Monthly Archives: February 2008

Natural Moms Podcast #74

This week we are joined by Monica Salazar of Familia Libre. Monica is an Urban Geographer from Quito, Ecuador. She is a natural parenting advocate, online business owner and mother of a 3 year old son. On the show, Monica shares … Continue reading

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Children and the Urban Environment

en Espanol  Carrie: I am joined this week by Monica Salazar all the way from Quito, Ecuador. Hi, Monica. Monica: Hi Carrie, how are you? C: I’m very good. We were chatting before, that this is the first time I’ve … Continue reading

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Mothering Monday: Top Ten Things About Being a Mom

Even though parenting can be frustrating and tiring at times, most of us wouldn’t trade the joys for anything. Here are some of my favorite things about being a mom.  1. You have someone who is always ready and willing to … Continue reading

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You Scratch My Back, I Scratch Yours

Have you heard about Scratchback? It’s kind of like a fancy tip jar, but with a nice twist for the tipper: you get a link from my site to yours. Scroll down and look at the right sidebar here, under … Continue reading

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Baby Needs a New Pair of (Soft Soled) Shoes

Thought I would pass along another Bargainic alert: Cute Baby Shoes is offering discounts for President’s Day on their adorable soft sole shoes. Buy 1, Save 15% – Use coupon code: pd1 Buy 2, Save 20% – Use coupon code: … Continue reading

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Fun With Stats

Time for crazy stat fun! Here are some of the funny and strange phrases people entered into search engines to find little ole me. normal 3 year old behavior (to sum up: energetic, sassy, adorable, needs help wiping) nourishing traditions menu mailer … Continue reading

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Salad Saturday!

Each Saturday I’ll post a free salad recipe from my new salad cookbook. It has over 365 recipes, so you can either buy it now or just hang around here for the next 6 years. LOL! 24-Hour Slaw 3/4 cup … Continue reading

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Chocolate Amargo

Well I just spent the last ten minutes learning that there is no Spanish word for blog. I was going to get all fancy and name this post “blogging for chocolate” in Espanol, but that’s a little hard to do … Continue reading

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Soul Food and Chocolate

LaTara of Vegan Family Living talked about soul food on her show last week. I grew up eating soul food like black eyed peas and collard greens, fried chicken, sweet potato casserole, squash casserole (one of my favorite foods in … Continue reading

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Organizing Arts and Crafts, Games and Chocolate

On Wonder Years Radio recently they discussed organizing arts and crafts and the kid’s schoolwork. I thought I would share a tip that has worked well for me when it comes to organizing games. The cardboard boxes board games come … Continue reading

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