It is Girl Talk Thursday, I decided to participate this time. Maybe because my daughter is giving me 5 minutes to write something really quickly… I don’t know. The theme is heartbreak, but as I read empathetically other girls’ love stories I kept thinking that although I had also had some love-long-gone stories, that’s not what [...]
December 3, 2009
Sept. 23, 2009 St. Mary’s hospital – Montreal, QC. There is a long running argument as to who can withstand more pain – men or women. I was once a man who was somewhat on the fence with regards to this issue. Sure, women put up with menstruation and childbirth, but men get kicked in the gonads [...]
December 2, 2009
August 18th has always been a meaningful day for Séverine and I, as it marks the day that we decided to take our friendship to the “next level”. It should have come as no surprise to us that exactly five years later, our little dude decided to make his grand entrance. Earlier that day, we had [...]
November 23, 2009
So I saw this tweet from Mom101 about Lynn Harris’ article for salon.com… “Everybody hates mommy”. People are done giving you a seat when you are pregnant, they complain when we stroll around the neighborhood and we are apparently called many things inclunding one I find funny: “sanctimommies”. Though on this side of Montreal we [...]
November 22, 2009
Am I wrong? Ok, then in a less expensive version, I WANT THIS ONE THEN:
November 20, 2009
Quick, I have 5 minutes to write until my daughter probably wakes up. THEN: -> gotta feed her: bottle. While this happens, I can catch up on some tweets. See if maybe Anissa Mayhew has made progress (this sucks, and I don’t even know her! She’s had a couple strokes and is fighting to survive)…. -> gotta make [...]
November 18, 2009
I loved the post at My Bottle’s up on post-pregnancy body issues, and the comments it generated… So in the spirit of this and mostly in honor of it, this is my list of what I wished people had told me about tantrums: I wish I’d known about the really high pitch shrieks! I wish I’d been [...]
November 18, 2009
Bath and beauty: Great resources can be found online for recipes, here are a few: From nature with love has a few of my favorite recipes: Baby Washbags: Muslin bags - Lavender bud powder – Chamomile powder – Colloidal oatmeal fine – Cornstarch – A few drops of jojoba or other oil Combine all the ingredients in a blender and thoroughly [...]
November 13, 2009
PVC facts from Earth911: Over the last half-century, PVC has become one of the most prevalent construction materials used, especially among developed nations. Identified by its recycling code (plastic #3), PVC is the second most commonly used plastic after polyethylene. Here are some benefits to recycling PVC: The manufacturing of PVC requires the largest single use of chlorine [...]
December 3, 2009
10