Lots of new followers here since Simple Mom included 10 Books You Must Read to Your Daughter in the most recent Weekend Links (Thanks, Simple Mom)! Welcome! I am loving the wonderful conversation in the comments of that post. I must have the best readers ever. So many suggestions for books that I can't wait to get my hands on and so much solidarity on the horribleness of Anne the Continuing Story. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Texas, Our Texas
First of all........WHOA. Overnight, this lil' blog went from receiving 100 hits on an average day to 12,000! Welcome, new followers. And thanks to all the lovely pinners who have been pinning my posts! 10 Books You Must Read to Your Daughter (Or How to Keep Your Daughter from Ending Up Like that Horrid Girl in Twilight) has been viewed thousands of times and I am loving the wonderful conversation … [Read more...]
At first glance…
...my packing organizational methods might elude you. But this way, I won't forget to pack the baby. See? … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Nurture Positive Body Image for Your Daughter
I’m not an expert. My daughter’s a baby and whether she’ll turn out to have a positive body image is yet to be seen. But, I’ve learned a few things about the challenge of nurturing a positive body image over the past two and a half decades from growing up as a girl in our weight-obsessed culture, watching my mother thoughtfully and intentionally raise me, and as a ballet teacher seeing … [Read more...]
The Bounty of the Earth
My husband is a farmer without a farm. So, he has transformed our front yard into vegetable-growing-egg-laying-awesomeness. I don't remember the last time we had to get store-bought eggs. The ones our chickens Feven, Daughter, and Gas Can lay (chicken names compliments of 3-year-old Benjamin) are amazing. Right now we've growing more delicious lettuce than we could ever eat, peas, green … [Read more...]
