tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374Sat, 29 Jul 2017 08:15:50 +0000motherhoodMirandafamily updatesparentingstay-at-home momLorinFamily Fungraduate schoolMarriagebabyWorking momdiy house decorMommas making moolaThe Man Chairwork from homeFriday FavoritesHolidaysRecipesfaithfamilyfunny storiesThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsmoneypregnancysewing$100 Improvementblogging tipsdatingEducationMusicNorth Carolina State UniversitySocial mediaSpiritualitybirthbreastfeedingcookingdivorceexercisehomesaving moneyBYU-IdahoBooksCreepy toysFacebookGangnam StyleHomeownerTVThe Man Chair Questionsbullyingcapsule wardrobecartoonseatingfashionfunnygardeninghouse choreskids televisionlow-stress dinnerspaintingphotographyto-do listtravelvideo gameshttp://sdbaird.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)Blogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-1417628356162381028Thu, 17 Sep 2015 02:20:00 +00002015-09-16T22:20:25.616-04:00low-stress dinnersRecipes This is a Baird family favorite. I like this recipe because there are just FOUR ingredients, and it requires very little time and effort to pull together. Give it a try and tell me what you think in the comments! Russian Chicken 1 regular-sized bottle of Catalina dressing (if you are using family size, use about half) 1 package of onion soup mix 2/3 jar apricot jam 4-6 chicken breasts Thawhttp://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/09/low-stress-dinners-russian-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-3426284703250181720Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:35:00 +00002015-09-15T17:35:20.300-04:00capsule wardrobefashion"Less is more" seems to be a theme in my life as of late. This theme has also found its way into my clothing closet. A while back, my sister sent me a link to a blog about capsule wardrobes. If you are unfamiliar with what a capsule wardrobe is, here is a definition for you: -A collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential. -A person’s basic collection http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/09/less-is-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-872479648364660511Thu, 18 Jun 2015 02:38:00 +00002015-06-17T22:38:14.404-04:00family updatesmotherhoodparenting I've discovered a new parenting technique (new to me, at least). We are having issues at our house as of late with a certain little girl not listening. If I want Miranda to do something, I have to ask her a minimum of five times and then threaten time out before she even acknowledges what I'm saying. This gets pretty exhausting after a while. Well, I've been sick this past week and woke up http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/06/whisper-technique.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-5627415746025720075Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-06-01T06:34:57.237-04:00Mommas making moolastay-at-home momwork from homeWorking mom Mommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I will be joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. ----------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/06/mommas-making-moola-7-yoga-instructor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-3574801132433722970Wed, 27 May 2015 23:12:00 +00002015-05-27T19:12:25.752-04:00Mommas making moolastay-at-home momwork from homeWorking mom Mommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I will be joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. ---------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/05/momma-makin-moola-6-kim-craft-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-8772974753510487773Mon, 18 May 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-05-25T21:00:20.119-04:00Mommas making moolamotherhoodstay-at-home momwork from homeWorking mom Mommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I will be joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. -----------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/05/mommas-makin-moola-mother-writer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-3548725244755277912Tue, 12 May 2015 11:15:00 +00002015-05-12T07:15:57.306-04:00Mommas making moolamoneywork from homeWorking mom Mommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I am joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. --------------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/05/mary-kay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-7124769125139095329Mon, 04 May 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-05-04T06:00:00.930-04:00Mommas making moolaMusicstay-at-home momWorking momMommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I will be joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. -----------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/05/mommas-making-moola-opera-singer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-8142754564991206818Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:25:00 +00002015-04-27T14:26:23.594-04:00Mommas making moolamotherhoodstay-at-home momwork from homeWorking mom Mommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I will be joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. ---------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/04/mommas-making-moola-2-ambers-childcare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-8055898469720598640Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-05-12T07:16:43.114-04:00Mommas making moolasaving moneystay-at-home momwork from homeWorking momMommas Making Moola is a new guest-blogger series about the non-traditional ways  moms can bring income into their home (outside of the 9-5 job). In this series, I will be joining forces with Swag On, Momma to feature the experiences of our guest bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest blogger, please contact me for more information. ------------------------------------------------------http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/04/mammas-making-moola-use-it-gift-it-sell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-654407564309218029Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:53:00 +00002015-04-16T15:53:20.727-04:00funnyparentingThis video had Lorin and I crying from laughing so hard. I'm sure lots of parents can relate to this in some way. http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/04/nightmare-children-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-7267399550750406037Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-04-01T17:58:19.823-04:00Mirandaparenting Lorin introduced me to this poem a while back when I was having a particularity hard day with Miranda. I was getting on her case about every little thing. When I read this poem, I just broke down crying because I realized I was expecting her to do things as an adult when she is still just a little girl and is trying to learn the ropes of life. This poem is one that I pull out and read every http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/04/father-forgets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-8684396259685205258Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:36:00 +00002015-03-31T11:36:42.945-04:00funny storiesMiranda Miranda starts throwing animals off her bed and making animal sounds. First she throws a cat and says, "Meow!" Next she throws a dog and says, "Woof!" Then, she throws a turtle and says, "Brub!" Lastly, she throws her moose and says, "I'm a moose!" We are at story time at the library. Miranda walks up to Lorin and whispers, "I farted" in his ear and walks away, leaving her stench and leaving http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/funnies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-8809067884255273965Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-30T06:00:05.665-04:00motherhoodstay-at-home mom Here are two of Miranda's favorite play date  friends, Kan and Harshani. I'm going to be honest here. Having a newborn for the first time feels a little like self-inflicted house arrest for a couple months. There are no rules saying that you can't get out of the house, but all the crazy changes in life and hormones take a toll on you, and sometimes getting out of the house just seems like http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/self-inflicted-house-arrest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-6755377591608239521Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-27T06:00:00.298-04:00Friday Favorites 1. Khand Tenney's blog I met Khand and her husband Kevin back in the college days. They are an awesome pair. Khand is an amazing photographer, and I always love looking at the beautiful pictures she takes. 2. THIS man's transformation for his driver's licence picture 3.  Pinterest, You Are Drunk This blog kills me! If you want a good laugh, go here and see a vast collection of weird/funny http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/friday-favorites_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-9057893371230833296Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-26T06:00:08.649-04:00family updates Photo credit: Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar / Foter / CC BY Last month, Lorin and I finally entered into adulthood. "But Sarah, don't you have a child, live in your own house, and pay your own car insurance?" Yes, yes, and yes to all those questions. But the truth is, up until this point, we didn't take that last step into adulthood because... we were still bumming Netflix off our parents. Yes, http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/sign-you-are-adult.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-2641123997956596385Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:35:00 +00002015-03-25T15:35:34.468-04:00exercise Photo credit: jacsonquerubin / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA I read an interesting (and scary) article the other day. Apparently there has been some studies on sitting and sedentary lifestyles and the studies show that too much siting decreases your lifespan. You would think being at home with a little person would keep me on my feet all the time (which some days it definitely does), but I often find http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/3-ways-parents-stay-active.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-8539317423471849193Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:27:00 +00002015-03-24T13:27:53.424-04:00Family FunI thought I would share this funny little video my family and I made when we were bored the other day. And just for the record, this is NOT some weird pregnancy announcement. Just thought I'd clear that up now. http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/announcement-sarah-gives-birth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-7201151500101758326Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-23T06:00:08.467-04:00cartoonskids televisionparentingTV Back when I was a youngin', I remember there were certain TV shows I was allowed to watch and certain shows that were forbidden. My TV memories from childhood are full of Strawberry Shortcake, Captain Planet, and Inspector Gadget, and I knew that as soon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Attack of the Killer Tomatoes came on, I had to turn off the TV. Those shows were banned at my house. I guess http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/banned-tv-shows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-1379689770374398497Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:09:00 +00002015-03-20T10:09:04.855-04:00Friday Favorites 1. The Perilous Journey of the Not-So-Innocuous Girl by Leigh Statham If I got to choose the next Disney princess, Marguerite (the main character of this book) would be it! She is smart, beautiful, and spunky. I love the way Statham develops the characters, especially Marguerite throughout the story. Not only was the story enjoyable and suspenseful, but the steampunk imagery was AWESOME! This http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/friday-favorites_20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-5769025484764517049Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-19T06:00:03.756-04:00work from homeWorking mom When I decided to stay home with Miranda, I knew that finances were going to be tight (hey, but not as tight as being in grad school). After about two months of staying at home, I thought I might be able to find a small job to help out with finances and to give me a creative outlet. I searched through tons of job listings and spent lots of time tailoring resumes to fit job descriptions. No http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/moms-who-want-to-work-from-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-6797787992696202121Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-18T06:00:08.391-04:00cookingRecipes This is our Thanksgiving dinner last year (which I did NOT cook). We decided to go the non-traditional route by ordering Indian food. It was amazing! I will never forget the crock pot of chili I made a couple years ago. It has gone down in family history as the nastiest meal I've ever tried to make my family eat. This meal was supposed to be a four or five-star recipe, according to a http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/my-pent-up-rage-over-recipe-websites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-2423223266207898134Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:25:00 +00002015-03-17T10:25:36.848-04:00blogging tips FYI: The two studly guys in the picture are two of my three brothers. I had a serious case of writer's/blogger's block last year, and  I made a status update on Facebook asking friends and family about suggestions on what to blog about. My sister Marlise emailed me with a great list of ideas that I refer to often when I feel stuck and don't know what to write about. I thought I would share http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/9-ideas-to-help-avoid-bloggers-block.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-897669531088388476Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:36:00 +00002015-03-16T14:36:23.235-04:00Spirituality Miranda has a ton of stuffed animals, a TON. Every day, she will drag her animals around for tea parties and other fun activities. At the end of the day, the animals will be scattered in different parts of our house, and Miranda, Lorin, and I will gather up her animals and put them on her little race car bed. The interesting thing about this is she always knows if one of her animals are http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/stuffed-animals-and-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633113704700186374.post-5580583356685435189Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:30:00 +00002015-03-13T06:30:02.867-04:00Friday FavoritesRecipes1. Mississippi Roast Oh. My. Gosh. This is the best and easiest roast I have ever made. This has been a family favorite for a while now. If you ever find some meat on sale at the grocery store, you need to treat yourself and your family to a delicious feast. 2. Baked Salmon with Garlic and Dijon This recipe is coming from someone who HATES fish. I will usually only eat http://sdbaird.blogspot.com/2015/03/friday-favorites-recipes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Baird)0