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Ever read a good book and find yourself a bit sad to finish the last page? I had that the other day when I finished Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne. It was just one of those books that reaffirmed what I already know deep inside but need to be reminded of from time to […]

Last week Thursday someone slipped a note under our front door: Garage Sale. Down the Street. Saturday. Hmmm… that got the wheels in my head turning. I’ve  toyed with the idea of having a garage sale for, well, years, but they seem like an awful lot of work. You have to clean and collect and […]

I suppose it’s inevitable. Every kid decides to cut his or her own hair eventually, right? It’s a part of growing up. On Wednesday evening, I was in the bedroom with Harbour and chatting with my mother on the phone. River was sitting quietly in the hallway, happily cutting up her latest drawing to make a […]

I started off Friday morning listening to Motherhood and Feminism on the CBC’s The Current. The segment started off with quotes from Elisabeth Badinter’s new book The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women. Badinter believes that Attachment Parenting – particularly the obligation to breastfeed for years, to cosleep with our babies at […]

Yup. My mom is right – it’s been a month since I wrote here. It’s nice to have such a dedicated fan. *waves enthusiastically at mother* It’s after midnight and I can’t sleep, so I thought I’d check in. Here’s a quick snapshot of life right now: I found a way to get River asleep by 10 […]

I really can’t say the words “coconut oil” without bursting into song:  ♬ I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts, there they are standing in a row There they are, all standing in a row Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head ♬ ♩ Same thing happens when I see the jar of coconut […]