random – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Three things I’m doing to be more productive this week /post/2017/04/11/be-more-productive/ /post/2017/04/11/be-more-productive/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:58:01 +0000 /?p=7309 Last week was a lost cause because of the previously-written-about stomach bug that attacked me and Isabelle… so this week I was bound and determined to get sh*t stuff done. Since Clara is off of preschool (darn you, spring break!) this … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/04/11/be-more-productive/feed/ 8 Tips for a better (easier! fancier!) morning /post/2017/02/21/international-delight-one-touch-latte/ /post/2017/02/21/international-delight-one-touch-latte/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:58:17 +0000 /?p=7229 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LatteMadeEasy #CollectiveBias I am not a morning person. I’m not NOT a morning person, but I’m definitely more of a night owl. I’m … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/02/21/international-delight-one-touch-latte/feed/ 3 A non-vacation recap before the inevitable vacation recap. /post/2016/11/08/recap/ /post/2016/11/08/recap/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:03:03 +0000 /?p=7024 I spent this past weekend in San Diego and let me tell you, it was wonderful. I was a little hesitant to go because it (of course) involved a plane ride with two little ones, but we all survived (barely) … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/11/08/recap/feed/ 10 A side of breasts with my coffee, please. /post/2016/10/19/coffee/ /post/2016/10/19/coffee/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2016 03:48:59 +0000 /?p=6986 If you follow me on Snapchat (lisabenroeck) you may have already heard this story, but I feel compelled to tell it on this blog anyway. We moved into our house last Wednesday, and on Friday morning Tim set out to … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/10/19/coffee/feed/ 28 So much snot (I need to work on my empathy). /post/2016/08/16/sick-days/ /post/2016/08/16/sick-days/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:17:41 +0000 /?p=6875 Husbands should not be allowed to get sick on the weekends. There, I said it. I believe this with all of my heart and soul. If my husband wants to get sick on a Monday, fine. Tuesday, fine. Wednesday, fine. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/08/16/sick-days/feed/ 7 From Four to Two: My thoughts on this week’s episode of The Bachelorette /post/2016/07/27/the-bachelorette-2/ /post/2016/07/27/the-bachelorette-2/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:19:08 +0000 /?p=6829 Did you see The Bachelorette this week?! I did. (And since I’m on mom-time when it comes to watching TV shows, this post is practically early!) Here are my thoughts on the Final Four: + Luke. Oh man, I can’t … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/07/27/the-bachelorette-2/feed/ 12 I finally caved into peer pressure and joined Snapchat /post/2016/07/06/snapchat/ /post/2016/07/06/snapchat/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:06:48 +0000 /?p=6742 If you know anything about me, you know that I’m very reluctant to adopt technology and social media early. It took me years to get Twitter and years to get Instagram and years to get a Facebook page for my … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/07/06/snapchat/feed/ 14 An oh-so-deep post about The Bachelorette /post/2016/06/29/the-bachelorette/ /post/2016/06/29/the-bachelorette/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:25:28 +0000 /?p=6717 Confession: I started watching The Bachelor(ette) a few years ago solely because I wanted to join in my coworkers’ conversations on Tuesday morning. Peer pressure, I tell ya. Well, I’m still watching it but my new ‘coworkers’ don’t watch TV … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/06/29/the-bachelorette/feed/ 10 Two random happenings. /post/2015/06/02/random-happenings/ /post/2015/06/02/random-happenings/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:21:54 +0000 /?p=5710 Random happening #1: Am I the only person who hates getting clothes altered? I might be. I know that clothing looks way better when it fits perfectly, but I just hate paying the extra $15 to make something fit, especially … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/06/02/random-happenings/feed/ 12 Midweek thoughts. (I’m tempted to call them ‘confessions’ but I’m not sure they’re that juicy.) /post/2015/03/18/midweek-thoughts/ /post/2015/03/18/midweek-thoughts/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2015 05:37:00 +0000 http://c0526da5-56d2-4ca3-a39d-92833db1c3cc If we were to grab coffee for 30 minutes, this is what I’d spend my portion of our conversation telling you: | I’m so glad Tim is mainly responsible for sleep training Clara. I can listen to her crying only … Continue reading →

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