Do you ever feel so tired and overwhelmed with life that it’s all you can do to turn on your computer? No matter how much I’ve edited and re-edited the breastfeeding post I had planned for today, I just can’t get it right. Not in my head, not on paper, not in transit onto this [...]
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I have to apologize for anyone who notices, but this is a re-post. My goal to make new dishes this week completely failed. It’s been one of those eat-what-comes-easy kind of weeks. What with anticipating my last day of doing daycare, trying to sell our house and packing boxes, I just couldn’t get organized with [...]
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My entire life I’ve enjoyed being PMS-free. While friends endured monthly suffering I stood to the side wondering what all the fuss was about. I mean I intellectually understood what PMS was all about but why it affected some women and not me, I just chose not to question. Okay, okay, sometimes I’d go a [...]
There is a new project underway called The Cultural Differences in Breastfeeding Project. Two IBCLCs are interested in the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of breastfeeding within specific cultures. They are looking for personal stories from mothers and professional experiences of Lactation Consultants or other Health Care Providers who work with moms and babies. They want [...]
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I’ve been breastfeeding for 5 3/4 years. Sometimes it can be hard to recall ever going through a period of getting the hang of breastfeeding. But just like doing anything for the first time, breastfeeding took some practice and getting used to. I think this is true for most moms. Luckily, I didn’t have any [...]
This is a modified recipe from Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook that I have made a couple of times to rave reviews. From everyone but my husband, that is. He calls cauliflower “the devil’s vegetable.” Truly. He said so just tonight. Then we all went around naming our favorite “evil vegetable.” Mine is parsnip, our friend’s [...]
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I really wish I was going to Blog Her’ 10. But last year when the tickets went on sale we knew our life would be in limbo this summer so I purposely didn’t buy one. Of course I’ve been dreaming about it anyway. Except every time I dream about it, I find myself back at [...]
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