I love every minute in the kitchen with my kids, even the mess (I've learned to embrace it!). I find that in the car on the way home from school, I often get one-word answers when I ask about their day. But when we're cooking, I get in-depth stories.

I think that's what growing up is all about. It's about taking on new responsibilities and learning what you can handle, and learning what you can't.

All joking aside, I'm a television watcher and I get frustrated with shows sometimes when they set up puzzles and then they don't give answers. It's just more questions and more questions.

There's always something about home that's special.

I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife.

My family comes first, and you have to be in charge to be able to protect that. You have to be the one who says no or you don't have a life, which is what I found out the first time.

I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.