I told you in my last post that I loved peppermint. Well, I also love coffee. (What parent doesn’t?) So, when the holiday season rolls around and I can combine two of my greatest food loves, peppermint AND coffee, I am in heaven. A few years ago, I discovered flavored half and half, which I…
I. Love. Peppermint. I really do. I wait the whole year for the day that peppermint flavoring replaces pumpkin flavoring at all of the coffee shops, candy stores, and restaurants across the country. I actually don’t like pumpkin. Maybe I shouldn’t have told you that. Please don’t stop reading. We can still be friends, I…
A few years ago, I had a bit of a health scare. Not to worry, everything is fine now, but it really prompted me to start taking a closer look at what I was eating, as well as the products I was using. As the organic/grass-fed/clean eating movement has grown over the last couple of…
It’s 4:45 am. My daughter, my first child, is 6 weeks old and screaming for everything she is worth. Her screams reach down into the depths of my soul and pluck out my worst fears, bringing each one into the light for all to see. Am I ready to be a mother? What if I…