Christin Pounds
Christin is a contributing writer for BurlingtonVT Moms Blog. Her family moved here in 2010 and the roots are spreading strong. She spends her days trying to entertain and inspire her three little ones, Jude, Wren and Skye, who are whirling dervishes and thankfully very easily inspired. Her family is happiest outdoors. They bike, hike, camp, kayak, canoe, snowshoe, whatever.
Crockpot Balsamic Beef
Try this. It's good. It's beef. It's easy. I have a working fear of cooking red meat and have been known to spend 50%...
Pulling the Thread
You know it when you hear it. It's the subject that catches in your throat or hurls an extra pump of blood through your...
No Poo For You
Look, I'm from Texas. I mean like, biologically Texan or something. Even though I feel Vermont deep down in my heart, the exposed parts...
When You Don’t Feel Like Parenting-An Ode to Joy
A friend asked me how I was feeling the other day, to which I replied, "great!" But then immediately admitted it to be an...
On Naming A Baby
I once knew a boy named Sunshine. He was dreamy and slung back and could pull it off with yellow rays of style.
Then there...
The Only Resolution I’ve Ever Kept
I've started calling my two year old daughter Fickle Pickle. I swear, she gets it from me and outwardly I'm all apologies over it....
Last Minute Gift: Infused Sea Salt
It's the final countdown and you are going over in your mind everyone that you will see this week at parties and play dates....
3 Ingredient All Purpose Cleaner
I've been making this for years. I love it. I could literally spray this in my mouth and not die (don't do that), AND...
Star Gazing
My husband is a little obsessed with stars. Stars of Betelgeuse and North fame, not Bullock and Clooney. I don’t think he knows very...
Why Give Thanks?
It's that month again-that getting serious about socks month where there is really no turning back to bare toes and questions of scarves. The...
A Hopeful Story
I told the story here. It was the one about children first conceived in a heart and then in a Petri dish. There was...
Rope Basket Tutorial
Are you in need of a beautiful, yet inexpensive storage solution for all those toys, winter accessories, or junk piles lying around?
I'm loving the...
Butternut Squash Soup: A Recipe for Warmth
It's the heat of the summer that keeps us spinning wild and free, throwing off routine and clothing as if they had no other...
There’s a Penny In My Freezer
Ask me what's up and I'll say, "nothin' much" or something like that, but what you really should know is that I have a...