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Christmas List
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I’m trying to stay on top of the fall/winter holidays this year. One of the things that always happens to me is that I have to scramble to pull together a Christmast list of present ideas, per the request of my mom and grandma.
When I’m left scrambling for things, I can never seem to think of anything that I really, really want! I’ve been trying to get better at keeping a list all year long, so I don’t put myself in that position.Here’s what I’ve got so far:-
Subscription to Sunset Magazine
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A personal screen-printing machine
- Book: Making a Family Home
- Book: Simplicity Parenting
- KitchenAid mixer bowl
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Pre-Conception Planning Post
I wrote a post for Offbeat Mama about the value of spending time preparing for conception. Definitely check it out if you’re interested! I truly adore Ariel.… Read MoreAlso, there are only a few more days left to register for the next Purposeful Conception Course: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy, which begins October 3 and runs through November 5. This course will be the last one of the year.
Here’s some of the positive feedback from the last course:
“This was an excellent course and a lot of thought, research, hard work, and love went into it – that is obvious. It was comforting to find a -
Post-Birth Guests
I got a lovely e-mail from a kindred spirit in Australia, talking about how to navigate visits from family after birth.… Read MoreHere’s what she said:
The first weeks and months and year even, are extremely wonderful but also challenging for so many reasons you have already identified. However, managing the relationship with parents and in-laws can be equally wonderful and fraught (much like-wedding planning). All sorts of assumptions and expectations and stress around the new baby and our own upbringings can really make that transition from son/daughter to parent and from parent to grandparent extremely difficult. For example, our birth centre recommended no visitors for the first 24hrs to let
