Do Kindness, Recklessly. @lexienoelleundem
October first hits and something shifts in this house. Shane drags the bin of fall decorations out of the garage so I can drink coffee and decorate. Carolynn starts begging for pumpkin everything. Camden toddles around saying “boo” at literally anything, including the dog, the mailbox, and a sock on
So I finally did something just for fun. No meal prep, no allergy label reading, no negotiating screen time with a six-year-old who has the negotiation skills of a tiny lawyer. I had some of my sisters over for a craft weekend, and we spent the day making polymer clay
Fall is my favorite season to do crafts with Carolynn and Camden. There’s something about the cooler weather, the crunchy leaves outside, and the cozy feeling of being inside together that just makes sitting down at the craft table feel right. We’re not rushing off to splash pads or chasing summer
I’m not a meal prep person. I’ve tried. I’ve pinned the pretty Sunday containers. It’s just not me. What does work for our family is having a solid rotation of quick weekday dinners that I actually know how to make without staring at my phone for 20 minutes trying to decode a
Every single year I tell myself I am going to be the mom who has it all together before school starts. And every single year, Shane is at Walmart at 9 PM the night before the first day of school because we forgot folders. Specifically the two-pocket poly folders that
If you’ve spent any time cooking on a Traeger, you already know the magic. Everything just tastes better with a little smoke behind it. But if you’re feeding kids who have strong opinions about dinner, “smoked” doesn’t automatically mean “eaten.” Trust me, I’ve learned that the hard way. That’s why
There is something about eating outside that makes everything taste better. I don’t fully understand the science behind it, but a simple hot dog cooked over a fire somehow beats any fancy dinner I’ve ever made in my own kitchen. Maybe it’s the fresh air. Maybe it’s the fact that
If you have a toddler with food allergies, you already know the snack struggle is very real. You spend ten minutes packing something you feel good about, drop them off at daycare, and then spend the rest of the morning wondering if you forgot to check the label on the