Heather Polifka-Rivas
Heather is originally from upstate New York but her family returned to Vermont 4 years ago. They have lived in NYC and Chicago the past 10+ years and are happy to be back in Vermont. Heather's previous jobs as a starving actor in NYC, package design guru at Estee Lauder, and advisor to fortune 500 companies at Chicago’s top business school have not prepared her for her current job today: stay at home mom to Henry (7) and Ruby (3). A self proclaimed foodie, Heather spends her "many" hours of free time preparing elaborate meals, eating out, tending to her garden, canning it's bounty and willing her one tapped maple tree to weep more sap. She is also a mother runner.
My Recent Health Scare:: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
*This is an older post from our archives, but we thought it was appropriate to share during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as we seek...
The Quesadogga…a recipe
Lately I have been feeling left out of the Pinterest world. More specifically, I have felt a tad jealous of all my blogging sisters...
Kindergarten stole my child!
Kindergarten stole my sweet child. He left on a sunny, late-summer morning and another kid returned in his place. He is cranky, moody, grumpy,...
Calgon Take Me Away!
Lately I’ve had a serious case of writers block. It’s not like my life is for want of drama, transition, malaise, humor, poopy diapers,...
Pickles always make for a great story.
Today is the first day of school here in Vermont. It’s the first day that my son went off on a huge school bus...
Being Brave
What are you afraid of? I’ll wait right here while you think about what scares you the most.
For me, I’m afraid of a lot...
Vermont Baby Food :: Sponsored Review & Giveaway- CLOSED
When I was offered a chance to try out Vermont Baby on Ruby I jumped at the chance. Vermont Baby is a locally produced...
Remembering Summers at The Lake
Somewhere sandwiched in between the summer of rainstorms and flooding there was the summer of heat, humidity, and sun. With our air conditioner on...
What 7-Year Itch?
What’s your love story? Do you have one? On Monday, my husband and I will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary. We have...
Creating a Summer Journal, by a Non-Scrapbooker
Over the last few weeks you’ve read (on this blog) about summer bucket lists and all things summery-while the livin is easy in Burlington....
Talking to our children about strangers…
A few weeks ago, while stuck in traffic, my 5-year old son asked me from the backseat, “Hey Mom, can I roll down the...
Life is a bowl (or glass full) of cherries…Cheribundi Review & Giveaway:: CLOSED
Life is bowl full of cherries. Seriously, go ahead, look at this bowl of cherries…doesn’t it just make you cherry? I mean, cheery?
Over the...
Ouch my boobs hurt: attack of the mastitis monster
The weather! Let me say it again, with more specificity…the weather in Vermont these past two weeks! Can I just get a collective, “Amen?”...
Running after having a baby…
I’d like to think that you, gentle readers, follow along in reading all of my blog posts. If so, you’ll recall that in January...