Just this morning with a little potting soil, paper planters and several different seeds, LongLeanGarden was born!  LLG will be living inside the house until the weather warms up a bit, which is recommended when the overnight temp is averaging over 50 degrees. I have been dreaming of having my own garden FOREVER.  My very [...]

I am patting myself on the back after preparing this super yum vegetable lasagna last night.  I had four generations at the dinner table, including Great Grandma DiGiovanni, and the whole gang gave me two thumbs up…especially LLB!  She scarfed down every last bit…yesssssss, she ate VEGETABLES!! I pretty much went off the box in [...]

Here’s one of the best ways to shed some emotional layers…take it to the beach! LongLeanFamily is taking a little head break on the beautiful Delaware and Maryland seashore. Out of season, we and few others have this beautiful place to ourselves! We are getting outside, breathing the salty ocean air, feeling the sunshine on [...]

You may or may not know this, but about 5 months ago LongLeanFamily moved to Boston.  My husband and I met here in 2006 and loved it but due to job issues we moved to a cute “country” town in the Hudson Valley of NY, my husband’s stomping grounds.  For the next few years, all [...]

I am 34 years old and up until a couple of years ago, my everyday life, my actions, my decisions were ALL about me: what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go, who I wanted to be.  Now, I consider myself more of an Us and couldn’t be more excited!  I am happily married [...]