Shamrocks, Clovers, and Rainbows. Oh, my! Bring sweetness to your St. Patrick’s Day celebration with these seven yummy St. Patrick’s day inspired cupcake ideas. 1. Baileys Irish Creme Cupcakes. I don’t think there’s anything not to love about these adorably, delicious cupcakes. 2. Taste a Rainbow Cupcake The interesting thing about eating rainbow cupcakes is …
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Jessica
I began potty training my first daughter when she was around 16 months old. And now at 24 months, we’re still potty training. It’s… Well, it’s a work in progress, a sometimes messy work in progress that is moving forward, albeit very slowly. In my eight months of potty training, I’ve learned a lot of …
It’s time for packing a diaper bag for two. When I had only one kid, I would typically leave my house with a diaper bag that contained all the new mom essentials. “What are the new mom essentials?” you ask. Oh, you know, just the basics, or things like multiple burp cloths, diapers, snacks, hand …
I got into cloth diapering for all the “right” reasons. I wanted to save my environment by using less water and not contributing to those nasty landfills I read about in one issue in Time magazine. I wanted to save money. I wanted to protect my daughter from potentially harmful chemicals like Dioxin. I didn’t …
Wait. Don’t answer that. Temper tantrums are par for the course of toddlerhood. They are a sign of independence. But…that doesn’t mean that they aren’t difficult, challenging, and frustrating for parents. Through time and experience in motherhood, I’ve come to learn how to anticipate my toddler’s tantrums. Like quiet storms, I, like most parents, can …
My first daughter was 13 months old when my husband and I learned that we were expecting,. Along with feelings of joy and happiness, we were nervous wrecks. Among our nightly questions to the ceiling in our bedroom were: “How are we going to make this work?” “What if she (our first daughter) resents us?” …
Breastfeeding hunger is like a hairy, talkative monster with fangs and sour bad breath. It’s worse than pregnancy hunger. It’s the ongoing cacophony inspiring you to eat, eat, and eat throughout your day. And you should eat, often, as most experts agree that breastfeeding moms can burn up to 600 calories a day and, thus, …
I love cupcakes. I love that they’re fun and sweet and topped with icing and little enough to make me think that I’m actually doing something kind of good for my hips and thighs. I think cupcakes are good for any day of the week, but are best on holidays. One of my favorite holidays …
At the start of her life, it was our plan to have my first daughter sleeping in her own bed from six weeks onward. Yeah. But then she was born, and we started co-sleeping and that plan went down the drain. I transitioned my first daughter to her own room at 10 months but it …
Welcome, new parents. Welcome to Parenting 101: Car Seat Basics. Today, I’m going to share with you the basics that you need to know about buying and using a car seat with your new baby. Yes, along with baby shower registries and baby names and paint choices, one more very important thing that must hover …
At 5, I knew that I was supposed to be a hair stylist when I grew up. I mean, I really “knew” this. I didn’t have any hair stylists in my family and my mom never, ever went to the salon but I knew hair styling was my calling because I loved styling (read: cutting …
We’ve shared pizza recipes before such as the Thai Chicken Pizza, Pear, Caramelized Onion and Walnut Pizza and the Three Cheese Blackberry Pesto Pizza. But today we are sharing with you a easy, homemade pizza crust recipe. A good homemade pizza crust is simple to make, textual pleasing, rises well, and serves as a perfect …