October 2020

messy house with kids

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Type A All the Way…Right? One of the struggles I have faced in my adult life is having a type A personality while being a Mom of multiple small children.  If you are like me, everything always has to be neat and organized and nothing can be out of place or you just tend to throw everything away.  The perfect environment for toddlers and babies, right?  Here I am 4 ½ years into motherhood with 3 little ones and another on the way and I still struggle with this every day.  My husband is always reminding me to stop trying to have the perfect houseRead More →

no-bake cocoa cookies

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Don’t you love when you are pregnant and the random cravings come on so strong and you just have to have whatever it is?! The other day I had a strong craving for chocolate but didn’t want candy and only had about 15 minutes until the kids were going to be up from their naps. I discovered and tweaked this very easy, fast and delicious recipe that satisfied my chocolate craving…and it was healthy! These cocoa cookies were so gooey, fudgy and full of flavor! Even the kids got to enjoy them when they woke up from their naps…I actually left some for them LOL!Read More →

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When Nature Calls… Earlier today I was reminded of a lesson in an unexpected way. The day started off pretty good, having a nice breakfast with the wife and kids before the day got going. I totally forgot, however, to check my schedule before enjoying a relaxing morning a little too much. A full docket of meetings were beginning to creep up all too quickly. I then noticed out of the corner of my eye the dreaded…DOG STARE. You know, when your furry little friend is patiently, or maybe not so patiently, letting you know that you better get them outside soon. Here’s the lookRead More →

pumpkin bread

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Fall is officially here in New England so it’s time to start making our favorite comfort foods. It is a family tradition to pick a weekend and go apple picking, watch football, and…bake, bake, bake!  This year, I decided to choose my top 3 harvest recipes that I could make not only delicious but of course, healthy.  We kept our jammies on all day and cooked away while watching the Pats play!  The kids “helped” Mommy with the baking by dumping the chocolate chips into the batter and making a big mess of the kitchen…but that’s how we make memories in our crazy household.  I’dRead More →

birds eye view

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Not too long ago, my company established a leadership program and held a series of 2-3 day leadership sessions with managers from various parts of the company. There were many great exercises that all of us managers went through at these sessions but one of them, entitled “Zoom”, taught me a very important lesson that I’ve tried to apply in every area of my life. An Overview of the “Zoom” Exercise We had about 30 people in our group going through the leadership training. The “Zoom” exercised started with each person getting one card that had a picture on it – quite a random pictureRead More →

pregnant woman holding belly

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Here We Go Again! Surprise!  We are pregnant with baby #4 and…drum roll please…it’s a girl! Yes, that’s girl #3, but finally we have some good news to celebrate this year.  Being pregnant during Covid has been a little scary and there sure is a lot of uncertainty around it.  Our Family We have a 4 year old (boy), 2.5 year old (girl) and 1 year old (girl) and are trying to keep everyone healthy as usual but even more so during a time like this.  Our 4 year old is back in preschool and playing sports and our 2 year old is back dancingRead More →