By Kat Armstrong As we gear up for baby number 2 (or may be settling in by the time you read this post!), I’ve been trying to take stock of life, myself and keep looking for ways to feel better. I work full time, I freelance, I blog, I have a toddler, and I have a husband who, in the last year has moved into a great job….working graveyard. So, I’ve got a lot on the go. Oh, and plus, there’s the baby weight, summer swelling and discomfort and the lack of sleep. So, instead of focusing on …
Gluten-Free – Ain’t Nothin’ Free About It
by Kimber Bennett So, we finally get a diagnosis for what ails my darling hubby, causing incredible fatigue, kinda scary weight loss and tummy trouble. It took testing of several different body substances (not all of them fluids, if you know what I mean) to finally determine my man is allergic to gluten and casein (milk protein) – you know, the basic building blocks of the Western diet. Sigh…but at least we know what to avoid. Armed with this new info, I kicked it into Wonder …
Proper Care and Feeding of Your Dustbunnies
by Amanda Jette I have a dirty little secret. Very, very dirty. I am a terrible housekeeper. Forget domestic goddess; I'm a domestic hoggess. It's not that I don't like clean homes. I love them, actually. I admire the clutter-free spaces occupied by my childless friends. I gently caress the crisp magazine pages that feature sparkling tiles as I whisper, "Someday..." I go to Ikea and pretend the floor model is my living room. (They usually ask me to leave when I start suggesting people …
Parenting Boot Camp Week 3
By Justin Coulson Challenging Behavior Picture this: you’re at dinner with friends when their two year old son decides he doesn’t want any chicken satay, so he picks up his fork and stabs his big brother in the face with it How do you deal with that challenging behaviour? The most common methods are the least effective. There’s the old school “give your kids a kick up the bum and that’ll teach ‘em” kind of thinking. But most parents don’t like hitting their kids, and research clearly …
Parenting Boot Camp Week 2
by Justin Coulson 3 Weeks, and 3 easy ways to make positive changes in your family starting now Week 2 Understanding Your Kids More than almost anything else, our children want to be understood. When our kids feel that we understand them, they seem to be able to cope with the world. One day my daughter told me she didn’t want to catch the bus to school because the previous day her bus driver had called her a stupid idiot. She told me that she had been sitting …
