Monthly Archives: December 2009

Mom Brags

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!“Dear Ms. Lauth, Ms. Ocean asked me to bring in pizza today to recognize students that have been demonstrating role model behavior.  Julien was one … Continue reading

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Safe Pregnancy Skin Care

Did you get choosy about your skin care products when you were pregnant? I was pleasantly surprised to find a warning against phthalates in a recent magazine I subscribe to (it was Fit Pregnancy which I consider to be pretty … Continue reading

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Natural Moms Podcast #133

My guest this week is ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Raymond Hatland, DDS We’re talking about bottled versus tap water. In our modern age with its focus on convenience, bottled water has become extremely popular. But the plastic bottles are also spawning  … Continue reading

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Handling Mom Guilt

A reader sent me this email and I got her permission to publish it here. “Hi, I enjoy your site and respect the views I have read in your articles. Thank you. I would consider myself an attachment-style parent. Extended … Continue reading

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Your Mother Was Right: Traditional Beauty Tips

Your Mother Was Right: Traditional Beauty Tips that Pass the Test of Time Everyone hates being told “I told you so”, and most women also hate thinking their mother was right. However, on stepping upon the threshold of 30, and … Continue reading

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How to Train Your Kids to Keep a Clean Room

Note from Carrie: I appreciate this guest post from Marie Ynami. Especially the point about telling a child exactly what a “clean room” means to you. When I created a simple checklist on an index card for my 8 year … Continue reading

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Ten Inexpensive Things to Help you Get Organized

photo credit: evelynishere You don’t have to spend lots of money just so that you can get organized. There are many inexpensive items you can use to help you organize your life. Save your hard earned money for something else … Continue reading

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First Trimester Fog

photo credit: Sarah G… This isn’t the fun part. This is the “What the heck was I thinking?!” part. The opening the pickle jar in the middle of the grocery store NOW lest someone get HURT part. The gagging when … Continue reading

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