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My New Favorite Place to Meditate

posted by hopealso | April 30th, 2008 in Daily Meanderings, Spirituality

In my quest to find the time daily to clear my head and practice “emptiness” it’s time to give thanks to my parents for creating such a beautiful place and welcoming us to it. My new favorite place to meditate is on their backyard swing with Baby Del in my arms.

The ground is covered in [...]

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…Having just written a well-researched piece on “The Three R’s” of green living, I was of course beholden to my mantra to avoid buying new wherever possible. This means not rushing off to a big box store every time you have a new idea for a gadget. “But I want it now!” said my pioneering shopping spirit. Once it gets hold of an idea it is like hell on wheels…

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The First “R”: 5 ways to be a better green parent

posted by hopealso | April 22nd, 2008 in Green Living

I recently discussed “The First R” of the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” triad and its origins, but what would all the theoretics be without some good, practical ideas? Here are 5 ideas to start with when trying to reduce and enjoy a simpler more sustainable life.

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The Origins of “Reduce, Reuse, Recyle”

posted by hopealso | April 22nd, 2008 in Green Living

We’ve all heard the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recyle,” and seen the pretty logo with the three green arrows that represents the triad. But how many of us really follow any but the Third “R” — recycling our trash and sleeping soundly thinking we’ve done our part?…

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Tummy Time Can Kiss My Patootie!

posted by hopealso | April 18th, 2008 in Attachment Parenting, Daily Meanderings

“Fulfilling your tummy time prescription” is difficult for many parents. Here’s a funny story of my tummy time experience, and how I found one solution…

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Of course I need to make sure I give a nod to Teresa at Scribblescratch.com. She is a designer and artist living in Newfoundland who I thankfully discovered while searching for free Wordpress Themes. The banner image and color selections on this new blog design are from her “Whimsy” theme. There was so much good [...]

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…The report Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Health, published by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, stated the following: “Children are not small adults. Because of their unique physiology and developmental and behavioral characteristics, they are often more vulnerable to toxic chemicals….”

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Make Your Own Diaper Rash Cream

posted by hopealso | April 10th, 2008 in Eco-Diapering, Natural Parenting

Here’s a recipe for all natural diaper rash ointment. Just spread it on at any sign of redness. For extra protection, use nightly and on outings, whenever you may not be able to change your loved one as frequently.
I’ve had great success this time around dealing with diaper rash (i.e. preventing all but the smallest [...]

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I moved my domain from Wordpress.com — Welcome!

posted by hopealso | April 10th, 2008 in Cyberknowledge

I have purchased my own domain, and prettied myself up a bit. I have also managed to redirect my old free-hosted blog at Wordpress.com to this one using 301 redirects, despite the official Wordpress take on the subject: “Sorry, we don’t do 301 redirects.”…

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Baby Milestones: The First Month

posted by hopealso | April 9th, 2008 in Baby Del

Little Del is now almost four months old, and though we’ve been noting his milestones in his baby book, I thought it was well neigh time we got them documented for our loved ones and the world alike to appreciate. So here they are, in all their glory and illustrative-ness!
Week 1 Milestones
Birth! Baby Del [...]

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Congratulations to Normal~ish

posted by hopealso | April 4th, 2008 in Cyberknowledge

Congratulations to Emilie on her 100th post! Normal~ish is a thoughtful blog with some of the most gorgeous pictures of children I have ever seen. It’s enough to make you envy her life, and if you don’t already have children, watch out! This blog and her lovely stories will make you want them.
While I don’t [...]

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The blog redesign is almost finished, finally. Of course I’m feeling guilty for having spent so much time with it over the this week. When I took this on last Saturday it was with so much excitement and enthusiasm! It’s so easy for me to brighten up at the new, especially when I have a [...]

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