In-home culinary date ideas you'll love
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In-home culinary date ideas you'll love

There are lots of reasons you might want to stay in. Like me, you may have kids and want to avoid the cost and headache of finding childcare. Or it could be as simple as needing to tighten your belt with the cost of living fluctuating as it is. It may even be that you’re just more comfortable in your own space—and that’s okay too! Whatever your reason, I’m here to help make your time at home a blast. (Spoiler alert: I’m sharing some of my favorite culinary ideas—with links!)

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A Fearful Leader
Gillian Barnes Gillian Barnes

A Fearful Leader

While at my writers’ group today, one of the members referred to me as their “fearless leader”. I immediately laughed. The very idea that I’m fearless in the face of anything is just inaccurate.

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Lessons Learned
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Lessons Learned

Lately, all I want to write about, directly and indirectly, is my daughter. This is one of those indirect times. Many Millennials like myself and my husband got a late start in life and are just now, in our mid to late thirties, starting families. Well, let me tell you…there are some things that none of the sentimental Mommy bloggers are going to tell you and they have helped me get my life back. Today, I’m going to share some of them with you so that you can feel (somewhat) in control post-birth.

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Dear Daughter, I Promise to Let You Fall
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Dear Daughter, I Promise to Let You Fall

As I hold you in my arms, squeezing and rocking you to sleep, I can’t help whispering things to you like “you’re alright”, “I won’t let anything hurt you”, and “nothing is going to hurt the baby.” And all of that is sort of true…nothing life-threatening is going to happen to you.

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