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On Breastfeeding, Attachment Parenting, and Judgement
source: Martin Schoeller for TIME Attachment parenting. Extreme parenting. Extended breastfeeding. Babywearing. Cosleeping. Cloth Diapering. What do you think of when you hear those words or...
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How to Pack a Waste Free Lunch
With back-to-school officially underway in our household I thought I would share with you some tips for packing a waste free school lunch (or one with minimal waste). Use reusable lunch boxes and bags...
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Update on Positive Parenting and Kid Pointz
It’s been 12 days since I installed the Kid Pointz parenting app on my iPhone and iPad. I’m a tad bit excited about how well it’s working for us and thought I’d give you an update. My kids both love...
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My Friend Huggles – Mia and Lil B are BFF’s!
My daughter has a new BFF, Mia. Look at the smile on Lil’ B’s face as she met Mia for the first time. She hugged her and hugged her all night long. Mia is one of the new life-size (36″ in height)...
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Toddler Bedtime Battles
I mentioned briefly yesterday that Lil’ B is having some bedtime battles. It’s a combination of things but eventually (almost) every night she finds her way back to our room. With summer we got into...
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A Family Adventure in Georiga
Both my husband and I were raised in Georgia. He’s from Central Georgia and I’m from North Georgia. We moved to Florida about 7 years ago but we still have family in the area. We make it up to...
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Do Something!
In the true spirit of Christmas and the giving season I would like to share with you some feel good gift ideas and ways you can help others. These are campaigns that I have a personal connection to...
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Do You Have an Eco-Princess?
Lil’ B is almost 4 now and everyday I see her trying to be more like me. She loves putting on her “lipstick” (it’s actually a tube of chapstick) and is always asking me to put makeup on her while I’m...
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Merry Christmas
This year for Christmas I wanted to share something very special to me. Every year as a child my dad would read us The Christmas Story that his father read to them as children. On Christmas morning...
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Why I Love the Library
The school my kids are going to this year doesn’t have a library. It’s a small charter school and the location they attend is brand new so they haven’t even begun building their library collection....
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Back to School with Bentos
Bento: a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. Bento’s can be arranged in “kyaraben” style (character bento) to look like popular anime or comic book characters or...
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Homemade Chicken Nuggets by Weelicious Lunches (Review & Giveaway)
What’s in a chicken nugget? I don’t even want to look at the ingredients of processed nuggets to see if there is anything that I can pronounce but I doubt there are many natural ingredients listed....
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Sea World’s Halloween Spooktacular #seaworldspooktacular
This past weekend our family was invited to Sea World’s Halloween Spooktacular (thank you Sea World) for their kick off weekend. We packed up the family and drove 1.5 hrs over to Orlando and enjoyed...
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I’m not sure how it happened but in the next few weeks/months I’ll have an 11 year old and a 5 year old! My kids aren’t babies anymore. I’ve been calling the youngest on our “Tot” or “Toddler” for...
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In Defense of Mommy Wars – How to Fight Fair
Almost every day I am diffusing one Mommy War or another (as a moderator of a Facebook group) and I’ve learned a few things in the process. Why are there Mommy Wars? Moms are naturally very...
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Goodbye Winter Olympics, Little Passports Will Carry the Torch
As we bid farewell to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, it’s a good time to continue the history lesson with our kids. My oldest (almost 11 yrs old) is pretty aware of the World and our own country but my...
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Can your kids be friends?
Do your kids fight? Do they argue over the silliest things? Do they drive you insane with their petty jealousy? Maybe it’s time for a family vacation! My kids are almost 6 years apart in age so the...
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A Mom’s Guide to Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Did you know that today was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day? How does this affect you as a mom? Perhaps you are a stay-at-home-mom or a single mom and don’t have a traditional “job” to take...
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The Perfect Mother’s Day
What would the perfect Mother’s Day look like to you? Would it be a vase full of flowers? Breakfast in bed? A handmade gift from your child? An hour to yourself without your kids clawing at your...
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Win a 3-Day Ticket to Camp MommyCon in Denver
About 11 years ago my husband and I (and our baking baby boy) took a trip to Winter Park, CO just outside of Denver. It was at the end of ski season and the slopes were closed. Since I was baking a...
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