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Looking back is exhausting—2012 in Review

2013-01-06T23:43:00.001-08:00

With the new year I've been looking back on 2012 through my three blogs, Facebook, Instagram, and journals. In my present state of mind... 2012 kind of sucked. It was stressful. It was tiring. It was scary. We had to depend on so many people. We let people down. It was a hard, hard year. However, looking back I have also seen that it was one of the most eventful years I've had. There were a lot

Our Second Christmas: X and a flute

2012-12-27T23:36:00.005-08:00

X on Christmas evening listening to his Grandad play his flute. Photo taken by my lovely SIL. I hope you all had a very, merry Christmas. We sure did! (I'm sure I'll come back over the next couple of days to tell you about all the frustrating things that happened over the holidays. A toddler with a home full of visitors—while trying to adjust to a toddler bed and teething— is a story all on

Holiday Cooking Tip: Power up your Pepper

2012-12-21T15:43:00.000-08:00

For the past two years my friend Joan and her husband Brandon have used Alton Brown's Power Pepper trick to pepper our potatoes. They are always in charge of the turkey and the mashed potatoes each year... and, while they loved the taste of fresh ground pepper, they hated how much effort it took to grind enough pepper to properly pepper the potatoes. Then... they saw Alton's trick of

Toddler Style: Blazer and Skinny Jeans

2012-12-20T15:37:00.002-08:00

I love dressing my little man... I'll be sad when he won't let me choose his clothes anymore. Although, the way he likes ties/jackets/hats (he puts them on himself when running around the house in his diaper) I think he'll probably continue to be pretty stylish. This little outfit was what he wore to Thanksgiving dinner. He even kept his tie and jacket on for a majority of the evening

The Transition to Toddler Bed Day 1

2012-12-13T23:37:00.002-08:00

Over the weekend I woke up at 5 AM to the whine of the little guy. I groggily got out of bed and walked out into the hallway on the way to his room. Standing in the middle of the hallway with a grin on his face was my son. "Did you forget to put the kiddo in his crib?" I asked Brian. "No, why?" he responded. Yep, the kid learned how to escape his crib. We later caught him on video swinging

Want, Need, Wear, Read-- My Wish List

2012-12-10T09:00:00.000-08:00

Typically around this time of year I am thinking so much about what I want to do for other people that I get a bunch of messages from my family and friends asking me what is on my wish list. This year was no different. And, while of course there are things I want (I like things)... very few items come to mind when people ask that question. I'm just happy to celebrate with people, especially this

Update and Week in Review: Holiday Fun, Writing Projects, and Portland Bloggers' craziness

2012-12-04T12:13:00.000-08:00

Wow... I've been gone from the blogging world for a bit now. I have a lot of things going on and I'm sure they will result in a ton of posts as soon as I find the time to sit down and write them. ;-) Here is a quick update on whats been going on with me and mine.... Portland Blogger's Meet-Up: November SEO Event I really think that this past Portland Bloggers' Meet-Up was the best yet. I

Happy Thanksgiving: A Look Back at Thanksgiving 2011

2012-11-22T14:10:00.003-08:00

I haven't always been a big fan of Turkey Day. It wasn't that I didn't enjoying eating good food and getting together with family... it was that all of the other holidays overshadowed the day and made it last in my book. However, the last five years we've been able to spend Thanksgiving with a wonderful group of friends that I am over-the-moon thankful for! I don't know if it is my age (starting

Breastfeeding Series: My Experience Pt. 3

2012-11-16T10:07:00.000-08:00

This post is part of a series of posts from bloggers with babies who have breastfed. In honor of my journey of breastfeeding ending with my son, I asked five different bloggers to share their breastfeeding stories with us all. This post is part of my breastfeeding experience. My hopes with this series is to share the differences in each woman's experience. I also want to highlight the fact that

Breastfeeding Series: My Experience Pt. 2

2012-11-14T09:00:00.000-08:00

Breastfeeding Series: My Experience Pt. 1

2012-11-13T12:16:00.001-08:00

Breastfeeding Series: Request for Reader's stories

2012-11-12T18:29:00.000-08:00

I've been so excited to share the breastfeeding stories of 5 different bloggers this past week. Thank you so much to everyone who joined in on posting, reading, and commenting. I received a few emails with breastfeeding thoughts from readers and decided it would be nice to share some of the readers' experiences as well. At the end of this week I'll share the readers' responses that I receive

Breast Feeding Series: Giveaway!

2012-11-11T08:50:00.001-08:00

I love it when we have something fun to giveaway! Megan, from The Boho Mama, has offered to giveaway a copy of her eBook "More Milk Naturally." (See Megan's part of experience in our breastfeeding series here!) The book covers: - Foods nursing mothers have eaten for over 2,000 years to support and increase supply - Why what you eat (and how much) really matters - Why

Breastfeeding Series: Megan of The Boho Mama

2012-11-09T12:38:00.001-08:00

This post is part of a series of posts from bloggers with babies who have breastfed. In honor of my journey of breastfeeding ending with my son, I asked five different bloggers to share their breastfeeding stories with us all. My hopes with this series is to share the differences in each woman's experience. I also want to highlight the fact that not one of these mothers did the same thing in

Breastfeeding Series: Katherine of Somewhere in the Middle

2012-11-08T08:35:00.000-08:00

This post is part of a series of posts from bloggers with babies who have breastfed. In honor of my journey of breastfeeding ending with my son, I asked five different bloggers to share their breastfeeding stories with us all. My hopes with this series is to share the differences in each woman's experience. I also want to highlight the fact that not one of these mothers did the same thing in

Breastfeeding Series: Kira of Rain or Shine

2012-11-07T11:03:00.001-08:00

This post is part of a series of posts from bloggers with babies who have breastfed. In honor of my journey of breastfeeding ending with my son, I asked five different bloggers to share their breastfeeding stories with us all. My hopes with this series is to share the differences in each woman's experience. I also want to highlight the fact that not one of these mothers did the same thing in

Breastfeeding Series: Adi from Garden of Edlen

2012-11-06T09:17:00.000-08:00

This post is part of a series of posts from bloggers with babies who have breastfed. In honor of my journey of breastfeeding ending with my son, I asked five different bloggers to share their breastfeeding stories with us all. My hopes with this series is to share the differences in each woman's experience. I also want to highlight the fact that not one of these mothers did the same thing in

Breastfeeding Series: Sarah from Serendipitous Life

2012-11-05T12:40:00.000-08:00

This post is part of a series of posts from bloggers with babies who have breastfed. In honor of my journey of breastfeeding ending with my son, I asked five different bloggers to share their breastfeeding stories with us all. My hopes with this series is to share the differences in each woman's experience. I also want to highlight the fact that not one of these mothers did the same thing in

What I Wrote: Week of Oct. 29

2012-11-05T11:38:00.001-08:00

I had a busy week this past week... so, I didn't get to post all the fun items I had planned to post. Just means I get to save them for this week and future weeks! My total goal for both my sites is to post items I believe in/want to share rather than just post to post. Sometimes they will interest everyone... sometimes they will only be just for my record. So, I do not plan to always post 5

Breast Feeding Series

2012-11-02T18:28:00.003-07:00

I'm so, SO excited about sharing a fun two week series on breast feeding here at Leave the Laundry for Later. Five amazing women shared some of their breast feeding stories with me to share with you. I love how different everyone's breast feeding experience is and I want this series to be out there for the everyday momma who needs some encouragement or to feel like they are not alone. There

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Happy Halloween

2012-10-31T20:14:00.002-07:00

I spent nearly the entire day hanging out downtown as Calvin and Hobbes. It was a good day. How was your Halloween?

Five Things About Me

2012-10-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

I posted this on Instagram a while back. But, I really like the idea behind it, so I am posting it here with a little more info. The photo was taken by Macey of Motormouth Studio (she did my head shots recently) and then I added the text via an iPhone app. Five Things about Jenni Bost: I write romance novels. Well, that is part of the truth. I write as a ghost writer for several

Weekend in Review: Microsoft, Babysitters, Halloween, and Anthropologie OH MY

2012-10-29T21:58:00.000-07:00

I don't think I stopped for one moment this weekend. It was all fun, but I'm exhausted today! 1) Friday, during the day, I met with my new friend Chelsey, from The Paper Mama, to check out the new Microsoft Surface. We had a nice little lunch and our kids behaved amazingly as we chatted with the Microsoft person about the new tablet. I also picked up the cutest pair of pants for the kiddo

What I wrote: Week of Oct. 22

2012-10-29T20:35:00.001-07:00

Whoa... I had the busiest of weekends. Friday through Sunday I have been GO GO GO. So, while I didn't post anything over the weekend, it was because I was living the life! I'll have lots of fun stuff to post soon. Anywho... here is what I wrote this week: Leave the Laundry for Later It was a little bit of a hodgepodge week this week. I wrote about needing Vitamin D, cleaning house, fall

My Favorite Pair of Jeans

2012-10-25T11:52:00.000-07:00

I've discovered the awesomeness that are the Old Navy Rockstar skinny jeans. I'm not much for putting up style posts. I often feel silly when taking "style" photos. Haha... getting dressed daily is kind of a HUGE feat most days. But, these jeans have become my go-to pants and I felt like sharing. The jeans come in a multitude of colors. They are super comfy and fit great.... that is, if you try