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Organic Mattress
Henry’s been sleeping on a crib mattress on the floor (Montessori-style) since we stopped co-sleeping around two months. Now that there’s a new baby on the way (due at the end of June), it feels like a good time to upgrade him to a twin mattress on the floor. Eventually, we’ll probably pair the mattress with the MALM bed from IKEA, but for now we might as well keep it as low to the ground as possible.It won’t be much of a transition to go from a crib to a twin mattress, but we might as well… Read More -
And So the New Year Begins!
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What a whirlwind vacation: a 20-hour road trip with a toddler and a bloodhound (not nearly as awful as I thought it would be!) from Austin to Tampa, a couple days with my family in Florida, a last-minute change to our flight to avoid the blizzard that descended upon Indiana, a Christmas-day flight to Matt’s hometown in Bloomington, five days of snow, a trip to the pediatrician for antibiotics, two flights back to Florida along with a 2-hour car ride to get to my best friend’s house on the other side of Florida, a New Year’s party, a trip to the beach, a two-hour trip back to my family’s hometown,
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See You in the New Year!
As much as I like the festive Christmas spirit, I really, really like the new year. I like the natural cycle of reflection, planning, goal-setting, dreaming, and the renewed sense of energy I feel.My friends and I have been filling out this New Year’s Reflection form since I created it in 2005. Last year, I added Andrea’s reflection into the mix, which is more holistic. We also make a collage to represent the kind of year we want to have. I like Andrea’s idea of having a mantra for the year. This year, I want to make sure I incorporate my mantra into my collage.My mantra for 2012… Read More
