So this was supposed to be a post about toddler smoothies, but as I started typing, it digressed into a post about raw eggs. So here you go: a post about why raw eggs are very important to your young child’s diet. Last night my husband and I got into an all out brawl, because …Continue Reading »
This Moment 1.27.11: Babydoll Fun
January 29, 2011 By 2 Comments
She is all about her stuffed dolls this week! She wants to carry them around in her sling, and she lines them up and brings each one to me for some “na-na milk”. Then she puts them each in yoga poses, first Warrior, then Down Dog and lastly Kicky Kobra. Oh, how I love this …Continue Reading »
Current Giveaway: EIO Sippy Cup!
January 26, 2011 By 22 Comments
I came across the EIO Sippy Cup on a random google search and immediately fell in love. I am ga-ga for mason jars and the concept of a safe, mason jar cup with a lid was just too awesome to not make an immediate purchase. Penelope got another one for Christmas so now she has …Continue Reading »
What To Do if Your Baby Won’t Nurse
January 25, 2011 By 13 Comments
If you are reading this and trying to find information you have come to the right place, but I am sorry you are here. Having a baby who wont nurse, when you desperately want them to, is a cruel, cruel joke and honestly it feels like grieving a death. So treat it as such and …Continue Reading »
Breastfeeding and Protandim
January 21, 2011 By 10 Comments
I signed up to be a distributor to sell Protandim, and started my home business, back in the summer, even though I hadn’t tried it myself, because I was so impressed with how it helped my father. He had something called peripheral neuropathy in his toes. Basically, the nerve endings were dying off and he …Continue Reading »
Recent Freezer Meals
January 18, 2011 By 10 Comments
This week I am going to cook it up with my friend Lauren and build up my freezer meal stash, and I remembered that I hadn’t posted some of my freezer meals from November. I made Chicken Enchiladas from Nourishing Traditions, Beef Empanadas and homemade tortilla chips and everything came out ah-mazing. Here’s the Chicken …Continue Reading »
This Moment 1.14.11: Bye-Bye Baby Shoes
January 14, 2011 By 7 Comments
Current Giveaway: Berkey Sport Water Bottle
January 13, 2011 By 16 Comments
Remember this article that came out a few weeks ago? “Tallahassee tap water allegedly contains the cancer-causing chemical that made Erin Brockovich famous.” Awesome. We have a filter on our fridge that I have been using since we moved here…but now that Penelope is here I want a better filter. Specifically one that filters out …Continue Reading »
How to Make Homemade Cream Cheese
January 10, 2011 By 17 Comments
Making your own cream cheese is so freaking easy to do. And it’s one of the first things you need to learn how to do, in order to have your own supply of liquid whey, which is needed to make your own fermented drinks and food. First off, watch this video to get a good …Continue Reading »
Sunday Surf 1.9.11
January 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Its’ been almost three weeks now since I quit coffee! This is the post that inspired it all. Great parenting post from another local mama blogger, titled No More IF/Then Statements. As in, “IF you eat your broccoli, THEN you can go outside and play.” “IF you behave well in the restaurant, THEN you …Continue Reading »
Unconditional Parenting: Chapter 3
January 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
Click here to learn about this book and our book club, check out Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Here are some of my favorite quotes from Chapter 3, Too Much Control. “Conditional parenting can be the consequence of control even if it wasn’t the intention, and, conversely, control can help to explain the destructive effects …Continue Reading »
