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The Priceless Gift of Time

Carolyn is an Austin-based attorney, who already had a busy life as a working mother when she found out she was expecting another baby. She knew navigating the newborn phase with her job and all of the activities of her older kids would mean delegating some of the normal things

Parenting

Resolve To Take A Little Stress Off The Table

New Years resolutions can be so cliche. They are the reason so many Christmas cookies will get tossed into the trash. They are the reason my pilates class will be crowded for the next two weeks. Though many will not be kept, let’s celebrate the sweet humanity that is

Austin Startups

Video: Watch Customer Jo Dale Share What Dinner Elf Means To Her

Who’s ready for a little “behind-the-Elfing”? We’re excited to debut a new customer testimonial video: Jo Dale started using Dinner Elf back in February, and quickly settled into a weekly appointment with Elf Holly to help her busy family eating better. Last month we invited busy mom, Jo

Working Parents

The Many Faces Of Dinner Elf

This post is all about the company, but read on and you may recognize your own family in some of the creative ways customers are currently using Dinner Elf. THE WORKING FAMILY These hardworking families need an easy way to get their family to sit down together to a healthy

Parenting

Two Truths & A Lie: Tall Tales That Rescued Our Family Dinner

Family dinner is when we come together to share the ups and downs of all of our days. When we had toddlers at the table, getting them to talk during our family dinner was never a problem. Getting a word in edgewise or a vegetable in their mouth? Those were

Parenting

Stop This Busy Season From Becoming Our Busy Life

I start our family out every September with such verve. Fresh backpacks, new outfits, a variety of healthy lunches mapped out for every day of the week. It’s a Type A personality dream sequence. I promise myself we will not over-schedule. I will limit the kids to one after-school

Austin

Need a perfect Valentine gift of love? Give Presence, Not Presents

What is Valentine’s Day supposed to look like for us old married folk? I love my husband, but I resent spending a fortune on a “romantic” dinner on one of the worst nights of the year to eat out. My husband wouldn’t know what to do if I

Parenting

Can You Be A Scientist & A Mom?

This is what early 2004 looked like for me... I was all rubber boots and marsh mud, coming home smelling like the sea, feeling like my work was making a difference in the world. For all those who don’t know me, in my past life I worked in the

Family Dinner

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?

During my second year of grad school, someone posted an un-winterized waterfront house for rent on the cheap overlooking Long Island Sound. Anyone who knows me knows that I love me some ocean. I love to swim in it, boogey board on it, just sit and watch it. So we

Parenting

Family Dinner: Forget Perfect And Just Sit Down

Today I am going to have my dinner without a side of mom guilt. Yes, it’d be ideal if my husband was home to eat with us. Yes, it’d be social media-worthy if my daughter picked a bouquet of garden herbs for our centerpiece. Yes, it’d be

Work Life Balance

Grandma Has Left The Kitchen

Thanks to Dinner Elf, I think about home cooking a lot. My mind is always going with new ideas of what our Elves can cook, how we can cook it in your kitchen or the kitchen of a gluten-free, paleo-enthusiast I just met at the gym. You get the idea.

Austin

Why Is There An Elf In My Kitchen?

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” — Walt Disney That quote kind of sums up my current stage of life. Maybe yours, too, if you’re a parent looking at booking a Dinner Elf. My days are made up of two pretty consuming jobs. Job 1: Mom I