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How to Stop Time: 5 Ideas for making (and keeping) memories

November 10, 2023 by ericajthatcher

Do you wonder where last month went? Last year? The last six years? Me, too. My six-year-old is suddenly 12, tromping around in my shoes and borrowing my t-shirts. I want to stop time. Now. Turns out there’s a way to trick your mind into believing the clock has slowed down. And, luckily, our brains […]

Filed Under: Family, Reading, Time Management

Kids need fiber: How to get them to eat veggies

September 2, 2020 by ericajthatcher

Please don’t hate me when I tell you this, but I have a nine-year-old who eats her vegetables. Not just leaves of iceberg lettuce, either—we’re talking fennel, whole tomatoes, celery leaves, cilantro, beets, golden carrots, cabbage, fava beans, leeks. She’s kind of a monster.  It’s pretty great considering I was never really a serious vegetables […]

Filed Under: Family, Food + Cooking, Health, Home + Garden

Fork and spoons on counter with orange backsplash

Twice as Good: Sauces That’ll Make You Love Your Own Cooking

June 29, 2020 by ericajthatcher

I get tired of my own cooking sometimes. At those times, even the crispy, salty, lemony roasted chicken I just pulled out of the oven seems boring. The pan-seared grass-fed skirt steak looks unfinished and slightly unappetizing. My vegetables taste too vegetable-y. My meal needs just a ‘little something’ to make it taste lighter, brighter, […]

Filed Under: Family, Food + Cooking, Home + Garden

What’s for Dinner? 5 Easy Meals That Don’t Involve Takeout or Blue Apron

February 20, 2020 by ericajthatcher

Yes, you still have to cook. And clean. But only a little bit. We all know it’s waaay healthier and cheaper to eat at home. We also know that cooking a meal and dealing with dishes after a long day pretty much sucks. When I walk in the door after work on a weekday, I […]

Filed Under: Family, Food + Cooking, Home + Garden, Time Management

Tiny House, Big Savages: 7 reasons our tiny house sucks

October 13, 2019 by ericajthatcher

People love to love tiny houses. ‘Tiny house’ conjures up thoughts of a cute, cozy wood dollhouse for humans. Or maybe a sweet Airstream tricked out with funky laminate countertops, atomic lamps, and shag rugs. How romantic and carefree! A fraction of the housework! More time to spend outside! Good livin’ for dirt cheap! It […]

Filed Under: Family, Home + Garden

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