I happened upon this interesting post at Nerd Beach. It is about the controversy over Nintendo’s Wii Fit. It seems that leading obesity experts in the UK are upset that Wii Fit uses BMI to pigeonhole children as being underweight, ideal or overweight. They are calling for the Wii FitRead More →
My son has earned the nickname Sir Bounce A Lot, by my husband and me recently. We bought him a hopper a couple years ago and he would sit and/or hop on it some, but over the last three to four months, he hops around the house all the time. Read More →
I heard or read somewhere recently that raising an only child was a challenge. Well I have an only child and I never thought much about it being a challenge. So this has got me thinking of the pros and cons of having an only child. The two big consRead More →
Now that the cold dry weather of winter is over, it is time to replenish your dry skin. Soon you will be wearing short and sleeveless tops, skirts, and shorts. I know my skin gets so dry and itchy in the winter. I found some great skin products from GreatSkin.com.Read More →
While I was working out this morning, I was wondering how the women that have more than one child, home school, wah and run their households do it. I sometimes feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. I get up an hour earlier than my husband and son, so IRead More →
I don’t know about you, but I seem to find myself getting in a rut, well not sure if rut is the correct word, but during the winter, I get lazy as far as exercising is concerned. I talk myself out of getting up early to exercise, telling myself that it’s tooRead More →
I feel like I left my last blog on breastfeeding just hanging out there. I did not want anyone thinking that I was suffering and sacrificing myself to do whatever it took to breastfeed my son. I did do everything in my power to make it possible, but I needRead More →
On November 25, 2002, I gave birth to an 8lb 6oz baby boy. I started breastfeeding; well honestly, it was more like attempting to breastfeed, my son immediately. See I spent the previous 6+ months reading everything I could get my hands on, researching the internet, speaking to other mothersRead More →
If you are pregnant, I know you have so many decisions to make, so many things to consider as far as your new baby is concerned. I would like to talk to you about one of those decisions. Breastfeeding. As you think about how you plan on feeding yourRead More →