If you’re anything like me, your home to do list is looooooong! Find a rug for this room. Paint an accent wall there. Figure out the right chair for that corner. Hang artwork here. It’s both frustrating and fun … the never-ending dreaming and finally, when the budget allows, the doing. Homemaking is truly a …

Food holidays are the best holidays, aren’t they? And no, I don’t mean holidays associated with food, like Thanksgiving—big family gatherings and your aunt’s famous secret-recipe pie. I mean actual food holidays: whole days dedicated to celebrating a food. Such as National Pepperoni Pizza Day on September 20, for example. Amazing—just like these recipes! Check …

Drop whatever you’re doing and go buy, borrow, or steal this book: The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don’t Have with People You Don’t like Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do (A No F*cks Given Guide). Is it cliché to say this book has changed my …

Sharks have become a great interest to many lately (hello, Shark Week on Discovery Channel!), my kids included. I’ve already started light Christmas shopping and since I know my kids can’t be the only people out there obsessed with sharks, I figured I’d share some of the awesome shark memorabilia, souvenirs, keepsakes, and gifts that …

Losing weight post-baby is the bane of my existence. And I know I’m not the only one! Many moms are able to go to gyms to work out but most of us have to make do working out from home…with the kids running around us…getting in the way. Since this isn’t the ideal situation, we …

As much as I love soups and casseroles for fall weather meals, I also adore simplicity … Meals that don’t take much effort and meals that amuse even the pickiest of eaters. Which, is exactly why I’m head over heals for charcuterie boards. Charcuterie boards can be fancy. Charcuterie boards can be simple. They can …

Unless you’ve been living under the sorcerer’s stone—or maybe one of Hagrid’s rock cakes—you know that Muggles everywhere are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter. Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, and Williams Sonoma have had a pretty magical Harry Potter collection for a while now, but Pottery Barn has really …

There are a lot of milestones in your child’s life, and we tend to think of most of them happening either when a child is very young (first step, first word, first tooth) or older (driver’s license, high school graduation), but let’s not forget about the stuff that happens in the middle, like the first …

School is back in session and that means busy afternoons and nights helping our kids with their homework, running them to sports and other after-school activities, and forgetting all about dinner. To help you out, here are some meal planning tips to help you for those busy school nights: Plan ahead. Pick one day, maybe …

This month, my second born starts kindergarten! Where oh where has the time gone? Truly, I wonder, because – fun fact – I first contributed to Baby Gizmo shortly after he was born … SIX YEARS AGO! Here it is! I feel like my kids have grown up here at Baby Gizmo and it’s so …

Three weeks ago, my husband took the plunge into the keto diet. Ever since I’ve been on the lookout for recipes that fit this low-carb lifestyle AND make everyone else in our family happy and this Keto Taco Casserole. A friend recommended this taco casserole, and boy, was it a winner! I modified it a …

This summer, one of our stops on our “On the Road with Baby Gizmo” YouTube series was over the border to Niagara Falls, Canada. This has been on our travel list for quite a while, so this summer we made it happen! After spending five days there, my kids are happy to announce that Niagara …