This week I had a bad day. A really bad day. Throughout the day I shared new details with Eli as they surfaced further confirming that my day was going from bad to worse. I finally got back into my living room and settled on the couch, overwhelmed and feeling defeated. I was greeted by …
I love baking. Sure, some days it feels like just another chore. But then other days I happily end up spending hours baking. When I started writing this post it also happened to be my husbands birthday week! He requested pecan pie and homemade bread. Since going gluten free the amount of homemade bread-making has …
It's been a few years since I've lived in the place I consider my home. I love Philadelphia and consider myself a Philly girl through and through. Yes, it has its rough spots, lots of them. But it's my home. Here are a few things that I especially love about Philly. Overly passionate fans. It has …
"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it... yet." -Anne Shirley This phrase is perfect for New Year's Eve. The next day an entirely new year begins. The new year has no mistakes in it... yet. It's completely fresh, ready to be filled with good memories, laughter, and adventure. Because I am a lover …
When we moved to New York I knew there would be a lot I'd miss from Pennsylvania. One of the things I didn't realize I'd miss so much was the local farmers market. It's called Root's (pronounced r-uh-ts). It's a farmers market that is simply farmers selling to other farmers. The first time I went …
I have always been a little jealous of toddlers. Why? Little girls get to wear the cutest clothes. They wear frilly dresses that have matching diaper covers so that they never have to worry about their butt showing. They get to wear bows in their hair, sparkly shoes and sweaters that have dinosaur fins on the …
I love Christmas. Twinkling lights, time with family, time off of work or school, lots of sweets and gifts. This year will be my second holiday season married. Last year we cut down our own tree (well the top half of a tree) and decorated as much as we could in our little apartment. I …
These days I am working in an environment with people that have known me or my family my whole life. There is something special about those relationships. There also comes an unexpected challenge. Over the last few years, I have changed. I have grown. I have worked hard to be the person that I am …
I have a distinct memory from my childhood in which I asked my mom about being put on some sort of sports team. Her response, "You look a little funny when you run." The humor that she was referring to had to do with the fact that I'm a dancer, so my running sometimes becomes …
Today I learned a lesson from my husband. He loves to make people laugh. So on Halloween, he decided to wear his banana costume. Yes, all day. He put it on before he sat down at the breakfast table, he even drove to work in it. I kept wondering why he didn't wait until we …
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