Lyric is always thrilled when I get her a snack that she’s seen her big-kid friend P (who is six) have after school. P is the big sister Lyric never had, who teaches her about the important things, like playing baby dolls, and Lyric idolizes her. It is currently next-to-impossible to get Lyric to sit … [Read more…]
Ian and I have been going to the gym for about 8 weeks now. In that time, we’ve both been tracking our calories and activity levels, using wearable activity trackers and apps on our phone. I was previously maintaining my weight, so I was looking forward to losing. I thought that keeping an eye on my … [Read more…]
Oops. I have nothing to say for myself, except that I’ve been busy living life. In the intervening months since my last post, I got married, and on top of that, I have worked on lots more food writing, played with a growing toddler, a LOT, and started working on getting healthier. Please accept this … [Read more…]
Jeez, it’s about time. Target likes to make themselves stay relevant by making big announcements about hot-button topics and no apologies, and I can respect that. I’ll be honest, I will probably not stop shopping at Target, even if they came out and said something that really upset me, because their diapers are cheap and … [Read more…]
It’s been over a month since my last post, but today I have a very good reason to set aside a few minutes to write. Today, Lyric is a year old. At the time that I’m typing this, one year ago today, I was frantically trying to reach Ian at work, and my friend K, … [Read more…]
I find that I am most inspired to write blog posts when I’m not in any situation to do so — like when I’m babysitting, and all I have to type on is my phone, or when Lyric is napping (yes, she still naps on me. I prefer it to the alternative of her screaming … [Read more…]
This is part one, because I suspect I will have lots of observations on babies and gardening as time goes on. Tonight, we went to the community garden after supper to put some almost-finishing touches on our little piece of earth, stapling the trellis netting to the frame Ian built me on Saturday (I should … [Read more…]
Yesterday, Lyric turned 10 months old, and this morning, she woke up with her first tooth (finally!) Well, that certainly explains why she was a cranky butt yesterday even though she napped and was well-rested. She’s almost as proud of herself as I am of her; we had to call Daddy at his cousin’s house … [Read more…]
First off, let me say this is not a sponsored post. I’m just talking about this company, because they’ve done right by me, and that means a lot. I want to tell you about a product called NeatCheeks. They’re face wipes for babies who don’t like to get their faces wiped, sweetened with stevia to … [Read more…]
It’s been a few days since my last post, when I said I thought things were getting better. There’s a reason for that: they got worse. Thankfully, nobody offered that old chestnut among the platitudes; if I’d known they would get worse before they got better, I would probably have been a little more patient … [Read more…]