Category Archives: KIOS

KIOS: Parenting, Part 4: Cosleeping/Sleep-sharing

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 3b: Natural/Unmedicated Childbirth (continued)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 3a: Natural/Unmedicated Childbirth

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 2: Trusting Our Baby (this time with food)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 1: It’s All about Attachment

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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Making Our Own Yogurt (and you can too!)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Laura

We eat a lot of yogurt – currently close to two quarts a week.  We buy organic, whole milk (i.e. full-fat) plain yogurt at Trader Joe’s for $2.99 a quart.  Trader Joe’s is basically the only place where I can … Continue reading →

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KIOS: A New Schedule and a few more thoughts

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: The Introduction

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: The Disclaimer

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Laura

Hi friends.  Over the next few months, I’m planning to do quite a bit of writing about the way we live.  I think I’m going to start with parenting, move on to food, and then we’ll see where I go … Continue reading →

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Procrastination, After All, Is But a Symptom

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Laura

Here’s my list of what I’m currently procrastinating about: 1. Making dining room curtains (meant to have been done by the end of January) 2. Starting the “Kickin’ It Old Skool” blog series (meant to have been started last August) … Continue reading →

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