by Ari Yares | Jan 8, 2022 | Meal Planning Ideas
Our house has been chilly all week. The thermostat settings haven’t changed; it’s more like our bodies hadn’t adjusted to the drop in temperature from a weekend of 50 degrees plus weather to a week with two snow days, delayed school openings, and...
by Ari Yares | Jan 4, 2022 | The Innovative Dad Blog
This past weekend, we watched the latest release on Disney+, Encanto. It’s a spectacular story of a family’s fight to survive mixed with a sweet coming of age story for an adolescent who just isn’t sure of her place. With music by Lin Manuel Miranda,...
by Ari Yares | Jan 1, 2022 | Meal Planning Ideas
A New Year means New Year’s resolutions. Many of the most common New Year’s resolutions are related to our health: losing weight, improving diet, and exercising more. Simply making a resolution may improve your chance of succeeding, but it isn’t...
by Ari Yares | Dec 30, 2021 | The Innovative Dad Blog
2020 was rough and while 2021 entered with a lot of hope, it brought its own parenting challenges as we struggled to return to something that felt like normal. Instead of a smooth exit from the pandemic, life has been more like a roller coaster ride where you...
by Ari Yares | Dec 25, 2021 | Menu Planning
2021 is coming to a close. I’ve been sharing meal plans now for six months. I’ve enjoyed hearing about how meal planning works in your home and I’m looking forward to sharing more ways that I keep the cooking interesting and my family of six fed as...