Working Mom Meal Hacks: Game-Changing Chicken

The easiest thing in my arsenal is a roast chicken. I make it at least 2 times a month at our house. A 5-6 pound bird is best in my experience for a family meal with some leftovers. If you don’t care for leftovers, a smaller bird will work! Leftovers of a basic […]

Universal Early Childhood Education Gets You the Most Bang For Your Buck

R started preschool this month. Overnight, her language improved, she slept better, and she seems to be listening more. She loves her school and we do, too. It is culturally-aware. She’s learning some Hebrew, which is cool even if we don’t speak it. Overall, I thought it would help her social schools to be back […]

How to Grocery Shop Like a Baller on a Budget

Grocery shopping is the bane of my existence. My husband is a stay-at-home-parent these days (on the job market) but he’s not a cook. Also, grocery shopping is not his game – it’s really hard to effectively grocery shop for meal prep if you are cooking-averse. Instead, I have elected to pay for some […]

Peripherals and Tools: What You Need to Rock Meal Prep

Ever since we started meal prep, my opinions about handy peripherals has changed. However, I can say that for less than $500.00, you can purchase essentials to make your life so much easier. And probably after 2-3 months, what you save in meal prep, you will pay it all off! Thus, if you can get […]

Incredibly Easy Loaded Mashed Potatoes

These potatoes are a must-have in our house for any large holiday meal (and then sometime in between). They are rich, thick, and incredibly cleaning. Also indulgent! These are not health food but they are good. I’ve combined recipes over time with these and find they suit my needs perfectly. These also make a large […]

We Moved (And Stuff)

Last I wrote, we were in Missouri and I was at my old job. Wow. A lot has happened since then. In April, I accepted at job at my alma mater with a new start up center. Here, I get to help Hoosiers and am still responsible for connecting university resources to the outside […]

How To Meal Prep Like a Goddess… Er… A Tired Working Mom with Standards

Sorry for the long as all get out hiatus. Work life has been both amazing and overwhelming. More on that later. We moved (twice in 4 mo) across the country. We bought a house. I have a new, amazing job. I hosted a huge data event. But now, things are starting to slow down. I’ve […]

Finding male allies in parenthood.

This last week has tested my strength and stress level. I am loving the work I’m doing. It is meaningful, I am appreciated by team members, my graduate students, my boss, and my big client sent a glowing review of my collaboration with his people this week. I’ve been working so hard on this university […]

Racism, Filters, and Maternal and Fetal Mortality

NOTE: This post will pull from a previous post I wrote about maternal and fetal mortality in 2016. I really encourage you to read it. Most of this will come from the CDC data and graphics I cite in that post. Maternal mortality is a public health issue. American women die at a rate […]