Champagne, Pearls, Sippy Cups and Rubber Ducks

We all know that fish is great for you; you've probably seen the studies that we should be incorporating it into our diets a couple times a week. This in theory seems like something that we should all easily be able to do, but for some reason I often find myself struggling to meet these goals. I thought I would share this recipe because it is a healthy, flavorful one and what I love most about this recipe is that you can completely prep it the day before you cook! I am a HUGE fan of meals that I can prep in advance. Anything that makes life easier.  If available I always try to purchase fish that is wild caught. There are a number of reasons why I am so picky about this. First of all, wild caught fish looks and tastes better than a farm raised fish. Second, many farm raised fish are raised in poor conditions and fed fish food that is high in toxic chemicals, like PCB. Some farm raised fish are bred in more favorable conditions than I have described, but t...

First things first, a stay at home mom is a career. One to be held at a high value. Since the age of 16 I have had a job, pulled in some sort of income and been a contributing individual to a household. Whether it be my parents, my own as i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t woman, as a spouse and lastly as a mother. This my friends was one of the hardest adjustments for me to deal with when transitioning as a career woman to a SAHM. When those pay checks stopped I started feeling like those dinner and drink dates with girl friends needed to stop. Was it really fair for me to be going out by myself and spending my husbands hard-earned money? Was it ok for me to go to the mall and buy that $150 coat? I mean its marked down from $250 and I need it, right? Or did I need to actually put that $150 towards my credit card? I felt guilty for doing all the things that I did before because it was no longer with any money that I was helping contribute to. It was all money that my husband was earning. Uh, o...