by Meg Benjamin | May 7, 2020 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog, Mom Blog
May has started off very mildly here in the West. The weather has been warm and the flowers are in bloom and so are my seasonal allergies! I normally start my spring cleaning at the end of March or beginning of April. This year with the Coronavirus stay at home...
by Meg Benjamin | Jan 29, 2020 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog, blogger, Mom Blog
When I was pregnant, we heard over and over, “Boy is your life is about to change” or “I hope you’re OK with no sleep for the next five years!” Being naive and go with the flow type of people, we laughed and even said out loud a few...
by Meg Benjamin | Dec 3, 2019 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog, Gluten Free Living, meal delivery service
Yummy gluten-free chicken curry & veggies over rice I recently hosted my monthly book club and the book we read, The Storyteller’s Secret, by Sejal Badani was mostly based in India. I loved reading about India and the cuisine the main character ate while she...
by Meg Benjamin | Sep 26, 2019 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog
This post contains affiliate links Traveling with one baby is hard, but we recently traveled (think “Trains, Planes and Automobiles”) with not one, but two babies! We took our 6 month old infant twins on a whirlwind cross country adventure that involved...
by Meg Benjamin | Jul 9, 2019 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog
I had never heard of the 4th trimester prior to becoming pregnant or even during my pregnancy. In fact, I didn’t hear about it or understand what it is until I was smack dab in the middle of it. Have you heard of the 4th trimester before? I have talked to other...
by Meg Benjamin | Jul 1, 2019 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog
This post may contain affiliate links I read the books and knew it was better for the babies and me if they got their nutrition from my breast milk by breastfeeding. I had every intention of breastfeeding our twins, but no one told me how hard it would be. I have...
