Adventures in Mamahood, Marriage, and Allergen-Free Living.

Winston B. Simpson, Wonderdog

English bulldog with head out of window and ears flapping in breeze

***Trigger Warning** Loss of Pet**Love of a Pet*** I lost my baby boy. My first love. The dog I had always hoped and dreamed for. My Winnie Boo. My whole life I wanted an English Bulldog. And my whole life, my mom told me, when you grow up and move out, you can get one […]

Managing Feeding Issues in Children – Identify the Root Cause and Thrive

Managing Feeding Issues in children, young mom with child sitting on counter, getting ready for a meal.

It’s official! The course is launched. I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is finally here. So much blood sweat in tears went into this course. The training, the planning, the workshopping, the taping of videos in a hotel room at 2am on a business trip, the late nights editing and figuring […]

The Best Sourdough Starter Recipe- Dairy Free!

Sourdough starter in a glass jar, dairy free.

This is by far the best sourdough starter recipe and prep plan that I have found on the internet. I made this for the first time in December of 2018 and it literally lasted in my fridge until this past month (January 2023) when I had to throw it away. I blame it on the […]

Mom Roar + Parenting Tips

happy family standing on family road, in a good parenting moment.

Birthday behavior: Mom Roar The other night was my husbands birthday. All I can say is, thank goodness we mostly celebrated it over the weekend and not on the actual Monday that his birthday fell on, because, geez. It. Was. A. Night! Pooks is having a tough time with the transitions right now, totally understandable, […]

I have a 15 month old!

Kids grow up too fast.

A letter to my Bunny Boy. You are 15 months old today. I tell you what, kids grow up too fast. As I sit here rocking you to sleep for your nap, I am feeling nostalgic. Exactly one year ago today I was watching Wimbledon, nursing you home on my maternity leave. Playing in the […]

Welcome to Mark it With an S!

Welcome to Mark it with an S.

Hi, I am Amber.  And, welcome to Mark it with an S. I am so happy that you are here. We have been working for a long time to finally get this blog off the ground, and are really excited to finally make it happen. When I was pregnant with our first daughter, I did […]