northern life
I didn’t realize the depth of my unmet need for outdoor adventure until I hastily concocted a winter tent camping trip over lunch one day with a co-worker. While I love exploring with my family, I read Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail thru-hiking memoirs all winter, and I am consumed by a longing to hike to […]
When Beatrice was little, people said to us all of the time, “She’ll sleep well tonight!” And we always laughed, but inside we thought, “Nope, she’s going to sleep the same as she does every night, because she’s always this active.” Since then I love to ask other parents what comment they hear most […]
Like we often do, because great minds think alike, Jen and I decided independently to get standing desks this year. If you’ve read any of the research, they are calling sitting the new smoking, and saying that even if you exercise regularly you cannot overcome the adverse affects of sitting at your work all day. I’ve […]
Forget filling your car with hand warmers and signal flares, true winter survival is about keeping your spirits up and your eyes on the prize (i.e. spring). Here’s a foolproof recipe to help you survive winter a.k.a. enjoy our fourth season. First, get comfortable. Head to your favorite pharmacy/co-op/Amazon and fill your cart with Vitamin D, a […]
You know how some breastfed babies refuse the bottle? Well in Blythe vs. the bottle, Blythe won. We could never get her to take more than an ounce from one. (Except for her first try at four weeks, when she fooled us by slamming four ounces. They we got lazy and waited two weeks before […]
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Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Jen’s Links More from the opt-out, lean-in genre: “The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In” was published in the New York Times Magazine this week. Found myself in nearly every line. Found everything I said in this post […]
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I have a group of friends from college. We were all friends, of some sort, in college, but we have been solidified through time and the addition of spouses into kind of a set group, a dozen or so couples all living in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (and a dozen or so more spread throughout […]
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Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Breanne’s Links I can’t stop thinking about this article I read last week: “Martha Stewart’s Best Lesson: Don’t Give a Damn.” So much inspiration for us over-apologizers. I know we’ve talked sunscreens before, but let’s talk bug […]
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It all started when my favorite water bottle broke. I use my water bottle all the time, and I wanted to replace it with one I LOVED, because it’s so satisfying to use something that is well designed. Then I got thinking about favorite things… you know, the products you have that you are really passionate […]
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Most women have a love/hate, or love to hate, relationship with pumping. How can you not, when you look like this: Photo courtesy of Simple Wishes Handsfree Breastpump bra, a product I stand behind (or in, ha ha). Because who doesn’t want to take their boobs out at work and attach machinery to them? This […]
{Continue reading…}Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Breanne’s Links It’s July: let’s talk Popsicles. We’re loving these ones from Zoku; I think these would be fun filled with something unusual or decadent for an adult party; and if I had a 6-8 year old girl, I’d […]
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Remember my maternity leave? All snowy days, and naps, and cozy baby time? Now Adam is home with the girls, and it is more like this: His days are all swimsuits, and library trips, and parks. Playdates and errands and zoo trips. Lots of chalk. And sunscreen. And slides. Drying swimsuits hang on doorknobs and […]
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