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6 Ways Having a Kid Makes Me a Healthier Person
I've been under the weather all week, and it's given me a chance to reflect on how much better care I take of myself because of my...
Jillian
Jul 19, 20184 min read
Hey Jillian Around the Internet: A Round Up
I know, I know, two round up posts in one week. That wasn't the plan, I spent the day in urgent care dealing with some weird health...
Jillian
Jul 18, 20181 min read
We're on the Road to Nowhere
Often when I've got something on my mind, I get writer's block until I just write about it. So here we are. As I've been working through...
Jillian
Jul 17, 20183 min read
The Lazy Omnivore Family's Summer Weeknight Dinner Round Up
I am of the Mark Bittman school of thought when it comes to meal planning and diet: "the principles are simple: deny nothing; enjoy...
Jillian
Jul 16, 20184 min read
Loving Myself Enough to Push Myself; Untangling Gentleness from Self-Doubt
As the words "self-care" took hold in our national dialogue, they spoke to me. A lifetime of crippling perfectionism and the accompanying...
Jillian
Jul 13, 20185 min read
From Pinterest to Presence: Bringing a Renovation Project to Life
Back in January, I proudly outlined a detailed plan and budget for our kitchen renovation. I priced every item we intended to use, down...
Jillian
Jul 12, 20184 min read
Big Fixes: Identify and Deal With Your Home's Red Flags
I am delighted to bring you Part Two of my So You Want To Sell Your House series with Element Real Estate. Part One, Curb Appeal has...
Jillian
Jul 11, 20184 min read
Choosing a Baby Carrier: What New Parents Need to Know
"We have this (name of carrier), and it's really not working for us, I'm wondering what else we should try?." " Is there a particular...
Jillian
Jul 10, 20184 min read
Six Home Improvement Skills You Can Learn From YouTube
When friends see my DIY projects and renovations around the house, I very often hear "oh I wish I could do all that stuff!" All the time...
Jillian
Jul 9, 20184 min read
5 Real Life Postpartum Must Haves
We had a better than average baby shower, but even still, very little we received that day prepared us for those first few weeks at home...
Jillian
Jul 6, 20183 min read
One Easy Trick to Really Connect on Dates with Your Partner
The Force Awakens came out the week of my due date with my son. We had purchased tickets for the day after my due date, gambling that the...
Jillian
Jul 5, 20183 min read
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Smoothie, and Toddler Approved Spinach Blueberry Smoothie P
It's been in the 90s for days now. I know this is just how summer is for a lot of people, but it's rare here in Vermont, AKA the frozen...
Jillian
Jul 4, 20182 min read
Using a Carrier with a Toddler: Answers to All the Questions People Ask Me
When my son was tiny, people rarely commented on and never questioned my use of a baby carrier to get around with him. Now that he's a...
Jillian
Jul 3, 20184 min read
The Top 3 Lessons I Learned From The Great (British) Interior Design Challenge
About two months ago now, our basement flooded with sewage due to a back up in the city line near our house. We had no idea how huge the...
Jillian
Jul 2, 20184 min read
Two House Buying Mistakes That Cost Us
This week I launched our series So You Want to Sell your House, and it inspired me to pull together this related post about the two big...
Jillian
May 18, 20183 min read
Curb Appeal: Bring Buyers to Your Door (or Enjoy Coming Home to Yours) Presented with Element Real E
I am so excited to be kicking off this series, So You Want to Sell Your House, a collaboration with the genuinely stellar folks at...
Jillian
May 14, 20185 min read
Guide to Eco and Budget Friendly Cleaning
Next up in our series about the nitty-gritty of what our eco friendly 2018 changes look like on a day to day basis, and everything you...
Jillian
Apr 25, 20184 min read
No-Poo, but No Baking Soda Either- My pH Balanced Zero-Waste Hair Care Routine
As part of our 2018 resolutions to a more budget and earth friendly year, I've overhauled many aspects of our life, and this is the first...
Jillian
Apr 18, 20185 min read
If You Give a Mom a Compost Bin...
We're four months into our eco-friendly resolutions for 2018. The most interesting part of this journey to me is how it just keeps...
Jillian
Apr 12, 20184 min read
The Tiny Tools That Are Beating My Depression
Back at the end of November, I wrote this post, about the anxiety and self-doubt that was springing from the impending end of my time as...
Jillian
Mar 28, 20185 min read
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