August 2011 archive

Who you are… according to a Flickr meme

by | Posted in Thoughts | 3 Comments

The concept: a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search. b. Using only the first page, pick an image. c. Copy and paste the html into your blog or Flickr stream. Or use the Mosaic Maker at fd’s Flickr Toys. The Questions: 1. What is your first name? 2. What […] Read more…

Thinking bee!

by | Posted in Reflections | 1 Comment

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don’t care what humans think is impossible. — Bee Movie I can imagine bees everywhere […] Read more…

Letter to my 17-year-old self

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I know time travel isn’t possible. But should my 17-year-old self somehow Marty McFly herself to the future, I hope she finds this letter. Dear 17-year-old self, Why hello there. This is your 34-year-old you. Wow, double your age imagine that. I have some things to tell you that I hope you take to heart. […] Read more…

Keeping up with kiddie clutter

by | Posted in Timmy Steps | 29 Comments

I’ve talked about baby clutter before so pardon me if I’ll talk about it again. My friends have told me to just chill when it comes to baby clutter. Some days the little boy throws his cars and blocks around and I’m like, “Oh yeah I’m a chill Mom, I’ll fix it later.” Then there […] Read more…

Sheng’s Wifely Steps

by | Posted in Blog Inspiration, Marriage | 8 Comments

Sheng of Mother Instincts guests posts today on Wifely Steps, sharing how her relationship with her husband impacts parenthood. Raising Kids I was very young when I got pregnant with my eldest and only son, that is if you consider 22 as young. It was a whirlwind, life-changing phase in my life. I was a […] Read more…

Kid O’Clock

by | Posted in Around the Home | 4 Comments

What time is it? It’s kid o’clock! This clock hangs in Timmy’s play area. So cute, right? The idea is you replace the images with your own. We’ve been planning to put in Timmy’s pictures in place of these stock images, but obviously haven’t gotten around to it. The babies are cute anyway, so no […] Read more…

On breastfeeding: Say it, claim it, get support!

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“Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (August). For this month, we join the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action in its “Talk to Me!” theme where participants will share personal experiences, insights or recommendations in communicating breastfeeding intentions and goals to their support system. Please scroll down to the end of this post and check […] Read more…

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