From the monthly archives:

May 2010

ControverSunday: Discipline

May 17, 2010

It’s that time once again–ControverSunday! If you’d like to join in (just jump in and join us! It’s what I did), just write something up, grab the badge from Accidents’ and then head over to Perpetua’s place to get linked up. And obviously, we don’t really care if it’s Sunday, or Monday, or heck, even [...]

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Measles in my backyard

May 14, 2010

So, I had this other blog post all planned out. On my way to work, I was crafting it in my head (what, I’ve got to do something with my commute), and I was all excited. You know how it is when you get an idea for a post and it just comes together seamlessly? [...]

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Oh how I long for the days when nursing was easy

May 12, 2010

So remember back when I posted about food for the kid, and I said that feeding was one of the most complicated, least intuitive parts of being a parent for me? Yeah, about that… I didn’t just mean feeding solids, I also meant feeding in the sense of his main food source–breastmilk. And that’s where [...]

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Travel Tips

May 10, 2010

Today’s Essentials are some tips that can help you when you’re booking a trip. These are some of my favorite ways to save money or get the best bang for my buck. 1. Priceline.com’s Name Your Own Price This is my go-to way to book hotel rooms. Which is funny because you’d think that being [...]

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Battle wounds of motherhood

May 10, 2010

The current wound list: 7 scratches on neck from being crawled up 1 bruise on each arm from being pinched while nursing 2 sets of bite marks on each nipple 1 bruise on thigh from little toes digging in 1 scratch under eye from grabby hands 1 scratch on cheek from nail on a wayward [...]