When it comes to recipes, there’s three things I love: food that is easy, food that is cheesy, and food that is breakfast. That last one doesn’t even have to rhyme because it’s my favorite. Let me tell you a not so secret- secret. I hate doing dishes. So if I can get through a […]
Easy CrockPot Chili And Cornbread
For months the crock pot my mother gave me has sat lonely and sad, high on a shelf in the kitchen. I guess it just screamed “all-day cooking” at me which was interpreted somewhere in my head as “ a lot of work.” Of course, this couldn’t be farther from the truth for most crock-pot […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: What You Should Know
Established in 1990, Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place in the USA the first full week of October. Though there have been some major strides in raising awareness of mental health issues, it remains largely stigmatized in the media and among specific gender and race groups. Behind closed doors, closed lips, and heavy eyes, millions […]
5 Fun May Day Crafts For Children
May is by far my favorite month, and you may be thinking “Oh but Lindsey, that’s just because your birthday is in May.” But in all seriousness, I’ve always eagerly looked forward to May, even as a child. May is a month full of celebrations for all you non-birthday people out there too! There’s Mother’s […]
How To Take Better Photos That Tell Better Stories
From the beginning of time humans have been using images to express their stories. Yesterday’s dusty buffalo on the walls of caves, are today’s better food photos on Instagram. Vincent van Gogh with his slew of emotional self paintings- an enthusiast of the selfie long before his time. Though our obsession with sharing personal photography […]
How To Manage Expectations As a New Parent
Life as a new parent is impossible to enter into without some expectations. From your own survival…or childhood, to friends with kids you haven’t heard from in months; the expectations of child rearing have been forming in your mind your whole life whether you realize it or not. This article is about managing expectations as […]
The Benefits Of Music For Children
If you were to ask my 4th grade orchestra teacher why he dedicated his life to teaching young children how to play stringed instruments, I assure you his answer would not be, “because it sounds so pretty.” Talking to him later on in life, he would say he loved the change he got to see […]