Short blog. Title says it all: parent horizontally as much as you can. Lotsa books on the couch, coloring on the floor, playing doctor and being the patient in bed, playing "hide and seek under the blanket in the bed." That's the parenting we are all striving for. So, DROP THOSE RECS or strategies to get more horizontalness in your parenting!

Oxo. OXOOOOOOO. I'm writing this before even looking into linking them for money lol. PAY ME OXO. I tell everyone - if you are buying a kitchen anything - buy Oxo brand. This was my mom's advice. And she was right. And now I'm sharing it with you. It will be a little more expensive.....but then it will be the ONLY ONE YOU WILL EVER BUY. I have had my can opener for 10 years. I'M NOT EXAGGERATING. And it's GOOD. Have you ever been to and Airbnb at the beach and it's your night to cook dinner...

I assume everyone's kids eat this way. I swear most days they have had a package of mini muffins they got from a friend, half a yogurt, and the lemon from my water. So that's why I'm saying they survive on this and not eat. My main goals for my kids's nutrition is try to eat foods that don’t have too many ingredients that I don’t recognize. The same way that I choose cat food, the first two to three ingredients have to be ones I feel pretty good about. Kids. They're just like cats! I'm SURE...