{MM} 15 minute summer squash succotash + my cookbook addiction

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I’ve got some good stuff for you today.

  • for a 15 minute summer-y side dish
  • a Vita-mix
  • especially for readers to on Flirty Aprons (including their cute new line of bibs)
  • Some fab links, including a round-up of from this past week (check out that peanut butter cheesecake!)

But first, let’s start with a confession.

We paid a babysitter, we got out of the house, we planned an activity, you know a date.

Our original plan: go play tennis, shop at the BX (it’s the department store on the Air Force base), go get some cheap Mexican food afterwards.

Well…we noticed some library books needed to be returned, so we dropped by the library & I loaded up on books (after paying a rather substantial & silly lump of fines–I promise I’m not going to get one...

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exercising after an eating disorder — how to trust yourself {guest post}

Today she is going to share her thoughts & experiences with learning how to trust herself & her body after dealing with an eating disorder.

I’m grateful for the discussions we’ve had so far about body image, emotional eating, & losing weight without resorting back to an eating disorder. I hope Emma’s thoughts on exercising after an eating disorder will add to the discourse. 

Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below!

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This question might seem quite innocent, but as someone who has had a disordered relationship with food and exercise in the past, it highlights a deeper issue that I come across every time I exercise – Why am I doing this? Is it a way of negating what I’ve eaten today? Is it a way of sculpting my body into something that I might – just maybe – be...

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{new series} creating a literacy rich home– part 1: 10 reasons to teach the love of reading


I want to love books.

I want to love books.

Which is why I’m going to do a ten part series on how to create a literacy rich home.

 

  • why teaching your child the love of reading is one of the most important things you can do
  • the essentials of building a home library on budget
  • our favorite books for kids (infancy-eight years old)
  • teaching kids how to read before school (some very practical tips from the real world)
  • how to organize & store books
  • how you can encourage reluctant readers
  • role of media & literacy

Today, let’s start with,

teach the love of reading —
it is one of the most important things you can do.

 

I’m a lazy parent.

What I mean is, I have no desire to spend my days picking up after my kids, entertaining them every minute, or serving them hand & foot.

(But you...

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