Alison Lee's Blog, page 20
February 2, 2016
How to Win in the Mornings
No noteworthy morning ever started without a little backstory evening, so say you’ve all had colds since the day after Christmas, but your husband’s cold is different. It is a man cold. He is sound asleep before 7 p.m. He did bathe
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January 29, 2016
Pumpkin Zucchini Bread
I have four children who all like to try and drive me crazy by being finicky in different ways. One likes cheese and the others do not. Some of them like yogurt, but one does not. Some like salad, others
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January 26, 2016
12-Step Fitness Program for Out-of-Shape Moms
Step 1: Get Rid of the Guilt “Show me a woman without guilt and I’ll show you a man!” – Marie Wilson, Founder of the White House Project (excerpted from Lean In) We all feel it, and maybe especially when it
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January 22, 2016
Foodie Friday: Tea Cakes
Today’s Foodie Friday recipe is courtesy of Jennifer Williams, who embarked on a 31 days of cookies project (I kinda love her), and is kindly sharing this delicious recipe with us. I don’t know if tea cakes were the first
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January 19, 2016
Table Manners? What Table Manners?
Pooping in a park in broad daylight? Refusing to get in the car until a hot Brazilian nanny kisses them goodbye? Being inappropriately affectionate with their principal? These are just a few of the parenting challenges I’ve faced with my
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January 15, 2016
Foodie Friday: Muffin Tin Popovers
Today’s Foodie Friday recipe is courtesy of Suzanne Cowden who writes at Flour Arrangements. She is kindly sharing this delicious recipe with us when we asked her for “something easy”. My daughters have been making Muffin Tin Popovers since before
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January 13, 2016
Forging Their Own Paths: Separate Classrooms for Multiples?
Parents of multiples face many difficult decisions from the time their babies are born: do we keep them in the same crib or do we separate them;, do we buy a double stroller and wear the third baby or do
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January 11, 2016
The Myth of 15 Minutes
You Can Do Anything for 15 Minutes! encouraged the meme on my friend’s timeline. Its simplicity caught my eye, as did the background picture of a kitty in a cheerleader costume. Aha! Of course! I can do anything for 15
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