November 28, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
Yesterday, I shared some photos from Josiah’s Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party. Today, I thought I’d share a few tips and tricks for how we pulled it off. It was important to me that the time I spent preparing for Josiah’s birthday party be quality time with him. Otherwise it [...]
July 20, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
On Monday, I shared some tips for hosting a good garage sale. Most of those came from my experience as a garage sale shopper. While hosting our garage sale a few weeks ago (my experience as a garage sale seller), I also picked up a few tips for how to [...]
July 18, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
You sure can’t beat pulling in a bit of cash for items you no longer want or have use for…but, truth be told, garage sales are a lot of work! You don’t want to put in all that work for a “flop”. I have been a garage sale shopper for [...]
April 23, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
Alright, the promised week when I talk about our decision to bring our baby to bed with us… …and sex. Honestly, this wasn’t a major factor in our decision. In fact, it wasn’t a factor for us at all. But it seems to be a major consideration of those who [...]
April 16, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
Last week, I discussed the contemporary concept represented by the term “self-soothing” and expounded upon why I have chosen not to make this word a part of my regular vocabulary (although there I went and said it…) In many ways, I feel that “sleep-training” can be kicked out of my [...]
April 12, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
The other day, I asked you if you could tell what I did based on this photo…and EVERYONE WINS! I’ve been highly motivated to work on a number of home projects over the past several months. But it just doesn’t seem healthy to be spending all my days breathing paint [...]
April 8, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
A few weeks ago, when discussing weight gain in pregnancy, my friend Lindsay–who is currently a VERY CUTE 21-weeks pregnant–asked if I had any advice for avoiding stretch marks. This was my response: No good advice here. I have them. In abundance. And I have heard there really isn’t a [...]
March 26, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
We have been told that the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is increased when babies sleep in the same bed as their parents. Indeed, a sentence or two long warning against having infants sleep in their parent’s bed are found in several online lists about SIDS prevention: like [...]
March 19, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing details about our decision to bring our baby to bed with us. Last week, I shared that my biggest concern in making this decision revolved around the safety of my baby and several of the steps we have taken to make [...]
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