If I could pick one kitchen gadget that all the moms are talking about (and was an extremely popular Christmas gift, according to the Mom/Parenting groups I’m a member of), it would be the Instapot. For those of you that don’t know, the Instapot (or Instant Pot, as some call it), is a single appliance designed to perform the job of about six to nine kitchen tools (pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, yogurt maker, egg cooker, sauté-r, steamer, warmer, sterilizer and it makes cake too!). Sound like a dream come true? I thought so, too!
I don’t think I’m alone when I say that I love things that sparkle. I’ve love the glittery things so much that a VERY serious business decision was made by our team here at Mabel’s Labels, and yes, it involves glitter. But first, my favourite glittery things!
I took the day off work with a plan to take the kids skiing. I had been working a lot of overtime and my kids needed to spend some time with me without any distractions.
I woke up early, made the kids a hearty breakfast and started to pack up our ski gear.
When the calendar rolls into a new year, most of us set a few goals. You know, some things we’d like to accomplish in the coming weeks, months and year. For the majority of us, eating better is somewhere on that list. Whether it’s because you want to lose a few pounds, or just be a healthier version of your awesome self…I get it. We’ve made a conscious effort in our house to eat healthier and cook our meals at home as often as possible. So, that means – planning delicious, healthy meals!
If you’ve been sticking to a pretty healthy diet so far in 2018, you might be at that point right now where you want to sink your teeth into a giant plate of nachos! Or pizza! Or a big, cheesy, goey philly cheesesteak sandwich, am I right? Well, I’m right there with you. BUT…I have a healthier version of that cheesesteak sandwich that should satisfy those cravings, and not only is it healthier…but it’s DELICIOUS!
It’s January and our social and news feeds are full of ways to be better parents and better humans in 2018.
Do you remember the last time you actually wrote a handwritten letter? In this age of technology, e-mail, e-cards, and evites seem to be the standard over traditional pen and paper. Call me old fashioned, but I still love pretty stationary and getting birthday cards in the mail.
For my first five years of motherhood, I managed to avoid getting seriously sick. Sure, I got colds and coughs, but nothing I couldn’t soldier through. Then, when my kids were ages two and five, I got the flu. The full-on, real-deal, knock-you-out flu. We’re talking achiness, chills, fever, coughing, sneezing, headache, and congestion. If “soaking several sets of pyjamas in my own sweat” had been on my bucket list, I’d have earned a big checkmark. Any effort to get up and do anything was completely flu-tile.
Although multiple births are steadily on the rise, raising two or more children at the same time is still a unique experience. From the moment people discover you are having twins they react differently toward you, make incredible assumptions, ask some very interesting questions and often provide some strange and usually unsolicited insights.
The winter blues. Those feelings that creep up in the middle of winter and sometimes…we just can’t shake ‘em. They can be a very real thing for some people. Winter is cold, filled with snow, and depending on where you live – A LOT of darkness. Plenty of people feel a little down during the winter months due to being stuck inside more, or not dealing with the cold very well. But I say…winter blues can take a hike! (You can literally take a winter hike if you want! That will help too!)