Make your normal duties something fun to do WITH your kids. With my first two boys I was so busy just trying to get things done, I sent them out of the room while I was folding laundry or cooking. With my 3rd I have finally figured out, that while it may take a bit […]
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Do you feel like you are buried in toys? If you have more then one kid, I am pretty sure you do! When we had our first son, Thing 1 we didn’t have too many toys. I was pretty choosy about what we got. He didn’t even get a truck until he was over a
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I was “done” (except for the mess of stuff to give away and put away in the hall way) His room looked much better and I felt happy and proud with all the work I had done. Toy Shelf I am planning on adding some fabric to hide the plastic bins. At our book club
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I love books. I am in numerous book clubs, so of course I do. I also love childrens books. So I knew this was going to be hard area to narrow things down. But his book shelf was really out of control. It was impossible for him to put books back on. Sometimes when he
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The second day dawned. I reviewed the book 1 more time. I really needed inspiration to let more things go. I got my boxes ready. I had hidden them in my closet the night before. I got the toys that were downstairs and then put them all together – holy cow does that boy have
Simplifying – Step 3 – Declutter Toys AGAIN! Read More »
Oh how I wish I had a before picture… this would be so much cooler to show. The first day I went through all the toys and got rid of the easy things – broken toys, annoying toys, plastic crap, violent toys, toys he had grown out of. I had these piles throw away give
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So I have joined the book club at the Waldorf School. I have wisely told one of my other book clubs I am dropping out for awhile. 4 book clubs is just too much! I am trying to simplify my life too. We are reading Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise
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A new reader of my blog posted about it on her blog, The Small Town Mom. There are some great links here with more information! I loved wearing my babies. I used slings with my first 2 boys and then with my 3rd I bought many different kinds of carriers. My favorite ended up being
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PREGNANCY What does your uterus and fruit have in common? BIRTH Excerpts from Penny Simkins’ talk from the Lamaze Conference: Making the Most of your Birth GBS – Testing, Antibiotics, what are the real options? BREASTFEEDING Nestle pairing with AAP a good or bad idea? Baby Growth Charts – which one is best? Breastfed babies
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I love this simple video by Gloria Lemay discussing keeping boys intact. As a Hypnobabies Childbirth Educator, we have information about circumsision and encourage our students to do more research, but we don’t actively discuss in class. As a doula I talk more with parents about it and really like what Gloria said here.
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I “love” to hate the My OB said What? blog. Here is one that really got my goat! “She doesn’t deserve a medal. She deserves a stamp on her forehead that says ‘I’m an idiot!’” – OB to nurses at nurses station, regarding a woman who had labored ‘too long.’ This was said in response
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This is something we talk about in my Hypnobabies Classes. Many careproviders give ALL their moms pitocin after birth, with the purpose of speeding up the third stage of birth. (Delivery of the placenta) There are certainly times when it is medically necessary (excessive bleeding) but to give it routinely to every mom is not
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No this isn’t a joke, it is a great analogy of how caddy’s are a lot like doulas. Caddy and a Doula Would your husband want to golf without a caddy? Then why should you have to birth without a doula?
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What the heck is Kachingling and why would I want to be Kachingled? As you know, I love to support moms, dads and birth workers. I try contribute helpful information to the birth community. When my sweet husband questioned the amount of time I spend blogging about birth, I thought, maybe if I make a
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I love Blogging about birth and love to find free ways to get my blog out to more expecting parents! So I was excited to find out about Blog Guidebook and you can have your blog listed for free! They also have some classes on how to blog for newbies. Go check out Blog Guidebook
