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Holding true to the Black Friday tradition of impulsive buying, I decided to purchase an Instant Pot. Shortly after purchasing, however, I realized I was terrified of the appliance exploding due to my ignorance of its usage so I resisted using it. I had lessened my fears slightly when I performed the water test on it. I informed my cousin of this, as she is an avid user of the Instant Pot, and refers to herself as such. She was quite proud of me, but then challenged me to make some hard-boiled eggs. I tried it and they turned out perfectly. I …

Yesterday, it was Taco Tuesday… and I didn’t make very impressive tacos. I did the usual hard-shell, ground beef, lettuce thing I typically make for the kids. We didn’t even have any shredded cheese in the house. I forgot to buy it this week at the store! It’s not that I eat tacos every Tuesday, like you’re apparently supposed to. It’s that I actually WANTED to eat tacos yesterday, and didn’t like them. There is a blogger-mom who refers to the traditional Americanized- tacos that I described above as “prison tacos.” I don’t think there’s a more accurate descriptor than …

After many days of thinking about it, I finally got around to cooking the Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein recipe that I have been excited about trying for a while. One mistake I had made was not cutting the squash in half. The proper way to cook a spaghetti squash is to cut it in half, but I couldn’t find a knife sharp enough to perform this task.Instead, I baked the squash whole, 45 minutes at 400 degrees. While that was baking, I did dishes and a load of laundry. I also picked up clothes, toys and other various items that …

To start off this Month for Moms we are going to discuss an issue that is very common in infants but can cause quite a scare if the parents don’t know what’s going on. The condition in question is infant torticollis. Despite the fancy name, it is a very simple condition. Infant torticollis can otherwise be known as “infant crooked neck syndrome”. What is happening in infant torticollis is severe contraction, or spasm, of the muscles on one side of the infant’s neck. The same thing can happen to adults as well. If you’ve ever woken up with severe neck stiffness and …