Category Archives: parenting

So How Do I Get Any Work Done Without Any Toys?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Laura

Some of you may be wondering how in the world I get any work done around the house without a lot of toys for Ellie. My answer? Potato peels! I know I blogged about this earlier but as I watched … Continue reading →

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Project Organize: Day 3 – Ellie’s Books and Toys (a la “Simplicity Parenting”)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Laura

Continuing with my organizing theme for the week, today I am beginning to sort through and organize Ellie’s books and toys. Here are the toys that we have for her: There are a couple other little toys that we keep … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Toys, Right?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Laura

What do you get when you have a mama desperate to get dinner made, a baby who just wants her mama to play with her, and a lot of potato and carrot peelings from the compost bucket? A delicious dinner, … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Spiced Nutty Pumpkin Muffin Recipe You Requested. (I’m Sorry I Can’t Remember Your Name.)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Laura

In the last week, I’m almost certain that someone asked me for the recipe for these super-delicious muffins, which I make all the time and I assured her that of course, I would email the recipe to her right away … Continue reading →

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Now, Looking Forward

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Laura

I have lots of thoughts in my head about what I want to write about.  I don’t know how many blog posts I’ve composed in my head while Ellie was nursing, only to have them stay there because I ran … Continue reading →

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In Which I Resolve to Act Like the Smart, Confident Woman That I Know I Am, Even in Home Depot

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Laura

Yesterday morning, I needed to buy yard waste bags because I am desperately trying to finish up one last yard work project before winter hits.  I have a pile of mulch on our driveway that just refuses to die.  And … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on healing, resting, responsibility, and community

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Laura

Over the past few months, I’ve talked to a few different women about post-partum recovery and their various experiences, both positive and negative.  My own recovery after Ellie’s birth was quite easy.  I know part of that was because my … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Laura

Ellie has been sick. Since Wednesday. With a stuffy nose that is sometimes really runny.  And I think itchy eyes (because she rubs them a lot). And a cough. And when you have all of that, it’s hard to nurse … Continue reading →

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Nursing as Comfort Food

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Laura

to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week While we were in Alaska, I was most grateful for the nursing relationship that Ellie and I have.  Nursing allowed both of us to feel comforted, connected, safe, and at home, regardless of where we … Continue reading →

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Figuring out how to roll

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Laura

Ellie has finally figured out that rolling is useful.  She’s been able to roll since January but basically never has.  She clearly didn’t feel the need to do so.  Just in the last day or two though, it’s as if … Continue reading →

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