Brett Martin

Pineapple Cheesecake Parfait

Making a dessert to surprise your family and friends doesn’t have to be super complicated. It doesn’t have to take…
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Homemade Blueberry Syrup

Sometimes busy school mornings could use an extra hand, in comes Jimmy Dean’s Pancakes and Sausage on a Stick to…
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Banana Nut Bread Breakfast Bowl

A healthy breakfast doesn’t have to be boring or lacking in flavor. You just have to get creative and turn…
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Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Mango Salsa

We’re still making beef and chicken step aside for some pork-tastic grilling this summer, and this weekend, we had our…
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Peach Dump Cake a la Mode

With the dog days of summer comes more frequent opportunities to serve tasty, refreshing meals that delight the whole family. I don’t…
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How to Track Summer Spending

Are you looking for an easier way to fund your summer adventures and stay within budget? Today’s sponsor, Visa and…
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I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean. Dig deeper →

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.