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12/21/2025

Did you know this? Also show of hands in the comments are you an elf?

12/21/2025

Okay I’m down to the wire. What am I missing?!?

There is no place I’d rather be. This is the calm before the whirlwind of travel days and book tour. We have been very o...
12/20/2025

There is no place I’d rather be.

This is the calm before the whirlwind of travel days and book tour.

We have been very open with the kids about how much I will be away in the coming weeks. They know it’s comimg but it’s not easy for any of us.

Right now I have projects to wrap up. Bags to pack. Camera equipment to charge. SD cards to clear.

But I am a mom first.

So when Bean came into my office shut the lights off said “it’s snuggle and rest time momma. Play me rain songs.” I did just that

It took 2 minutes for her little body to melt into me sitting in my cozy reading chair covered in my new quilt.

The packing will have to wait.

The project will get done later.

The camera equipment will be charged before I leave.

But for now I’m not moving. This is right where I’m meant to be.

12/20/2025

The moment you have all been waiting for!!! The before and after of my

5 things no one tells you about writing a cookbook while being a content creator and mom: 1. You might be sick of food f...
12/20/2025

5 things no one tells you about writing a cookbook while being a content creator and mom:

1. You might be sick of food for a while

There were so many days we photographed 7-10 full recipes and then I had to cook dinner for content. There was no way I could cook recipes for the cookbook photography and film it for content at the same time. My kitchen and my life were a total mess for about a month during photoshoots and I was a stressed mess for about 6 months of actively writing, editing, and photographing the book.

2. You might miss important stuff.

Personally and in the book. There were several days where I was working on the book and couldn’t make it to a sports game for my kids or I would be running late to an event for them. Mom guilt is real and I probably will never forget those missed moments. There is also stuff I wish I put in this book. Maybe next time 😉

3. There is no movie magic.

Everything photographed in this book was made right in my kitchen. There was no photography tricks to make glue look like milk or mashed potatoes look like ice cream… or whatever those food photography instagram accounts will tell you. The food was all totally edible and totally delicious!

4. You will have SO many leftovers

Thankfully my friends and family and photographer were able to eat all the leftovers. We had planned to donate extra food to first responders in our area but we wound up eating all of it… eventually.

5. Things don’t always go as planned.

Writing might take longer than expected. You might be asked to turn something around super quickly and you might be buried in other work and have to pull super late nights to make it all fit in. You might LOVE the name YOU picked for the book but it doesn’t test well with the publisher. But at the end of the day everything will turn out just the way it should and when you open the complete book for the first time wondering “Is it even good?!”

Of Course It’s Good!

I made it.

12/19/2025

Still not telling you where I’m going but there’s a huge hint in this video. I’m superstitious and I feel like if I tell you what’s happening it will suddenly fall through. One thing is for sure all of these outfits will be coming on book tour because I’m looking so cute in red! You guys are right it is my color! But if you had to pick 2 outfits… which are you picking?!?

12/19/2025

Alright. Let me know if you saw the short and sweet version first or this longer one. Also… I might have panicked and bought another option… I will post that on my stories tomorrow for feedback. I’m frightened. I’m anxious. I’m excited. I’m feeling all the feelings. Everybody stay calm.

12/19/2025

All hands on deck help me immediately

We are a dinner table family.When Matt and I were in our early 20's we decided that in our family, we will eat at the di...
12/18/2025

We are a dinner table family.

When Matt and I were in our early 20's we decided that in our family, we will eat at the dinner table. Every. Night.

I am not sure why we made this decision but we have stuck to it even before having kids.

We made a lot of decisions back then about the type of family we will be. Some we have stuck to like the dinner table decision, and others we aren't so rigid on... like the "no walking the house around in underwear" rule that I unilaterally decided ONLY applied to Matt. Sorry not sorry. Sometimes you just gotta run around in your underwear.

I don't make the rules, I just make the dinners. Okay, Okay... I totally make the rules and I also decided that that one didn't apply to me.

I am the Queen of Arbitrary Rules afterall.

I think a key to being a dinner table family is the quality time you spend with your kids while eating meals together. And if you think this is me saying I am doing this whole dinner table family thing perfectly... OH BOY! You would be sorely mistaken.

I need to do better.
I need to put the screens down.
I need to be more present.

This is something I am working on.

I find myself stuck to my phone more than I would like lately, and the dinner table is one area I need to make a no phone zone. My kids deserve a present mom. Someone who is not just there physically at the table with them but mentally present as well.

Is this something you need to work on?

Is this something you are super successful with? If so leave any helpful tips in the comments for those of us who need to stop being phone zombies at the dinner table!

12/18/2025

Quick? Check. Easy? Check. Can be consumed on paper plates? CHECK! I have a big day ahead and want my kitchen to be clean so we aren’t going crazy with a bunch of dishes or a complicated recipe. This was a total hit!

This happens EVERY year. As the holidays draw closer, the comments get meaner. I get it. People are struggling. People a...
12/17/2025

This happens EVERY year.

As the holidays draw closer, the comments get meaner.

I get it.

People are struggling.
People are depressed.
Misery loves company.

It is SO easy to leave a nasty comment on a post. I mean, it’s not like creators read their comments right?

Wrong.

I am fully aware comments (good and bad) come with the territory. I have super thick skin, but even someone with really thick skin who is used to getting hate needs to take a break to reset.

So today Emily and I had a lazy bitch mental health day. We crafted, we ate a viral sweet potato (video is on her page) and we watched sh*tty Christmas movies.

Today was a much needed break!

Huge thank you to the vast majority of our amazing community who help keep our comment section a kind and fun place to be! The good far outweighs the bad in my corner of the internet! I’m so grateful for that!

12/17/2025

We call this our Gilmore girls day, usually we watch Gilmore girls and eat candy and takeout. And by usually I mean the one other time we took a day to do nothing. Today was a good day. I needed this

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