finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Linking up with the lovely Mandy for High on Thrifting Thursday! This week was a super thrifting success – I’m in love with my finds! Sweetest vintage patchwork quilt Nursery rocker – thinking of staining the arms and perhaps reupholstering Anthro “J” teacup for Miss Jem And … Jemma smiling and saying “geeees” (rhymes with […]
On June 10th 2012, Baby Sean was born. He is truly a miracle baby and both he and his family need our help. A fellow blogger with the Natural Parents Network shared Baby Sean’s incredible story with us and asked if we could reach out to our friends and fans. Jennifer of Hybrid Rasta Mama […]
Learning to Create Positive ChildbirthOne of my biggest take aways from this week was the power of words. Words are amazing. They can convey beauty, hurt, pain; they are one of our greatest tools in sharing emotion. Many words associated with birth have negative associations and Hypnobabies hits the nail on the head when they […]
CHURCH SHOPPING – regular lady dress morphed into pregnancy tunic, target | be maternity leggings, garage sale score originally from target | dolce vita wedges, target This week was round 2 of church shopping. We have quite a few on our list to still check out before we land on a new church home. It’s […]
I’m planning to start a little Father’s Day tradition with Jemma (and her future siblings) … a little interview each year about their Dad. I helped Jem a bit this year, but next year, I know she’ll be in charge of the whole shebang! What do you call your Daddy? Da Favorite thing about your […]
No, no. Leah’s blog isn’t called REAL LIFE. Leah is my friend in real life :) I asked her to participate in Meet That Mama because she is pretty stinkin’ fabulous! We’ve been best friends since working the 6am shift at a coffeehouse back in 2003-2005. I mean, if early mornings, coffee, and the potential […]
It’s amazing to me both how much and how little Jem and I fit into each day. Some days are definitely more relaxed than others, those are our “home days” and I strive to have at least 2 of those each week. But the others, jeepers, we’re all over town! Here’s a peek into one […]
Thank you so much to these lovely sponsors for offering up these treats for June Giveaway Day! You can enter via Rafflecopter anytime between now and June 30th! Don’t forget that you can tweet or share on Facebook EVERYDAY for extra entries :) $25 Credit to SweetPea Maternity I love my top from SweetPea and […]
source Joining Julia at A Little Bit of All of It for her Preparing for Birth Series. This week’s focus is New Baby Care. Want to participate? Learn about all the upcoming topics here! As soon as most American babies are earth side they are poked with their first vaccination – Hepatitis B in accordance […]
Each month for the rest of 2012 I’ll be featuring ways you can be a bit more frugal. As Ben Franklin said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” And who doesn’t like to have a few extra pennies around :) Did you know that you can grow your own green onions year round? A […]
Of all my 12 in 2012 goals I seem to be making the most progress on my reading list. I’ve found it to be the perfect mix of relaxation and a creativity boost. It gets me thinking about more than laundry, diapers, and what to fix for dinner. And we all know how important that […]