Design and Lifestyle Blog
Ok, all, I’ve been giddy with excitement about getting these cloth diapers. I know what you’re thinking, “You’re excited about diapers? For real?” Yep, I’ve got my official badge that reads Beware: Quirky Mom in the mail today. I was so stoked to try these out. I was cheering on the poopy bum changes, the potty […] Read more…
Why would a woman who needs extra doses of laughing gas as well as numbing shots galore every time she visits the dentist choose an unmedicated home birth? (I still avoid the dentist at any cost… haven’t been for years… tbh.) It all started when we got pregnant. (Duh.) Let’s go back to about a […] Read more…
Please take note, I gained 70 lbs while pregnant. This isn’t me talking about how I am skinnier now than I was before I had my baby. Sorry, I’m not one of those miracle worker women who lose fat easier when they eat Twinkies and bagels every day and they just had a child. I […] Read more…
Excerpt from my diary – 2012… “He makes my world pop. That’s a strange phrase, and makes no sense unless you are a girl like me. Because he and I, we’re made for each other and no one else. We click, pop, snap and work together. No matter the verb, it’s what we do! (pun […] Read more…
This post provides helpful advice on how to create a supportive environment during postpartum recovery. It has my own personal story to help you feel validated and what I wish I would have done and things I did to help me recover and enjoy this time of my life experience. We had our baby girl […] Read more…
It’s dinner time! And if your dinner time is anything like ours, you are looking at your pantry and fridge contents trying to make some sort of meal out of it. That’s really how we make all of our creations ’round the Simmons home, and that was how this meal was born. So, whether you […] Read more…
We made it. We got through our first camping trip with an infant. We weren’t eaten by mosquitoes or mountain lions, we didn’t fall off a cliff or into a stream. I’d say it was a success… for the most part… Our little five-month-old baby girl is SUCH a picky sleeper. I don’t know if infants […] Read more…
Why did no one tell me how little my baby would sleep when she was born? I learned a few secrets on how to help her, let me tell you in this article so you can know what I didn’t as a first time mama. Hi, my name is Gill, and I am a mom who […] Read more…
Need the perfect, quick chicken alfredo recipe? You’ve come to the right place. This has been a Simmons family staple from the get-go, the first delicate dish we made as a couple, a classic and beautiful thing. Ingredients: Two Chicken Breasts (thawed) 1 Bushel of Asparagus Fettuccine Noodles for two (A large handful for us) […] Read more…
Strange title, you might think. Does it read wrong? Is it a typo? Surely, it is supposed to say, “Why do we believe in God?”… I was pondering this today randomly when I was imagining a stranger asking me this question. And how I would react. What would I say to someone who asks why […] Read more…