Category Archives: Managing Motherhood

Confused about how to get everything done as a mother? How to do everything to get ready for baby? How to get three meals on the table every day? Managing motherhood is the category for you ;)

Preparedness Month – We survived the Challenge!

It’s something that people really don’t like to think about – the “what if’s” in life.  But in reality, it’s very prudent to consider “what-if’s.”  Here in the US it’s National Preparedness Month (September).  The government is encouraging everybody to do at least a little bit of preparation for those “what-if’s.”
Now, my husband swears that [...]

Revisiting Freezer Cooking

I have gotten questions about my freezer cooking for postpartum, and noticed elsewhere that freezer cooking to get ready for baby is a topic of interest.
I’ve written one post where I described how I planned out my meals and how I went about the actual day of cooking.  Since then I’ve been asked about the [...]

So You Want a Tidy Pantry?

I do, I do!  (Kristen waves her hands in the air desperately…)  I find that even when I cook with mostly fresh-from-the-market foods I still have canned goods falling over, rolling around, and being endlessly re-arranged by my little man Brennan.
I use a lot of canned tomato products and I use a lot of canned [...]

Learning New Skills and Gaining Knowledge – While Mothering

I find myself constantly needing to learn  new things.  I think most mothers do.  Parenting and running a household both require a lot dedication, commitment, and good management skills. If you’re like me and didn’t really get an education in how to be a wife, mother, and manage a household, things can seem pretty overwhelming [...]

How to Improve Milk Supply through Nutrition

Welcome, Carnival of Breastfeeding readers!
Low milk supply seems surprisingly common in modern societies.  There is heated debate about whether this was so in more traditional societies – I haven’t seen any answer convincing enough to allow me to weigh in on any side of the issue.
(Note: please allow me to clarify that “seems” means that it [...]

(Great) Green Children’s Clothing

Though my children do occasionally look like complete ragamuffins I generally prefer that they look nice. I like their clothes to look nice. But children’s clothing can get expensive – especially when you have four children to clothe! And going green with children’s clothing? That can seem prohibitive. Have you [...]

Mothering when Exhausted

Me, broken record that I am, have been lamenting my exhausted state here in the blog lately.  I actually am exhausted and with good reason – Scott and I both are up the night a lot right now.  If we’re not up helping older kids get to the bathroom or changing sheets (we’re working on [...]

A Very Sweet Special :)

I could be pretty cheesy and say there’s still time to spread some love with this special.  Ok, ok, I just did because I can’t resist the opportunity to say it.  After all, Valentine’s specials only roll around once a year.  But really, this is a great special and I wanted to share with you.
I’m [...]

Baby Steps to Better Nutrition

I missed Real Food Wednesday last week So I wanted to be sure I didn’t miss it this week!  This week’s carnival topic is “Rookie tips from You” – dedicated to helping you get started with better nutrition.
All moms spend time thinking about how to improve nutrition.  And I think it’s safe to [...]

Traditional Food Challenge – Day 22 Update

Wow, we are in the home stretch of our food challenge.  And what a challenge.  Hah!
We did have a point this weekend where I had to give in and allow the use of corn tortillas from the store.  I had no other grains or beans ready to go, everyone was hungry, and my family is [...]