Monthly Archives: August 2011
My kids are not fans of gym childcare
| August 29, 2011 | Filled under I am Working Mom, My Kids, reviews |
I was driving home from work with a definitive idea to go for a walk. As I got home I realized that I am so extremely tired that the most I could do is get some more work done on my computer. The guilt started overpowering me and I decided to head over to the […]
My multitasking afternoon + LUNA Bars giveaway. 5 winners
| August 25, 2011 | Filled under food reviews and giveaway, gluten free, Review and Giveaway |
Thank you to LUNA Protein for providing me a LUNA Protein sample pack to review. The opinions I’ve expressed here are solely my own and represent my honest viewpoint. A short excerpt from my afternoon: I took my toddler shopping. She looked around, found a shirt she liked and loudly announced: “buy this shirt because […]
Teaching babies and toddlers to eat veggies + Baby Bullet blender system giveaway
| August 22, 2011 | Filled under Review and Giveaway, Teaching kids to eat vegetables |
I think I figured out why my kids have such resistance when it comes to eating vegetables even though their Mommy will gladly eat a tomato and cucumber salad for breakfast. Maybe the difference lies in the first food we ate as babies, apart from breast milk, that is. My first solid food was mashed potatoes with […]
Backpack + Del Monte Fresh Produce Giveaway. 4 winners
| August 18, 2011 | Filled under Review and Giveaway |
This fall Del Monte Fresh will hold its second annual online contest, “Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms.” The program awards cash and fresh fruit to kindergarten thru 12th grade school teachers across North America to encourage them to incorporate healthy eating and living messages into classroom activities. SIXTY teachers will win a total of $1,000 […]
How to organize photos with free face recognition software
| August 16, 2011 | Filled under reviews |
A fellow blogger asked me recently for my picture for a guest post. Although I take thousands pictures of the kids, I have almost no pictures of myself. There are certainly some hidden ones in multiple folders on my hard drive, but I did not have time or desire to rummage through hundreds of folders […]
Easy chicken tenders
| August 13, 2011 | Filled under Recipes |
My kids are hard to convince to eat meat. They are big fans of chicken nuggets though since those are so easy to chew. I, however, am way to reluctant to buy chicken nuggets at a fast food place or even frozen knowing that they are made from mechanically separated meat with a bunch of artificial […]