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Media Headlines Don’t Have the Power to Shut Down Fukushima Radiation
‘Everything is fine with the radiation!’. This morning’s headlines seem strangely dominated by a theme. Words like “normal”, “no risk”, “not harmful”, “reduced”, “continue to fall”. However, upon closer examination I noticed that many of these stories report one sample only and and in the same breath discuss how no further testing is needed since [...]
Naked Juice: May Have Something to Hide
“The Naked Truth”, “Like Nature Intended” and “Nothing to Hide” are on the Naked Juice Company (under Pepsico) home page. Ingredients for their juices comes from Japan. This is something that people who pay a high price for their juice may want to know. I wrote them personally a couple of days ago because my [...]
How to Set the Time on Your Itzbeen
The Itzbeen (website) is a great little electronic baby care timer that is basically like a stop watch for your baby on three fronts (plus one). It is a handheld device that lets you keep track of how long it has been since your baby was changed, got fed, or slept. It includes a fourth option [...]
Graco Stroller Recall
I used my Graco stroller consistently over the course of 2.5 years without a second thought, but my mind was changed about 3 weeks ago. A friend was at a baby shower and her child fell asleep in his Graco stroller. She pushed the stroller to the back room to let him sleep peacefully. A [...]
The Gratitude Challenge
When we celebrate Thanksgiving, we often sit around dinner tables filled with loved ones and verbally list things we are grateful for. We laugh, we cry, we tell stories, we share sentiments… Then the next day we wake up and go back to normalcy. The problem lies in the fact that to most of us, [...]
Mom Alert: Safest Car Seats According to Consumer Reports 2010
We can thank a lovely mom from a BabyCenter message board for the most current list of safe seats. I’ll just cut to the chase and provide it right here. The winner in both categories (both under and over 22 pounds) is the Chicco Key Fit. But, the rest on both lists are also great [...]
Quick Notes to Reduce Toxic Angst: 3 Things You Can Complete This Morning
Parental Angst A recent Parents Magazine article got me into a dither, making me feel like an incompetent parent. I mean, I already know that you can use vinegar and water as a “green clean substitute” and that there are plastics that have bad numbers on them (and I remember purging them about a year [...]
Pregnancy and Beauty: Safety of Pedicures and Polish (and Everything Else You Use)
During the summer and fall months especially, women flock to the nail salons to keep one’s feet from being unsightly unless you are gifted at the self mani & pedi. But when you’re pregnant, should you be wary of the polish that you are putting on your hands and feet? Apparently, the answer is yes. [...]
Support and Personal Reference for “Lift” by Kelly Corrigan
This book was given to me for Mother’s day by one of my oldest friends, who is not a mother herself, but was thoughtful enough to send the book to me. I have been a Kindle- only reader for over a year now but I enjoyed the lightweight, quick, inspiring read that Lift is. The [...]