I love baking. I've always had a love for it, back when I was a little girl. I was always in the kitchen baking something. My mother even gifted me two small cookbooks when I was younger because I loved to bake so much. I'm the type to take three apples and make a miniature apple pie because I want something yummy in the home.
So now I'll present to
I love to experiment with different foods because it's nice to wake up your palate now and again. I learned a few years back I have a penchant for spicy and sweet - think chocolate and pepper. I also like to combine different things to see how they'll turn out.
I found this recipe and I was a little taken aback by it. You see, it doesn't have exact measurements.
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I have to admit...learning another language when you're an adult is quite tough.
But I have to keep going. It's fun while I'm trying to teach Bear a new language (don't worry, Maks is speaking fluent Russian and Ukrainian to Bear) and learn more of it myself so I can speak fluent Russian to Bear at home.
So, here's a video of us teaching you how to count numbers in Russian:
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And
Here are some photos from Bear from the past year. Gosh, it's so crazy these photos were actually taken around this time last year!
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As you may have noticed in one picture, there's a sidecar next to our bed. I'll share our adventures in co-sleeping in a future blog post coming soon. No, we're not doing it intentionally but it's not too bad.
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It's funny when you become an expectant parent.*
There is just so....much...shit...to choose from. Really, there is.
And every company is like a drug dealer...'Hey baby...you know want this high chair. It'll make you feel real good.'
So, today's post is about the hits and misses of things we had purchased or used over the past two years. If I can save you a bit of heartache (and money!), I've done
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That one time I spent $45 at the Gap.
Don't get me wrong. I love the Gap. I like Old Navy and sometimes when I can afford it, Banana Republic (since they're all under the same umbrella). Bear has quite a few clothes from Old Navy and the Gap and I had all of my maternity wardrobe from Old Navy (I was heavily pregnant during the summer so my
So, I'm a bit late on writing this. Orthodox Christmas was actually two days ago when you read this blog post.
Ever since Maks and I have been together, we've always celebrated traditional Christmas and the Orthodox one. For those wondering, we don't have two days of gifts; the Orthodox one we celebrate with food, drink, and just enjoying each other.
So let's count the number of occasions we celebrate from
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I learned a valuable lesson this week...
Always...
ALWAYS...
Listen to your body.
As many of you may know, Maks and I have been TTC for Rainbow Baby #2. It's had its ups and downs but we both realized not being stressed out about it was benefitting both of us. (See Big News for a refresher.)
I have two fertility apps on my phone - Fertility Friend and Period Tracker. Both of them
Let me tell you how many times I had to do said vlog.
Three.
THREE!
The first time, I had a pile of clean laundry in the background. Hmm...probably shouldn't have that in there.
The second time, my hair wasn't looking all that great. How in the hayle you're going to take hair advice from me and my hair is looking dusty?
So, the third time was apparently the charm!
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