Books

A Gift for Baby: Attachment Parenting Book Review

July 26, 2011

Tweet Both of the girls love reading books, and I love it when I come across a book that really relates to our lifestyle. I recently received a copy of A Gift for Baby, a children’s book written from an attachment parenting perspective. Each page of the book reinforces one way that families who practice [...]

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Super Sprowtz Book Review and Giveaway (Closed)

March 29, 2011

TweetFor many parents, getting kids to eat healthy food can be a challenge. Every day, we’re bombarded with advertisements for junk food and fast food, and it can be difficult to teach your children that there is a difference between real food and the junk they see everywhere. That’s why Radha Agrawal created Super Sprowtz—a [...]

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Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter (Book Excerpt)

March 9, 2011

TweetAnna Karenina is my favorite novel, bar none, but it begins with a lousy first sentence. With easy authority, Tolstoy writes, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Every time my eyes pass over those first fourteen words, a buzzer goes off in my head. Actually, it is [...]

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Get Down on the Floor and PLAY

February 15, 2011

TweetI’ve been working a lot lately on a variety of different ventures. This means I’m on my computer a lot throughout the day. I have a lot on my mind, simply because I’m excited by everything that’s in my pipeline. So, the girls have been acting out a lot more than normal. The girls just [...]

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Take Your Pix Photo Albums Make a Great First Photo Book for Toddlers

January 7, 2011

TweetToday is Day 5 of the Happy Mothering New Year Review and Giveaway Extravaganza. Come back every day for a new giveaway and/or review. This week our theme is Babies (you’ll also find giveaways for babies this week over at Giveaways and Reviews). —– About Take Your Pix Photo Albums Take Your Pix photo albums [...]

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My Go-To Resource for Green Cleaning

November 9, 2010

TweetDid you know that children get most of their pesticide exposure from chemicals within the home? That’s why one of my goals was to clear our house of all of the toxic cleaners and only clean with green, non-toxic products. Over the last few months, I have been doing research and have slowly transitioned us [...]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Organically Raised by Anni Daulter (closed)

August 23, 2010

Tweet I consider myself a pretty good, from-scratch cook (my husband and I even wrote a from scratch cookbook for expats when we were living in Uruguay), but sometimes it can be a challenge to come up with new recipes that are both healthy and tasty—especially on busy nights. I received a copy of Organically [...]

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Book Review And Giveaway: Someone Will Be With You Shortly: Notes From A Perfectly Imperfect Life by Lisa Kogan (closed)

March 30, 2010

Tweet If you’re a reader of O, The Oprah Magazine, you’ll likely know Lisa Kogan as the Writer at Large. I received a copy of her new book, “Someone Will Be with You Shortly: Notes from a Perfectly Imperfect Life,” to review. If you’re looking for a funny, witty book that you can read one [...]

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Blinkblots Baby Memory Book Review

March 12, 2010

Tweet Just after Kaylee’s arrival, I was lucky enough to receive a customized Baby Memory Book from Blinkblots. I hadn’t purchased one yet for Kaylee, so I was really excited to receive this book. Lichen Frank designed this line of high-end baby memory books that can be customized for your baby. She offers a selection [...]

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Growing-Up Organized: A Mom to Mom Guide
Book Review and Giveaway (closed)

March 3, 2010

Tweet I received a copy of the eBook, Growing Up Organized, written by Lea Schneider, a Professional Organizer and owner of Organize Right Now. While I don’t feel like we have too much clutter in our lives since we purged everything when we moved, I know there is always a way to be more organized. [...]

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