I got some Dolphin Organic Products to try at the BlogHer conference. I am always excited to try new baby/mom products. Especially natural things! So I tried out the products the day after I got home. T3 was my test subject! He loves a good bubble bath, so we started with that. It worked great, […]
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I am holding 2 different classes. Both are free. Pregnant/Birth 1 is geared towards pregnant and birthing moms, which would be great for pregnant moms or birth workers. That one is Saturday Morning on September 17th. Let me know if you want more information! Everyone Else Friday Morning September 16th at 9:30. You are invited
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Ahh, the quiet of the first day of school. The boys are all off at their respective schools. The kitchen is clean and I sit at the dining table with my pile of things that have been neglected over the summer. And I reflect. When I looked at the calendar at the beginning of summer
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I had Postpartum Depression for 10 months and did not even know it! In response to my post last week about this, I got many comments and e-mails from other moms who had similar experiences! I really wish that someone had helped me figure out I had PPD. Then I could have made some different
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I was excited to get a Diva Cup to try, now that I am having periods again! I love the idea of the Diva Cup because It is greener(less waste then pads and tampons) I don’t love tampons I don’t love pads This video sums up why I want to be a Diva! I wish
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Thing 1 was 2 years 9 months when Thing 2 was born. I had a healthy baby and a normal birth experience (quite a treat after T1’s traumatic birth). I was certain I would adjust to having 2 kids just fine. I was wrong. The first 10 months were SOOOO hard. I was Angry Overwhelmed
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When I got my IUD out a few months ago, I asked for birth control ideas. I was surprised how many Moms recommended a BOOK as birth control! I had to check it out. A Book as Birth Control? I bought Taking Charge of Your Fertility from Amazon and was excited when it arrived in
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Since I got my IUD out and DH is not on board with having another baby, we needed some kind of birth control. My Current Birth Control Options – photo credit: treyevan I have narrowed down to 3 choices. Spermicide I had pretty much decided on Spermicide as my method of choice. I loved Vaginal
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I am one of the lucky ones. My parents taught me about money. I was saving when I was 5 years old. I remember going to the bank and it was such a neat experience. We have tried to teach our boys about money too. It is so important. As my boys grow older, I
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Remember it isn’t all or nothing. Even small changes can help. 🙂 1. Where are you now? On average how much time each day do your kids spend watching TV playing with hand held devices on the computer playing video games 2. Is your guess right? If you want to surprise yourself, take a week,
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Summer was fast approaching and I was wondering, What will summer look like media free? So we had a family night discussion about it. T1 wanted to stay media free. T2 wanted to watch shows with us at night T3 was not invited to this particular session of family night (we put him to bed
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Going media free has been the best step we have taken to simplify our lives. Because now WE are in control of media, instead of media being in control of us. Here are just some of the benefits I have noticed. More Time to Do Important Things No media leaves plenty of time for homework
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By January I was ready to take the computer away from T1. I had seen these amazing benefits for T2 and T3 and felt that T1 wasn’t quite getting them. He needed a break! He was also getting more intense and compulsive about the computer and even at one point asked for some help because
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The fall of 2010 we suddenly found T2 and T3 were unexpectedly (but so excitedly) starting at a Waldorf Charter School. One of the “rules” at the school is kids are supposed to be media free during the school week. Why do they want children to be media free? Here is a great explanation! I
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TV Shows The boys had a rhythm of 1-2 shows a day. During the school year it was pretty much 1 afternoon show right after school and that was it. We would sometimes watch a movie together on the weekend. The summer before we went media free there was a shift where Rob and I
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