Yesterday–a day when I ate about a hundred macadamia nuts–was also the day I saw this article:http://www.drsarasolomon.com/do-you-eat-too-many-nuts/The accusation of mindlessly munching on nuts hit pretty close to home. I think it does for lots of Paleo people since it’s constantly coming up on Paleo sites, like this one:http://paleohacks.com/questions/11580/how-much-nuts-is-too-much-nuts#axzz2Qp7Da8MIIt seems the main problem most people have...Continue Reading
My husband and I were surely fulfilling all middle-aged-suburban stereotypes this Sunday, when we got a surprise babysitter, and we headed straight to IKEA for our hot date. (Just to clarify, the sitter was not a surprise like in a surprise party, where we didn’t know it was going to happen. We were just surprised...Continue Reading
I will say one thing for the media. They sure do saturation well.The world is suddenly blanketed in coverage about the Boston marathon tragedy. As well it should be. This violence is so bad on so many levels, it’s hard to think about anything else. Facebook Updates that read, “I love Trader Joes Peanut Butter!”...Continue Reading
It’s becoming an annual occurrence this time of year. Spring hits and our family gets crazy busy. But it’s not just us, our friends and neighbors all get so busy, too. With school in its final stretch and summer looming large, our whole community goes into overdrive. Everyone starts making plans. Moms walk around chanting...Continue Reading
Our kids find it hard to get to sleep at night, and I’m guessing they’re not alone. They’re like your kids: they need one more glass of water, one more kiss, the ceiling fan on or off, and their closets checked for the bad guys who live large in their imaginations.The Hergenrader kids have the...Continue Reading
You probably know this already, but if anyone starts a conversation by saying, “I have to tell you about the crazy dream I had last night!” just go ahead and walk away.Because no matter how exciting/sad/happy/weird their dream is, it will not be a riveting conversation. It will be right up there with, “Have you...Continue Reading
When I saw this picture pop on three of my friends’ Facebook walls on the same day, I was a little relieved. I’m glad I’m not the only one whose brain works overtime–in thousands of different directions. Because 2,857 tabs open doesn’t begin to describe the chaos up there. I have the feeling you can...Continue Reading
Mary Karr, one of my favorite authors, calls motherhood “the life of an empress and slave.” Never does this description seem more accurate than when I’m lifeguarding the kids in the pool. Is it because the kids sense I’m too relaxed by the pool? I am not. Even when Nate, the weakest swimmer, is taking...Continue Reading
I don’t even know how to explain this picture.I mean, you can probably see what’s happening here. We are starting to potty-train our fourth child. Those of you with more than one child know, M and I are not actually doing the potty-training. The older brothers and sisters are all into the will-he-pee-or-not drama.For the...Continue Reading
When I met M sixteen years ago, we had both just graduated from college. Both of us were waiting to start our real jobs in a few months. The major difference between the two of us was our living situations. Jen and I were renting the downstairs of a house. This was really inconvenient when the...Continue Reading
