Original Content from: Oh, Just Stop Already

The other week I had posted 6 Reasons to Rethink Cow's Milk and giving you some reasons as to why I am eliminating it from Austyn's and…

Original content from: Oh, Just Stop Already

I am a firm believer knowledge is power. As I read and learn more of what is happening and going into our food the more I want to protect my family from it. Unfortunately it really is becoming an every day battle that at times…

I present you with yet another one of my Friday lists of wacky things I've learned.  Included this week is the realization that it's an open invitation to party in the bathroom whenever I sit down on the toilet.  Click…

I was super excited and nervous when I found out that I was expecting in September of 2010.  Just a few weeks before I found out, I was watching my mother struggle with her battle with Pick’s disease.  Pick’s disease is a rare form of Alzheimer’s that affects the frontal lobe of the brain.  In August of 2010, she was in the final stages and was admitted to the ICU with severe case of pneumonia.  My dad was out of town, so I spent the last few days with her at her bed side along with my…

If your family is like mine, you’re often on the go and sometimes it’s hard to drink healthy – especially for kids.  Have you seen some of those “100% juice drinks” you can get at convenience stores?   Some of them can have as much as 28 grams of sugar in them!  If I’m on the go with my kidlets, the last thing I need is for them is to have a sugar-high and be bouncing off the walls while I’m trying to run errands, visit with family or taking them to school/recreational…

Volcano Cookies

Prepared to be de-socked (is that even a word?) because today, I bring you some Deep Dish Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookies (AKA Volcano Cookies) that'll blow your socks off!

I've been wanting to make some molten lava cookies for a while. So when I saw a recipe that made a...…

I'm not a breakfast person. I generally hate eggs, and usually anything I eat early in the morning disagrees with my tummy. I have found, though, that smoothies work well for me in the morning. Really anytime. Plus they are quick and convenient and give me the energy I need to get from one task to the next. I wanted to share with you my Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie recipe made with almond milk, instead of dairy milk, which is much easier on me. At 294…

As I stated on previous posts, when I started breastfeeding I didn't have ANY knowledge about it and therefore, I made ALL the mistakes one could make. First and foremost, I didn't get any information, read any book nor attended to any class about breastfeeding (BIG mistake). I was breastfeeding infrequently and wearing an underwire bra, I wasn't changing my nursing pads as often as I should and I didn't know how to help my daughter to latch onto my breast properly. As a result, I had all…

** My world is just a series of pee splatters and poo.

** It's a true challenge not to laugh when telling your eight year old how inappropriate it is to yell "cocks".

** Throwing food can be liberatingly fun.

** Pretending to be stupid so you can cut in line is sooooooo not cool.

** Some sick a-hole had…

I have been reading about the possibility of a chocolate milk ban in schools for several months now. This ban will include other flavored milks as well. It appears as though the potential for it to happen is really gearing up. It's…

As a follow-up to my first post on the topic, Breastfeeding is easy right?, I am dedicating this post to three tips for breastfeeding SAHMs that pump for the first time.

From time to time I will pump a bottle so my husband can feed my daughter while I catch up on some much needed zzzs. Initially I was clueless as to how much expressed milk was needed for a bottle. But through La…