Before I had my fourth child, we had our after-school routine down. The kids would come home, grab a snack, and then sit at the counter and do their homework while I sweetly micromanaged them through it. Once the babe was born, I didn't have the time or the energy to do that anymore. And it turns… more

The truth---I spend way too much time on my phone. While probably 75% of the time I am making grocery lists, googling a "how to", or scheduling carpool, all my kids see is the top of my head and all they probably feel is disinterest and disregard, I know that because that's how I feel when I'm in… more

I have what some might call a dependency on green smoothies. I am typically not a creature of habit, but I gotta have me my smoothie every morning. I used to think that green smoothies were just a clever way to get your daily dose of fruits and veggies, but last year, when I started making a green… more