Welcome, I'm Kate!

Naptime Kitchen started as a hobby back when my oldest was a baby... 

...and grew to be so much more! Helping you create a home that serves you, routines and recipes that you enjoy, and perspective for the here and now is my passion. Life can feel heavy, but there's so much good to be found. I hope to bring some laughter and joy into what can be the monotonous task of feeding your family as well as levity to the often weighty topic of motherhood.

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Hello friends! This post came highly requested after our trip this summer, but if I am honest, I feel ill equipped to give any real “guide to Maine” type post because we stayed in one area the whole time. Here’s how this trip came to be: in September of 2024 Nate and I were bemoaning the […]

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Hey friends! I have now been off Accutane for six months (I started in November 2024 and went through May 2025) and wanted to give you all a good recap of the journey. This is a bit more vulnerable for me, but every time I would share on Instagram about my skin I would get […]

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Wait, it’s January…again!?! Hey friends! The Christmas decorations are officially back in the attic, the halls have been decked, and just like that, another holiday season has passed. Sigh. I’ve had several of y’all DM me and ask if I participate in New Year’s resolutions. Short answer: yes! But I do them a little differently. The short answer […]

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I don’t know about you but I am staring down January meal planning feeling uninspired. I also ate out more and spent so much money in December. So here’s what I am trying… In just the hanging shelf of my pantry I have more grains than I know what to do with. So many items […]

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John Robert broke his arm at school today bad enough they called an ambulance to get him to the hospital quickly. Nate was able to get to the school in time to ride along with him, and I followed in the car. When we arrived I texted my parents to let them know what was […]

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Earlier this week Nate and I moved a giant rug out of our bedroom in order to move a new one in. I knew this was not going to be fun. I filmed it, and when going back over the footage I realized the audio was golden: at one point, off camera (right after Nate […]

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