Author Archives: Lisa

The Ultimate Hospital Bag List

There are a couple things you should know about me. First, I LOVE LISTS. I love writing them, I love having them, I love re-writing them and organizing them. I pretty much have a list for everything. I’m also a total scatterbrain. I cannot keep something in my head for longer than a minute beforeContinueContinue reading “The Ultimate Hospital Bag List”

[RE-POST] Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a re-post from my past blog “My Real Life Kitchen” from Dec 2015. I have some amazing recipes on there and instead of re-doing the post, I’m just going to take EXACTLY what I wrote and post it here. Enjoy 🙂 YOU GUYS!!!!!!!! Like. I can’t even. I am so excited about theseContinueContinue reading “[RE-POST] Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies”

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken with Roasted Peppers

You know that feeling, when you’re in the kitchen and you just feel inspired to create? Yea, me neither. Typically my kitchen looks like a bomb went off. There’s a half emptied dishwasher left open and a toddler trying to climb inside. There are mysterious crumbs all over the floor and it’s not uncommon toContinueContinue reading “Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken with Roasted Peppers”

Mental Illness is like Diabetes…

Weird title, but hear me out. My whole life, I have been aware of mental health and mental illness. Growing up, I knew my mom was mildly manic depressive (what they call Bipolar now). She never hid it from us and we always knew when she was going through a “mini manic” or a “mildContinueContinue reading “Mental Illness is like Diabetes…”

Why I’m happy to be back to work.

Every Mom (or Dad) who has taken Maternity/Paternity leave is faced with the notion of going back to work. Sometimes there is no choice, financially they have to (which was our case) but at some point most wonder “Should I or my partner stay home to raise our child/ren?” *DISCLAIMER* OBVI I have done noContinueContinue reading “Why I’m happy to be back to work.”

Toddler Meals: Mac n’ Cheese “Muffins”

I’m so excited to be doing a recipe blog post. It has been SO LONG. Anyway, this weekend was complete and utter chaos. J and I (ok, it was mostly my doing) committed to WAY too many things this weekend. I find, when you have a little one, it really helps to get out andContinueContinue reading “Toddler Meals: Mac n’ Cheese “Muffins””

5 Things That I’ve Accepted Since Having Kids

Since becoming a mom, I’ve realized that pretty much nothing is in my control any more. I’m a complete control freak though, so most of the time I pretend that I have a say in my every day life. That being said, these are 5 things that I’ve completely given up trying to have ANYContinueContinue reading “5 Things That I’ve Accepted Since Having Kids”