• What I Do on January 1st

    The last two New Years have been consumed by newborn babies, and this year was the first year I wasn’t needing to be attached to a baby and I have to admit, I was a little lost. I had a moment to think about myself and do you want to know the first thing I did? I took a hot shower. That got me thinking. The last couple of new years, I have been so…

  • Almost a Decade of Blogging

    Wow, 2019 went by in quite a blur! As we close out the year, and the decade, Allison and I were looking back at the road this blog has taken, we’ve been blogging since 2011 and have currently published 638 posts (including this one). It’s gone from a simple blog that Allison wrote to one we run together, we’ve had times of consistency and times where we didn’t publish for months, but we’d always come…

  • OJ & MJ's Favorite Things (Toddler Holiday Gift Guide)

    Has anyone else noticed that Christmas is exactly ONE WEEK AWAY? How insane is that? I feel like it creeps up quicker every year. In the spirit of the holidays, I thought it would share some of the girl’s favorite things lately. Hopefully, this will spur up some last-minute gift ideas. Most of the things are available through Amazon. Obviously this is mostly toys, but I can also share some food favorites of theirs as…

  • One Year Postpartum

    I’ve struggled to write about this subject for a while now. I didn’t share much on here, but back in June, I joined a medical weight loss program. I’m on a very low-calorie diet that is monitored by doctors weekly. I wanted to go on the program because having two babies back-to-back is pretty strenuous on your body. My body and mind had been through a lot in two years. Not only two babies, but…

  • A Christmas Music Playlist

    December is upon us, and so is the Christmas Season! This means it’s time for red and green, and Mall Santas, Christmas Trees, and yes, of course, Christmas Music! I like Christmas music. Most of it. Well, except for one song, in particular. Jingle Bell Rock. I hate this song. This is the story of why. So we time travel back to December 2016. I had been laid off from Alfred for about two weeks…