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My New Favorite Sunscreen
Considering that my children are pretty much naked nearly all of the time while at home, we invest in a lot of sunscreen.I use the Environmental Working Group database to analyze how toxic sunscreens are because it has never made sense to me to try to protect your skin from cancer by slathering on known-carcinogens.And yet the more natural the sunscreen, the more impractical it tends to be. The healthiest kinds (those with a rating of 1) are so thick, so pasty, and so frustrating. Then you don’t want to put on the sunscreen at all. And then you are back to the original cancer.So I’ve finally… Read More -
My Summer Hobbies
As I mentioned in my summer planning post, I want to do less running around this summer. I want the boys to have open, unstructured time to run around, invent things, build things, and just calm their little souls through play.But being the Type-A person that I am, I need something to do while they are playing around the house in a relaxed way. Here’s what’s on my docket:- I am going to cross-stitch three microbes: Mono, ebola, and salmonella
- I’m going to crochet a pair of slippers for myself (like these, but using gray yarn for the base and sea foam green for the edging)
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Summer Is Around the Corner
Have you all watched Capitan Fantastic? It’s my new favorite movie and my parenting inspiration. Unfortunately, Matt thought the dad was too strict (I thought he was awesome). Not sure what to make of that.Anyway, I’m preparing to have a lot more time with my boys this summer, and I want to make sure I’m intentional with it. I’m self-conscious when I talk about being an “intentional” parent because I see that our generation of mothers is driving ourselves crazy with unrealistic and unhealthy expectations about how to “do mothering,” and the worst part is that things like scheduled activities, doting, formulaic crafts from Pinterest, constant supervision, and… Read More
