Once a girlfriend who has twice as many kids as I wondered how often I cooked fresh meals, and was really relieved when I said I try cook less often but make bigger meals to have leftovers for the week. As a SAHM, sometimes people think (or we pressure ourselves) that we as moms ought…
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Oven Roasted Frozen Broccoli and Chicken (with IP Noodles)
Meal Planning During my month of no shopping: Week one, Post 2 This is what I made for supper the other day: IP Noodles, roasted (frozen) broccoli and oven baked, breaded chicken. My kids had fun helping me make the gluten-free chicken breading. Sheet pan Frozen Roasted Broccoli is easy and my favorite way of…
Gluten-Free DIY Panko Replacement
Guys, this may be one of the few times you can be truly glad you’re gluten-free…because homemade panko got way easier than the Pioneer woman’s bread-drying and hand-grating method (love her…just not that much work.) All you need is a few cups of plain rice cereal like Chex (Great Value works just fine) and a…
Easy, Cheap Meal: Sheet Potato Wedges and Green Beans plus Protein
Meals during my No Shopping Challenge: Day 1 Lunch: Ham and Bean soup! Supper: Sheet pan Oven Potato Fries and Green Bean meal Method: Preheat oven 425* while you slice the fries. (I won’t bother talking about the steaks marinading since I am the world’s worst steak preparer, but half our crew appreciated the effort….
No Credit November Challenge, day 1
(If you want to know why I’m doing this challenge, watch here.) Yesterday my senior citizen neighbor who does not drive asked me if I could take her to Target. You know, that place with the adorable home decor and the Dollar Deals center that collects women like flies on a sticky trap? (Sorry, couldn’t resist…
Sensory Processing Disorder and the Clothing Conundrum
I’m kinda feeling like minimalism is out to get me; SPD has put on a minimalist hat and is decluttering my kid’s wardrobe at an alarming rate. Clothing. One of the SPD mom’s biggest headaches. It was 7:30 a.m. this morning, and we were out of pants. Not because we didn’t have several pairs clean,…
Make a DIY Lego Block Piñata for Pennies!
My son’s birthday party was something I’d planned for a while…but true to my ADD ways, I procrastinated on some of the details. Like completing his Lego brick piñata just minutes before guests arrived. Well, lucky for me, AND you if you are wanting to make a fast yet impressive piñata for a Lego themed…
Since Pursuing a Spectrum Diagnosis
Back In April, I posted about trying to get help for my young son whose spectrum-type behaviors, as well as SPD, some OCD, and anxiety issues were really making daily life exhausting not only for him but for our family. I was quite discouraged after hearing that the wait list for a leading autism resource…
High Expectations or Just a High Price?
In a very short period of time she, a polished and seasoned woman in a position of power, managed to step on the toes of multiple women who were merely trying their best to get with the program. Was she trying to be rude? I mean, all of them were being perfectly pleasant. They were…
How this Perpetually Late “Hot Mess Mama” Got it Together
When it was just me back in the day rushing to college classes, it wasn’t that big of a deal. As long as I wasn’t the last one there, I wasn’t too flustered. But when I had kids, it became completely apparent to me and everyone else. I was a hot mess. My friend even gave…
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