Author Archives: Kristina Slaney
Don't Let Your Failures Overshadow Your Successes
The sun shone through the windows, giving the kitchen a brightness that hadn't been there in months. My family was up, dressed, and contentedly occupied elsewhere in the house while bacon and scratch-...
Kristina Slaney Mar 18, 2023
The Idol & Illusion of Permanence
We spend a lot of our lifewaiting. Waiting to achieve some thingthat we expect to be life-altering. We wait to be married. We wait to have kids. We wait to have the perfect job, the forever home, the ...
Kristina Slaney Mar 17, 2023
DIY Inexpensive Pot Lid Storage from Dollar Tree
There are a million solutions for pot lid storage. The problem is, most of them are either expensive or require permanent hardware installation. If you're not remodeling and installing a designated po...
Kristina Slaney Mar 10, 2023
My New Favorite Grab-and-Go Breakfast
You know how sometimes you find a new recipe and it hits just right? Well, friends, I've hit the jackpot. And by "jackpot" I mean "tater tot cups." Now stick with me. I'm currently working in partners...
Kristina Slaney Feb 18, 2023
Balanced Plates for Growing Kids: Crafting a Nutritious Meal They'll Actually Eat
Nothing makes me feel more accomplished as a wife and mother than cooking a meal that everyone devours: no complaints, no dinnertime drama, enthusiastic requests for seconds, and clear plates at the e...
Kristina Slaney Feb 10, 2023
7 Household Alternatives to Sleds
The stores are sold out, your kiddo broke their sled on the first run of the day, or your Amazon delivery got rescheduled due to bad weather. Whatever the reason, you need a sled...stat. There are a f...
Kristina Slaney Nov 30, 2022
If My Child Were the Bully, I'd Want to Know
It was the third day of summer camp, and we were on our way home. I was going through the regular post-camp questions when my son paused. "Mom?" he said. "Some of the kids were kind of...a little bit....
Kristina Slaney Oct 17, 2022
What Cut of Beef Best Fits Your Lifestyle?
No two families are alike. Some live life at a slow pace. Others are so busy they spend more time in their cars than in their home. Some have to work around nutritional needs or allergies and sensitiv...
Kristina Slaney Oct 11, 2022
How to Survive (and Thrive!) During This Busy Fall Season
This time of year there are two types of moms: Those who embrace the routine that the fall season brings. They breathe a sigh of relief as school starts back up, sleep and meal schedules get back on t...
Kristina Slaney Sep 22, 2022
The Unseen Work of Motherhood
The other day I was about to exit Starbucks when I saw a mom and her teenage son through the glass doors. I paused to give them space to enter. The mom looked at her son and gestured for him to go ahe...
Kristina Slaney Aug 30, 2022 photo credit: iStock/ljubaphoto