Archive for November, 2006

Holiday Gift List for Babies 10-18 Months

The holidays roll around and family members start asking what to get for the little one. It can be hard to come up with a list! Here are a few suggestions for you. I’ll have more suggestions tomorrow!
A pull-along toy (cute and beautiful!) by Brio/Ambi or Building Blocks by Brio (Brio won’t let me connect […]

Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe

This is an excellent and tasty way to add more veggies into your family’s meals.
The ingredients can be altered to suit your tastes; that’s why this is one of my favorite recipes!
1 onion
2 tbs olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder
5 cups water
4 chopped scallions
1/2 lb peas
1/2 lb green beans
1/4 head cabbage
a handful of […]

Parenting Magazine Reviews

I’ve written several parenting magazine reviews. These are some of my favorite magazines, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
http://www.totville.com/parenting-magazines/index.html

The Children’s Place Review

The Children’s Place

Cranberry Sauce Recipe

This is a quick and easy recipe. My relatives love this recipe and would request it when I came over to their house for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I’d ask them if they were sure they did not want me to bring something else (more complicated to make) and they said to just bring the cranberries.
Well, […]

The Most Amazing Drink

Today, I stopped by the health food store to pick up a few items. I stumbled across bottled Kombucha (pronounced Kom-boo-cha) Tea. Several flavors were available, and I selected ginger. It was a 16 oz bottle, and I had no intention of finishing the whole thing…but it was soooo good.

Time Management for Busy Mothers

People often ask me how I do so much. Time management!
Doing a lot is how I am, so I don’t often think about the process in detail. A few of the most time-consuming projects I have are day work, art work, running a nonprofit on the side, mothering, wife-ing, keeping up social relationships, and working […]

How to Cure Baby Eczema Part 2 of 2

First, I want to say I am not a medical professional. You should ask your doctor for medical advice. This post only shares what I did to treat my childhood eczema.
It took me a long time to learn all of this, and I share this information only so that I can prevent these painful rashes […]

Enjoying Baby in the Present Moment

Today, I enjoyed reading this blog post about Play-doh.
The way it was written took me off on my own tangent. I remembered yesterday afternoon and how the Nugget, having missed part of a nap, came home and fell asleep in my arms. My cell phone rang in the other room. I could have put her […]

How to Cure Baby Eczema Part 1 of 2

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Every time I hear about a baby getting eczema, my heart breaks in two.
Many years ago, I was a baby like that.
I chalk up my painful, agonizing eczema to an allergy to my formula and to not being breastfed. Rashes covered my entire body. I itched constantly. My parents, who rarely used A/C, […]