What are sensory bins, and what are they used for? As a school-based occupational therapist, I use sensory bins regularly in therapy. A sensory bin is generally a container of material(s) for a child to explore. While they are frequently shoe-box sized, sensory bins can come in all shapes and sizes. You could do a …
My husband Dave and I have a son, who is three years old now. We now have a second son who is 7 months old! As we prepared for a second baby, we revisited all the useful products and items we used with our first baby, so I thought I would compile a list of …
As I’m writing this, I just had my second baby! I’m also in that season where I know lots of other expecting ladies, so I thought it may be helpful to compile a list of my favorite products and gift ideas for expecting moms. If you’re looking for gift ideas for an expecting mama or …
First, a disclaimer. As I mentioned in this post about the birth story of our first son, this is a birth story and all it’s details. It’s totally fine if you don’t want to know everything about my birth, I was the same way. Let’s start with the pregnancy. During my first pregnancy, I was …
During our first 30-Day No Sugar Challenge, one of the most time-consuming parts of meal planning was having to read ingredient lists. Sugar can come in lots of different forms, and it can be in pretty unexpected places. The MOST surprising thing that I found with a sweetener added (dextrose) was iodized sea salt (why?!). …
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Is there salsa that doesn’t have sugar? Yes. Are there tomato sauces that don’t have sugar? Also, yes!Does all bacon have sugar added? While most bacon does have added sugar, fortunately for us, there are a few options with no added sugar!Is there a mayonnaise that doesn’t have added sugar? Yes, I found one! Or, …
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One of our goals this year (2019) is to grow as musicians by writing three songs. We collaborated with a friend on one song to submit to a company for a particular use, so successfully wrote one song. This, though it is a parody (so we didn’t write the melody), I feel counts toward song …
When we completed our 30-day no sugar challenge, both my husband and I just generally believed that sugar wasn’t good for us, that it’s addictive, and that it contributes to inflammation in our bodies. Since I knew that I was going to be writing about it on this blog, and because I was genuinely interested …
The pregnancy, the birth, and the aftermath. I’m going to be honest, before having my son, I wasn’t into birth stories. I didn’t need all the details, just a really brief, generalized version of how the baby came to be. Even when I was pregnant and preparing for the birthing process, I wasn’t super interested …
More updates! As of June 2020, you can now link your Ibotta account with Walmart Grocery Pickup! This makes me very happy. I’ve edited the original post to include this update. Update 5/27/2020 – since making this original post, lots of things have changed, including updates to their App and our world’s circumstances. I went …
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