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How We Eat Footloose and Fancy Frugal
Five little tips for making your kitchen more cost-efficient … while retaining that gourmet feel. Read More…
6 Comments | Posted in Finances, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Practical Home Help
Being Inspired by Reggio Emilia
Bringing the wisdom of Reggio Emilia into your home, regardless of what other pedagogies you subscribe to. Read More…
7 Comments | Posted in Arts and Crafts, Homeschooling, Natural Learning
Get More Out of Life With Baby Signs
Right now, my son communicates with his hands. Baz is eighteen months old, and at last count has 4 spoken words and roughly 20 signs — and they have proven worth the effort in our daily life. Read More…
7 Comments | Posted in Language, Natural Learning
Festive Drinks for the Whole Family
Here are a cider, cocoa, and spritzer that are celebratory but appropriate even for little ones and nursing mamas. Read More…
Leave a comment | Posted in Feeding With Love, Healthy Living, Recipes
Playing Outside Year Round
“There is no bad weather, just bad clothes.” Scandinavian Expression Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Healthy Living, Keeping Active
An Earthquake Ready Bedroom
An informative guide on how to prepare a room to be ready for earthquakes! Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Family Safety, Safe Sleep
Finding Sovereignty in Mountain Pose
After moving across the country for my husband’s career, I found myself jobless, local-friendless, and knocked up. Feeling a little lost at sea, the breath of yoga brought me to my new self. Read More…
Bonding With My Cesarean
How one mother came to terms with her planned cesarean and bonded with her son on her own terms. Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Birth, Breastfeeding, Feeding With Love, Preparing for Parenting
Local Food: It’s Finger Lickin’ Good
The easy part to eating locally is wrapping your brain around food miles,1 supporting local growers and sellers,2 and encouraging biodiversity.3 The challenge is making it happen. Getting the farm to appear on your table, in other words. You have three basic options. 1. Grow Your Own This is the most labor-intensive option, obviously. It can be expensive to set … Read More…
5 Comments | Posted in Activism, Ecological Responsibility, Environmentalism, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Love of Nature
Yoga, Baby! (A Pictorial Tutorial)
“Grown ups and children must join their forces. In order to become great, the grown up must be humble and learn from the child.” – Maria Montessori I was grouchy. And we all know that grouchy mama = grouchy household. Weaning, yet no slowdown in night wakings, plus travel the previous weekend, plus the endless cycle of chores and what … Read More…
7 Comments | Posted in General, Healthy Living, Keeping Active
