rachelcarreon
Get Out Your Soup Pots: A Fall Stew Recipe
I’ve said it before: I am a fan of comfort food. Nothing is as comforting to me as a meal in a bowl-more specifically a...
Toddler on Board: A tale of guilt and self-acceptance
A few weeks ago, my family took a trip to New Mexico to celebrate the 95th birthday of my husband’s great uncle. It was...
Mom Tiger Gets Sick
I’ll admit it: I have been very lucky. Since Jacob was born (exactly 18 months ago today!!), I have not gotten sick. Of course...
A Working Mom Wants to Know…
I have an almost-18 month old toddler. When it was time to go back to work after maternity leave I considered two child care...
Adventures in Sleep Training
I’m in a state of disbelief. I walk out of my son’s nursery and stare blankly at nothing and then make eye contact with...
Taking Comfort in Comfort Food
"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him...the people who give you their food give you...
An Ode to Summertime Fruit (and a Bonus Recipe)!
During the first (and second) trimester(s) of my pregnancy with my 15 month old, Jacob, I was fortunate enough not to have morning sickness...
Family Values Audit
This week at work I had to complete and submit my self-evaluation on how I am living into our organizational core values. This is...
Meet Rachel
Rachel Carreon grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago and has since lived in Portland, Oregon, Strasbourg, France, and Phoenix, Arizona, and is...
Pieces of Me: Keeping Some Pre-mom Rituals Sacred
Don't tell my my younger, more adventurous self because she would never admit it, but I like ritual. The daily or weekly habits that...











