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(And no, this does not involve asking grown-ups if they have to go potty.) Part 1: The magic of new humans The moment I met my nephew Jameson was magic. Here was this brand new little person who was beautiful, tiny and could do absolutely nothing for himself. The fact that he was moving and breathing and crying was enough magic to attract the attention and affection of everyone he
Sarah J. Bray sent an email this week about how she’s been spending a lot of time writing but not much Writing, and so she hasn’t been hitting the “publish” button much…and I read her words and thought, hey! Me too. I’ve been having tons of fascinating thoughts and ideas…but haven’t really had the capacity to publish them in a coherent format that will be helpful. Yet. Believe me, it’s coming, and
PART ONE This post began as a note scrawled to myself on a post-it: time to cook is a barometer for how well I’m taking care of myself. It was a night when, for the first time in weeks, I found enough time to enjoy putting together a big pot of goat cheese pasta for dinner (with mushrooms, asparagus and a touch of lemon zest. NOM). Meals in the weeks
Today I’m sharing some thoughts on what I consider to be “the big three”: the big rocks we attempt to wrangle into place in our twenties—love, career and money. If I could count the hours I’ve cried, stressed, and anguished over these three areas of my life…I just wouldn’t want to know, period. It’s a lot of hours, and it was sucky. We’re going to leave it at that. Love Once upon a
[In case it’s not mega-obvious from the title: this post contains some swears. You have been warned.] Not so long ago, I put some puzzle pieces together in my brain. The story starts when I was a teenager. My friends and classmates started remarking on how nice/smiley/optimistic I was. Somewhere around 9th grade, there were a handful who began to say it in an accusatory way—like my being friendly and
Happy Friday, lovelies! Quick reminder that TODAY is the last day to get the pre-order bonus of the new {ever-so-reasonable} Meal Planning Kit—a PDF download with links to all my own go-to recipes. That’s right, all the recipes I’ve tried and tested and determined to be so delicious I can’t help making them again—I’m sharing them with each lovely soul who aspires to make meal planning a part of her
You get home from work, exhausted and frazzled. Mismatched shoes greet you at the door, next to a toppling pile of library books to be returned, dishes piled up by the sink, and a block of now-spoiled cheese that someone forgot to put in the fridge. You know you should do some picking up while you wait for the frozen pizza to cook, but you’re just too tired to deal with the
Rosy Blu’s Meal Planning Kit launches just one week from today! I was telling my mom so the other day, and she asked what makes my meal planner different than others. And I thought…if my own mother wants to know, then some of my dear readers must also share the same question. My answer, dear reader, is this: This Meal Planning Kit was written by a person who was resistant to meal planning…for years. I tried
Oops, I have too much is a blog series dedicated to the inevitable abundance of seasonal produce. Whether you grew it in your garden, got it in your CSA box or just couldn’t resist buying beautiful seasonal produce at the grocery store or farmer’s market, I’ll give you ideas for delicious ways to use your excess food, and tips to preserve it for later so it won’t go to waste. What
As a person who loves to cook, and thoroughly enjoys making elaborate meals from scratch (while dirtying every dish and utensil in the kitchen in the process), I learned the hard way that cooking that way all the time is not sustainable. If you hold yourself to a standard of making gourmet, time-intensive meals every single day, it will quickly become a part-time job—and worse, you’re likely to disappoint yourself when
