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I want to use coconut oil, but I really can't stand the taste of coconuts. Does coconut oil taste like coconuts? Seems silly, but olive oil doesn't really taste like olives, and vegetable oil tastes nothing like vegetables, so maybe coconut oil doesn't taste coconuts?


How Do I Use Coconut Oil When Baking? Good Questions
3/28/13 10:16 PM

The third thing is the best thing always. I give my preschoolers either a turkey cheese roll up on a wheat tortilla, a pb&j, or an English muffin pizza, a fruit pouch (they LOVE them), and the third thing is the goldfish or pretzels or veggie sticks. Even if its just a few pieces, it makes the whole lunch seem a little bit better to them. It's that third thing they always tell me about when they get home - Mama I had sticks at lunch!! It's worth it.


5 Easy Extras for the Lunch Bag
3/15/13 10:22 PM

I have developed the habit of rinsing all my dishes after use, but not actually doing a big load of dishes at night. I'm usually tired after dinner and my kids are getting fussy, and my hubs is home, and I just do not think the dishes are important enough to miss out on after dinner family time. I do my dishes first thing in the morning, unload and load the dishwasher, so the kitchen is clean for the day and I don't have to worry about missing family time. My grandmother taught me that.


What Are the Best Cooking & Cleaning Kitchen Habits You've Adopted? Reader Discussion
2/22/13 10:31 PM

I second more boy dolls


Rag Dolls: Softly Stuffed and Ready for a Friend
1/23/13 7:57 PM

I love your desk, color, size, and material. Where did you find it?


Claire's January Cure: My Third Week January Cure Diaries
1/23/13 1:18 PM

I do one load of laundry a day, first thing in the morning, and fold it before going to bed at night. And I do dishes first thing in the morning. I have so much more energy in the morning than I do in the evenings, so I plan everything to get done in the morning so after dinner I can have the evening off. This January cure is really helping me get decluttered and more organized so that the big chores don't loom over me every weekend.


Incorporating Household Chores into Your Other Daily Routines
1/18/13 10:10 PM

I have very few books left, just textbooks which I'll probably keep to fill up office bookshelves when I get out of school. Everything else is digital. I had to clean out all my books a few years ago when my kids were born because they needed a room to sleep in, not a library. Yet.


Day 12: Declutter Books & Media Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/18/13 12:37 AM

We always use our garage door to enter the house, but it opens into such a small laundry room, then right into the main living area. I'm having trouble figuring out how to fit a landing strip in that small space. There is definitely no room for shoes or coats. Maybe a preliminary strip in the garage so the shoes and junk mail never even make it inside the house. I see all the gorgeous pictures of mud rooms and entryways on here and I wish I had space for that too!


Liveblogging Day 9: Entryway Flow Liveblogging the January Cure
1/14/13 11:00 PM

I wake up every morning at 7:40 because that is when my twin toddlers wake me up. If I haven't gotten to sleep early enough the night before then let the boys play with tablets while I catch an extra 20-30 min. Then a full glass of water first, breakfast for the boys and I. If its warm enough we go for a walk, if not we play catch or chase around the house for a while. Hubs comes home from the overnight shift and plays with the boys while I shower and get dressed then he goes to bed, I get the boys dressed and then we really start our day around 9:30. I love being a SAHM/grad student. This morning routine is perfect right now.


What's Your Morning Ritual?
1/4/13 8:06 PM

Any kind of indoor action toys to help kids spend their energy during the cold winter months. We are getting our twin 2yo boys a bouncy trampoline, a basketball net set, wheelie moos, and lots of cars and art supplies.


Tell Us...the Best Gifts for Toddlers?
12/6/12 10:42 PM

Veronica Mars!!
Weeds!


Sleep, What's That? The Five Most Addictive Shows on Netflix
12/3/12 10:24 PM