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We’ve taken our oldest daughter to a dozen or so concerts, two of which were Lollapalooza.  As you may or may not know, I do some social media work for Kidzapalooza, the family stage at Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival.  I noticed at the festival last year that some of the kids had headphones on and I [...]

I’ve got my hands on probably the coolest, most useful resource/recipe book on the planet (pun intended). I highly recommend The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet to any parent/caregiver. Tons (and I mean tons) of amazing recipes. Easy ones (I like easy!) and tasty ones. I so could have used this book when [...]

I go through phases of wanting to exercise and not wanting to exercise. I’ve been in a very long phase of not wanting to exercise. I feel like I may have snapped out of it today. The weather has warmed up significantly, as in, it’s May but it feels like August.   So the girls [...]

Boo-boo patches.  Have you guessed yet?  Ever since my eldest daughter (who is about to turn 5) was a wee one, she has referred to “breasts” as “boo-boo’s”.  Whenever we pass by the lingerie aisle, she giggles a little and points.  Calling bras “Boo-boo patches” is a little joke that we share and saying it [...]

There has been much talk in my house lately about eating better and living a healthier lifestyle.  I have never been one to spend too much time focusing on my eating and exercise habits (or lack-thereof) and in the past few years, my figure has spilled the beans on that big secret.  I’ve always been [...]

My favorite smoothie place just came out with their very own frozen, at-home version.  Things like this make me happy. Jamba All Natural Smoothies Add 8 0z. of apple juice and blend away.  Each pack contains enough fruit for 2 – 8 oz. smoothies. No artificial flavors, no artificial colors and no preservatives.  Just a [...]

NO WAY was I EVER going to be a mom who had a kid that used a pacifier.  Nope.  My first didn’t use one, so why would any babies thereafter? Well…I stand corrected. My second baby is a pacifier baby.  Those “paci’s” help her stay calm.  Here we are, 10 + months later and not [...]

Congratulations to our winner, commenter number 37, Allyson! So many people comment on my 10 month old’s stunning blue eyes, so, I feel the need to protect those baby blues while we’re spending our days outdoors, underneath the hot, glaring sun. I know how bad that beautiful sun can be for our skin and eyes, [...]

We are in the midst of Water Safety Month and the official 2010 swimming season is right around the corner, so I feel that this is a very important topic to cover. I just found out about Infant Swimming Resource.  I watched this video and my chest tightened as my eyes welled up with tears.  [...]

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Our parents took us to see the dentist every six months and that is a tradition we plan on following with our children.  Neither I nor my husband have “perfect” teeth but we know how mouth pain feels if you don’t pay attention to the pearly whites. We have used many different toothbrushes and just [...]

With the holiday season fast approaching, it never fails, the moment you walk into the grocery store, you are faced with special deals on sweets and items for holiday baking. I don’t know about you but it’s temptation central for me. Even if I had no intention of baking those six different Christmas cookies, I’m [...]

Yeah, I know this post comes a little on the late side, but there was turkey day and all last week. I do find myself asking why am I trying to do this around the holidays? Trying to do this amongst the eating and drinking extravaganzas otherwise known as Thanksgiving and Christmas is a good [...]

*Congratulations to Michelle Lofton (announced at What to do, Poopsy Woo?) You want? We give! RADIUS is giving away a child’s and adult’s toothbrush of your choice, and a floss. Hello?! Perfect timing, what with Halloween just around the corner and the kiddies digging into loads of sugary candy. There’s just a little time to [...]

Just last week, I co-hosted a Method party with my girls, Steph and Arianne.  We invited all of our Chicago land and NW Indiana girlfriends to get out for a night of delicious food, wine, crafts and fun!  We hosted our event at non other than the Chicago Method pop-up store on Halsted.  I couldn’t [...]

*Congrats to Jessica, our winner! There will be another pregnancy in my life, when, one never really knows.  It’s been three years since I gave birth and when I was pregnant for those eight months, I felt pretty healthy.  I made a conscious decision to eat well for me and my baby. I suppose if [...]