I don't consider myself an expert on many things. In fact, I often confuse the idea of what it means to be an expert with what it means to be a connoisseur. I have the latter part down. You wanna know about what your Hollandaise SHOULDN'T look like on that Sunday morning benedict? I got … [Read more...] about 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Labor & Delivery.
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Becoming a Dad for the First Time.
Becoming a dad for the first time is a moment that I'll never forget. For me, it was 2009 and unfortunately what should've been a connecting moment between me and my wife, was the exact opposite. For a majority of men, I'm sure that juncture in time - that instant in which you both looked at the EPT … [Read more...] about Becoming a Dad for the First Time.
Life Can’t Always Be Squeaky Clean.
I can't explain the cause behind it, perhaps it's my part obsessive - part controlling nature, but over the last 8 years of parenting I've always felt anxiety. In the weeks and days leading up to my daughter being born, I'd wake up in the morning feeling so tense. It was like someone could bounce … [Read more...] about Life Can’t Always Be Squeaky Clean.
The Revolving Door of Bathtime.
Back in the early 1980’s, when I was 5 or 6 years old, my parents had finished construction on the ground floor of their very first home. My mom was pregnant with my brother and they were anxious to move in. We would live downstairs as construction continued in order to finish the upstairs bedrooms … [Read more...] about The Revolving Door of Bathtime.
Does Cleaning Make Your Kid a Better Person?
Depending on which part of the country you live in, I’m fairly certain that I’m not alone in saying that I feel like my kids have gone to school for a collective 6 days since mid-December. Whether it’s been because of Christmas or Hanukkah break, New Year celebrations, snow days or the inevitable … [Read more...] about Does Cleaning Make Your Kid a Better Person?
‘Tis the Season between Seasons.
Thank you Ellio’s Pizza for sponsoring this post. Visit your local retailer to pick up your own Ellio’s Pizza for a pizza night in! The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas season always seems like it’s going a million miles per hour. On the home front, if you decorate anything like we do, … [Read more...] about ‘Tis the Season between Seasons.