Welcome back to another installment of my favorite quotes! I'm big on motivational quotes and often look to them for inspiration. I like to spread words of wisdom that resonate with me by regularly sharing quotes on my Instagram. And today, I'm sharing another round-up of quotes that I've been loving lately. Here we go! #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 - #11 - #12 - #13 - #14 - #15 - #16 - #17 - #18 - #19 - #20 - Tell me... What quote has stuck with you lately? ... [Read More]
Archives for September 2019
Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies {Great for increasing lactation for mamas, healthy for the whole family!}
One of my favorite autumn annual traditions is going apple picking. This year, my husband and I have already gotten our apple picking on in CT - complete with a jug of apple cider and apple cider donuts. We swaddled our 1-month old baby girl up and brought her along for her first taste of our apple picking tradition, though she wouldn't know that she was quite the popular girl at the orchard because she snoozed the entire time. After I go apple picking, I always love to bake up a storm. I'll whip up some of my favorite recipes with apples, and then I always play around with new ones as well. Since I currently have quite the job of breastfeeding my milk monster (for real, she went from 5 pounds to 8 pounds seemingly in the blink of my eyes!), my focus has been on creating recipes ... [Read More]
12 Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
It's hard to believe that we're already nearing the middle of September, isn't it? The weather has been more mild, and I've been loving it! Temperatures in the 70s is my favorite, and I've been going on lots of walks with my pup and baby to soak it up. Now that I've been experiencing more moderate weather where I'm not sweating every time I go outside, I've had soup dinners and apple recipes on my mind... and pumpkin of course! I enjoy pumpkin recipes pretty much from now until springtime hits, and then I start craving it again come September without fail. To give you some kitchen inspiration for this fall, today I'm sharing a dozen pumpkin recipe ideas. Let's get to opening up those cans of pumpkin puree! Pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal cookies {vegan + gf}. I like to keep ... [Read More]
My Empowering Hypnobirthing Story
Ever since the possibility of having a baby was in my consciousness, I experienced pangs of fear when I thought about giving birth. After all, I'm pretty sure that every woman out there has heard horror stories of childbirth, and the dramatic stories always stick out more than the positive ones. The fear lingered in my brain after I found out I was pregnant last December. During pregnancy I read a ton, and the more I read about Western medicine when it comes to birthing - epidurals and c-sections and episiotomies, oh my! - the more I came to the conclusion that I'd like to have as natural a birth as possible, *if* I was tough enough to withstand it and of course, if my health and the baby's health were not endangered. At some point during my second trimester, I was thinking ... [Read More]