This is a bag of breast milk. This is not a bag of my breast milk. My body chose to never produce this much milk. I never responded to pumping. Breastfeeding totally kicked my ass.
It’s world breastfeeding week and I have a few things to say.
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Health, Happiness & the Hard Stuff
I have a mantra in life. Ya wanna hear it? Okay here goes…
Eat your veggies
I can see how you might find this to be a bit superficial. I mean how can this be my life’s mantra; isn’t there a more profound philosophy to live by? But obviously, since I run a food blog, I think food is very important. And vegetables are definitely the most important food of all. …
This was a total pregnancy craving. For some reason throughout pregnancy I really wanted to eat Greek salad, but it had to be that cheap, inauthentic diner salad that is usually served with chicken souvlaki. You know those kinds of diners right? The ones that serve all day breakfast and mac and cheese, always have free coffee refills and feature some “international” dishes like lasagna and Mexican omelettes? …
So it’s January and it’s drab and all anyone is talking about is how they’re revamping themselves. The gyms are crowded and all everyone is ever eating is salad. Many have embarked on the January Whole 30 (including us). Maybe some people are trying to give up coffee or at least reduce the amount of caffeine in their lives.
Enter this: my buttered coffee alternative. Because here’s the thing, I’m married to a coffee afficionado and…well…um…errr I don’t really like coffee. It’s a little too bitter for me even when it’s prepared perfectly….
Having had a baby 8 short weeks ago, Christmas looks a little bit different for us this year. Usually I would have made dozens and dozens of cookies and delivered them to my dearest friends and family. I would have prepared marshmallows from scratch for hot chocolate on Christmas Eve and I would have made homemade cinnamon buns for Christmas morning’s breakfast. This year, there simply wasn’t time for any of this between feeding and changing diapers and getting to know our little daughter. In fact, the Christmas season has mostly snuck up on us and I still don’t feel like I’ve caught up yet. Oh well, there’s always next year….