I firmly believe the things you do daily matter more than the things you do once in a while. You’re probably not eating birthday cake, spending 5 hours on a plane or forgetting to drink water for a full 24 hours every single day, so don’t beat yourself up when you do! But you CAN develop […]

Maybe it’s because I’m married to a sailor, or that I’m a Rhode Island girl to the core, but I love the symbolism of the anchor: the thing (or things) that hold us in place when everything around us is rocky. The simple things I do daily anchor me to the life I want to […]

I am a big proponent of fresh, real food– getting food as close to the source as you can, buying local and using fresh ingredients– but as much as I love a good batch of homemade mayo or salad dressing or making my own crackers, let’s be real- life as a mama is busy and […]

We know breastmilk is the absolute best first food for baby (of course, there are circumstances in which moms can not or choose not to breastfeed for personal reasons and I honor and respect that- a fed baby is a healthy baby!). Your body creates this perfect food without you needing to do anything at […]

Anyone who has ever breastfed a baby before knows the hunger that is associated with nursing is NO. joke. I swear I’ve been hungrier, with more crazy cravings breastfeeding than I ever was while I was pregnant. And it’s for good reason! Your body is spending hard earned energy making milk for your little lady […]