Archive for November, 2006

Is Your Will Up to Date?

I must admit. When the lawyer asked me if I’d made my own burial plans, I was a bit taken aback…
Let me explain.
Recently, I did the Clean Sweep Assessment to find out how messed up my life is. Okay, I’m kidding. I did the Assessment to find out what I might want to tweak in [...]

What Are You Grateful For?

I am grateful to be a guide to and encourager of this new life, to witness the acquisition of language, to learn how a small human learns, to observe the world with new eyes becuase I watch my daughter observe the world with new eyes.
I am grateful for my husband, who has been (and continues [...]

Are You Planning a Baby Shower?

If you have a baby shower to plan, you most likely want it to run smoothly, not cost a fortune, and be a wonderful experience for the mother-to-be. That’s how I felt when I co-hosted a shower for my sister.
Well, I just reviewed a book called The Baby Shower Kit, and it can show you [...]

3 Steps to Better Baby Photographs

With the holiday season coming up soon, a lot families want to capture baby’s first holiday or take photos during one of the rare times extended family comes together.
Whatever your reason, these 3 tips will help you take better photos that you can look back on, and enjoy, for years to come.
TIP #1 Find a [...]

What If You Can’t Afford Organic Food?

This blog called 90 Tips for 90 Days is focusing on daily tips that will help you reduce your exposure to chemicals, toxins, and pollutants – for the benefit of your children’s health, the environment and your health.
A recent tip was called “What if You Can’t Afford Everything Organic?”
Good question.
The health food stores are full [...]

Will You Survive Your Next Family Vacation?

When I had to return home from Alabama, alone, with a toddler, I played out every detail of the trip. My main concern was how would I carry a car seat, a baby, a suitcase and a diaper bag and how would I keep a baby happy on my lap for a 2- or 3-hour [...]

Are Your ‘Mom Friends’ Your Friends?

You know how you can have some ‘mom friends’ that you are really only friends with because you had babies at the same time? I am fortunate to have found a ‘mom crew’ of people who I’d be friends with even if we didn’t have babies in common.
They have provided friendship, stopped by [...]

She Walks, Talks, Dances and Eats Bananas

Have you ever wondered if your toddler would ever stop moving?
We took Nugget polka dancing this past Sunday, and she danced for 2.5 hours. She tolerated sitting at the table for short periods of time and then it wasn’t long until she would jump off my lap or wind her way among the chairs [...]