proud of ourselves for actually eating nutritiously and...
8 Ways To Remember To Eat Healthy
I was on the phone with one of my most recent health coaching clients and she was lamenting the fact that she cannot remember to eat healthy. She sees food that she knows is not good for her and she just goes for it. After she eats it, she suddenly remembers that she...
14 Ways To Eat Healthy When You Are Too Busy
In most of my initial calls with potential clients, one of the first barriers to eating healthy is being too busy. Being moms, with or without full times jobs, taking care of household chores, finding time for significant others, and keeping up with other aspects of...
Pre-Baby Freezer Meals
Zoey’s original due date was slated for July 10, which meant Rob would have only one week with her before heading back to work for the school year. Rob’s return to teaching made me really nervous as I would be home on my own with a one week old as a new mom. As a...
Meal Planning Guide
Save money on your grocery budget and avoid food waste with this free easy meal planning guide. Use these five steps to take the guesswork out of meal time. It took me a while to learn how to cook. Coming off of a college meal plan, I knew how to make exactly two...
7 Kitchen Gadgets To Make Your Life Easier
This post contains affiliate links, which means I get a small kickback if you purchase something using one of them. I appreciate your support! My oldest sister, Kate, has an obsession with kitchen gadgets. I distinctly remember her buying a garlic peeler for my mom a...
What I Buy At The Grocery Store
On Instagram last week, I posted a quick video of what Rob and I buy from Costco and the grocery store each week. A few of you mentioned that you wanted to know what we make with all that food, so I figured a glimpse into what we bought and what we eat in a typical...
I Get Home Too Late To Cook Dinner
It seems to be the plight of every working person, that getting home to cook a meal after a full work day seems nearly impossible. In fact, just a few days ago, when I asked a client what she was planning for her dinners for the week, she responded with, “I get home...