Here we are at the end of the week and nearly the end of the month, and halfway through the summer, and… the year. Given than this January in Boston lasted 45 years, I’m praying summer slows down just a bit. We are enjoying the…
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The Clean Up | My favorite non-toxic cleaning products including the scoop on Branch Basics
When it comes to home keeping skills, I’d say mine just very, very slightly above average. And if we didn’t have the luxury of a bi-weekly cleaning service, well… I don’t want to imagine what our condo would look like. Also, I am highly motivated…
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Hood Cottage Cheese Challenge: 3 Snack Ideas
This post is sponsored by Hood Cottage Cheese. I love a good challenge almost as much as I love snacking. With the summer in full swing, I feel like we’ve been surrounded by snacks. At the same time, I’m chasing two kids up and down…
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My Favorite Podcasts | Categorized for Your Listening Pleasure
As promised (who knows when, to who knows whom), I’m sharing my favorite podcasts today. I’m not sure how I discovered podcasts, but it was shortly after I graduated from BC and was director of a small non-profit in Rhode Island. The only thing more…
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This Week On Tap | June 11
So this edition of This Week On Tap is brought to you by a semi-broken MacBook, a semi-broken iPhone, a dangling rear view mirror, regular person Advil for my wonky back, Children’s Motrin for Nicky’s (now gone) fever, and a prescription for compounded “miracle mouthwash.” …
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Hood X Handlebar
This post is sponsored by Hood Cottage Cheese. At the end of May, I was treated to an uplifting, challenging spin class at The Handle Bar and post-workout snacks from Hood Cottage Cheese as part of the brand’s influencer program. My friend Michelle joined me for…
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Happy National Escargot Day + a gentle reminder
Happy National Take Your Frenchie to the Beach Day. JK. It’s actually National Escargot Day. Clark did eat a periwinkle or six while we were there, so basically… same thing. Completely unrelated to Frenchies + edible snails, but semi-related to the beach: One of my…
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This Week On Tap | May 12
It’s an overcast Saturday on the Cape and we just saw a bunch of baby chicks (Nicky thought they were “so cute little baby turkeys”…). What more could you ask for? Maybe some popcorn. And some tea. Perhaps a little dark chocolate with sea salt……
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DIY Uplifting Room Spray
May is Teacher Appreciation Month… and so I found myself staying up past my bedtime Monday night, filling twelve small bottles with a semi-magic potion for our kids’ preschool teachers, as one does. I thought I’d share the how-to for this DIY uplifting room spray…