Life Archives - The Baker Chick https://www.thebakerchick.com/category/life/ Baking up a delicious life. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:31:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thebakerchick.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/favicon-1.png Life Archives - The Baker Chick https://www.thebakerchick.com/category/life/ 32 32 The Baker Chick x Golden Hour https://www.thebakerchick.com/the-baker-chick-x-golden-hour/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/the-baker-chick-x-golden-hour/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:13:36 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=18278 This site has really evolved a lot since I started it 15 years ago. What started as a way to document my baking and photography skills transformed into my personal online cookbook, a place for so many to reference their favorite recipes and baking tips. While the blog isn’t going away, I have to share...

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]]> https://www.thebakerchick.com/the-baker-chick-x-golden-hour/feed/ 0 How I Learned to Knit https://www.thebakerchick.com/how-i-learned-to-knit/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/how-i-learned-to-knit/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:24:42 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=10694 Posting about non food things always makes me a bit iffy, but since a lot of my focus lately has been on making clothing instead of making food, and there have been a lot of questions and interest about it, it’s time to share everything with you! I’ve wanted to learn to knit for years,...

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]]> https://www.thebakerchick.com/how-i-learned-to-knit/feed/ 5 Thoughts on a new year… https://www.thebakerchick.com/thoughts-on-a-new-year/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/thoughts-on-a-new-year/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:58:07 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=10352 This post has been sitting here waiting to get written for days. I’ve been struggling with inspiration, both in regards to the blog and just with my life in general. So instead of a post about baking with little ones, (which I may throw some thoughts about in anyway,) today you get: New Years thoughts...

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]]> https://www.thebakerchick.com/thoughts-on-a-new-year/feed/ 17 New House Sneak Peek, (and a gallery wall from Minted!) https://www.thebakerchick.com/new-house-sneak-peek-and-a-gallery-wall-from-minted/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/new-house-sneak-peek-and-a-gallery-wall-from-minted/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:00:22 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=9507  I’ve been holding out. I feel like even though I’ve come pretty far with decorating considering we’ve only been moved in for 6 weeks, sharing any pictures before everything is perfect seems premature. But then again, will things ever feel perfect? Really, can those who have moved into new houses recently weigh in? Will I...

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]]> https://www.thebakerchick.com/new-house-sneak-peek-and-a-gallery-wall-from-minted/feed/ 14 Dear New York… https://www.thebakerchick.com/dear-new-york/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/dear-new-york/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:54:50 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=9346 I’ve hinted on social media and it’s been in the works for what seems like a long time, but now it’s really happening. In just a couple weeks I’m leaving New York. We bought a house right outside Chicago and I’m heading back to the Midwest with the hope of creating a happier and easier...

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]]> https://www.thebakerchick.com/dear-new-york/feed/ 17 Fiona’s Birth Story https://www.thebakerchick.com/fionasbirthstory/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/fionasbirthstory/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:45:01 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=9191 I don’t quite know where to begin with this story. I wasn’t expecting to be writing it for a couple weeks and yet here I am. One big lesson I learned with this pregnancy and birth is that there is zero point in comparing one pregnancy, labor, and birth experience to another. In my mind...

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]]> https://www.thebakerchick.com/fionasbirthstory/feed/ 14 Fiona Scout https://www.thebakerchick.com/fiona-scout/ https://www.thebakerchick.com/fiona-scout/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2016 16:08:06 +0000 https://www.thebakerchick.com/?p=9177 *Fiona Scout * Born 3/11/16 at 5:55 PM * 7 lbs. 8 oz * 21 inches * In case you haven’t seen on my instagram, the newest little Baker Baby made her grand appearance on Friday, two weeks early. I was totally caught by surprise, never in a million years expecting to go early. We...

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