Category Archive: Smart Girls Know

Photo Fatigue

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I will start this post with a completely hypocritical reminder to keep posting your photos for this week’s Instagram Challenge, #tlacnumbersandletters.  Your photos have been great so far and I know we’ll have… Read More

How To: Puppy Proof Your Home

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This weekend Dan and I got a puppy! I was over-the-moon excited.  We picked him out from the shelter and wound up being able to adopt him 2 weeks before originally anticipated.  Suddenly,… Read More

Good Old Fashioned Granola

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Hi friends. Gosh, I’d be lying if I told you I had an easy time deciding what to share with you today – so many ideas floating through my head. As an extension… Read More

New Look!

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Happy Monday dear readers!  If you checked in on the blog yesterday, you may have noticed that we switched things up a bit with our layout.  We’re psyched about the new look and… Read More

TBT #12: New Wings in Spring and Other Updates

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It’s been a little while since I’ve done a 30 Before Thirty update and I realized I’ve knocked a few more off the list since last time.  On the cultural front, after staring… Read More

Navigating the Cereal Aisle

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Hi everyone – it’s been a while! I’ve had quite the month, culminating in my completion of graduate school! I’m happy to announce I’ve officially earned my Master of Public Health in Nutrition…but… Read More

4 Ways to Boost Your Creativity

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It has been so freaking dreary for the past 36 straight hours in Maine with the kind of rain that makes the weatherman excited. Like many of you I’m sure, my  mood is… Read More

Head In The iCloud

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As I mentioned back here,  I’m making an effort to not feel like an old fogie by trying to keep up with some of the tech tools that seem oh-so-hot-right-now.  My first attempt… Read More

Stress-Busting Foods…and why sometimes that cupcake is OK.

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Thanks to the final weeks of my career as a master’s degree student, I’m currently experiencing some of the highest stress days /weeks I’ve felt in a long time. As I panic my… Read More

Slimming Down with Fat

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This morning I posted a recipe for one of my all time favorite foods: nut butter. However, I’m quite aware that many people avoid nuts, seeds and butters because they are concerned about… Read More

Smart Girls Know: How to Have BALNAS

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Somewhere along the line, my family adopted a motto – a maxim to return to when times are tough, when we’re unsure of a particular decision and when the pressure of the world… Read More

Smart Girls Know: Essential Kitchen Tools

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With all the yapping that we’ve been doing about cooking around here, I thought it might be helpful to put together a list of essential kitchen tools that make the process much more… Read More

Why The Idea of Raising Children Terrifies Me.

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Here’s a short list: Youth soccer programs. Preschool tuition Competitive Mommies Organic Products Dirty Diapers Public Temper Tantrums Sacrificing one’s sleep, health, finances, and general sanity for years without any type of guarantee… Read More

How to be a Savvy Snacker

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If you’re anything like me, you can’t get through the day without at least one snack!

Kony 2012?

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Have you heard of Joseph Kony?  I hadn’t until last week.  Then I saw this video made by Invisible Children, Inc and directed by founder Jason Russell.  It was uploaded on March 5th and… Read More