Our First Bully

Today was one of those days when I got a glimpse into some of the parenting obstacles that wait for me in the not-so-far-off future. It started out innocently enough: freakishly hot Spring day, $.49 Dunkin Iced Coffee coupon, morning playdate with a super cool friend and her sweet daughter. We chatted away as the … Read more

simple no-mess juice box trick

There are few things that I hate more than handing a juice box drink to Lily Bean because I know that no matter how careful I tell her to be, the juice will end up squeezed all over everything.  Herself, the dog, the rug… We have one of those hard plastic juice box holders that … Read more

i potty trained my kid using cupcake soap and donuts

I wrote this post back in September before launching this blog. I found it in my mess of drafts that hadn’t been published and wanted to share. 🙂 Okay, so there is a little more to it than that, but to sum it all up, yes, I resorted to sheer bribery to convince Lily Bean … Read more