Author Archives: Kristina Slaney
3 Ways to Make Gingerbread House Windows - No Candy Thermometer Required!
One of our family's annual Christmas traditions is making a gingerbread house - but not just any gingerbread house. We have fun dreaming up new designs every year, and spend about a week each holiday ...
Kristina Slaney Dec 11, 2023
Veterans Day Thanks
Today is Veterans Day. Regardless of political leanings or attitudes about hot-button issues, I think most of us are in agreement that our country is safe due in large part to the reputation, strength...
Kristina Slaney Nov 11, 2023
Your Complete Thanksgiving Menu, Cooking Schedule, and Shopping List
I love Thanksgiving. I love cooking, I love eating, I love family, and I love gratitude. I've cooked the full Thanksgiving spread several times now - sometimes just for our small immediate family, whi...
Kristina Slaney Oct 31, 2023
You'll Never Understand...Until You're a Mom
I had to bite my tongue. The conversation was veering off into a place of divisiveness. And as the only parent in the discussion, I wanted to play my trump card. "You'll never understand until you're ...
Kristina Slaney Sep 29, 2023 GettyImages | Fizkes
Tips to Care for Your Child's Curly Hair
I have zero skills when it comes to hair care and beauty. So, in a hilarious twist of fate, I birthed a child with hair like this: Over the course of the last year I've spent a lot of money trying dif...
Kristina Slaney Sep 27, 2023
Budget-Friendly Unicorn Birthday Party
It's no secret that event-planning just isn't my thing; each year instead of a party I try my best to entice my kids with alternate celebratory activities to mark their birthdays. Sometimes they bite,...
Kristina Slaney Sep 20, 2023
The Kindergarten Transition: Tougher Than You Think
It was February of last year. February 3rd, to be exact. I was looking at my son's picture on my office wall it hit me - he'd be starting kindergarten in the fall. I began counting the months backward...
Kristina Slaney Sep 19, 2023
5 Slow Cooker Recipes That Taste Great
I know it's sacrilege for a busy mom, but the truth is I am NOT the biggest fan of my slow cooker. A lot of people vehemently disagree with me, but I find that all recipes seem to taste the same, text...
Kristina Slaney Sep 18, 2023 GettyImages | Photokitchen
Nutritional Priorities Through the Tween & Teen Years
If your parenting journey looks anything like mine, nutrition has become less of a priority the older your kids have gotten. I started off pretty strong - plenty of fruits and veggies, limited sugar, ...
Kristina Slaney Sep 07, 2023
Packable Protein: Satisfying Back-To-School Lunch Ideas
People disagree about a lot of things these days, but here's something I think we can all agree on: School lunch times are ridiculous. Some kids eat at 10:15. Others don't get lunch until nearly 1:00....
Kristina Slaney Aug 28, 2023