And it tastes really good. Like bread and everything. I was inspired to start baking my own bread after Ian started getting lots of belly aches that seemed to coincide with an abundance of gluten and I wasn’t super excited by the sugar, soy and long list of ingredients in store bought gluten free bread. […]Read Post ›
It’s almost been a year. One year since we moved from the big city to the small desert. It’s weird and wonderful. It’s conservative, and we are not, so that’s an adjustment. I don’t really have friends here yet. My work comes in fits and starts but so far every client has been lovely. Ian’s […]Read Post ›
Today is Ian’s 7th day of kindergarten. He unbuckled himself, opened and shut the passenger door of my car, and said bye, mom. I said woah woah woah. We had two streets to cross, plus a cul-de-sac and two turns to navigate before you could see the kinder gate. He said he knew where he […]Read Post ›
I’m not good at self care, and as an avid mom group attender, I know I’m not alone. Popular mom self care goals I’ve heard include getting a pedicure after six months, grocery shopping alone, going to the dentist, or exercising. My latest favorite was cooking for her parents. God bless us selfless beings, none […]Read Post ›
Forgive me if you’ve heard this story before. It continues to blows my mind. Evan and I met on July 13, 2002. Evan proposed to me on January 1, 2007. Evan and I married on July 13, 2008. Ian was born on January 1, 2011. We moved from Los Angeles to Palm Desert on January […]Read Post ›
Does anyone else’s kid love to eat yogurt like, twice, and then won’t eat it ever again? Really wanted Ian to enjoy the full-fat protein powerhouse but I couldn’t get another smoothie in him. Then I thought of “cheesecake.” It was perfect. The crust was a relatively low-sugar cereal that Ian had enjoyed twice and […]Read Post ›
Mama Mandy 