Welcome to the January 2013 Natural Living Blog Carnival: Green Confessions. This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Natural Living Blog Carnival hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project through the Green Moms Network. This month our members have written posts about areas of their life where they aren't as "green" as... Continue Reading →
Simple Living is Simply Living
Welcome to the Simply Living Blog Carnival cohosted by Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children, Laura at Authentic Parenting, Jennifer at True Confessions of a Real Mommy, and Joella at Fine and Fair. Continue your reading read on at the bottom of this post by clicking the links to the other participants' posts. *** Simple... Continue Reading →
A Vacation from the World
Welcome to the January 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Recovering from the Holidays This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written about how their families get back to normal after the holidays are over. *** Each... Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Kill Your Child’s Love of Reading
Please note that this public service announcement is brought to you by Bibliophilic Satire. ***************************************************************************************** I'd like to take a moment to discuss an issue that is pertinent to every parent out there. Children and books. There. I said it. I know. We try to avoid such topics, but the fact of the matter is... Continue Reading →
Simply Living Blog Carnival January 2013 Call for Submissions: Simply Living
Welcome to the Simply Living Blog Carnival cohosted by Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children, Laura at Authentic Parenting, Jennifer at True Confessions of a Real Mommy, and Joella at Fine and Fair. We hope that you will join us on the third Tuesday of each month as we share posts about simple living in our lives. Submission deadline will be... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, everyone! It's been a crazy month around here. I will share as soon as I get a chance to catch my breath. I'm looking forward to exciting things for Living peacefully with Children and for our family. We have several upcoming blog carnivals - 30 Days of Change, Simply Living, and Authentic... Continue Reading →
30 Days of Change Blog Carnival: Call for Submissions
January is approaching and with it, people are proclaiming their New Year's resolutions. In a couple of weeks, most of those resolutions will have been forgotten, lay waste by creatures of habit. The good thing is that habits can be changed! Hybrid Rasta Mama and Living Peacefully with Children are teaming up to challenge you... Continue Reading →
Natural Parents Network Gift Guide Winners
Congratulations to all of the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide Winners! From Destany Fenton Fine Art via Code Name: Mama — Mandy won an original 12x16 portrait (ARV $220) For a unique heirloom gift that you will treasure for a lifetime, have Destany Fenton paint a portrait of your child or family. Be sure... Continue Reading →
Natural Parents Network: The Best of 2012 Blitz
I am proud and honored to be a volunteer with the Natural Parents Network (NPN), a community of natural-minded parents and parents-to-be where you will be informed, empowered, and inspired. When you visit the NPN’s website you can find articles and posts about Activism, Balance, Consistent Care, Ecological Responsibility, Family Safety, Feeding With Love, Gentle... Continue Reading →
BODY: A Four Letter Word
Welcome to the Body: AMAZING Carnival! This post was written as a part of the Body: AMAZING Carnival co-hosted by Jennifer of True Confessions of a Real Mommy and Amy of Anktangle. Carnival participants were invited to write about how we learn to appreciate the ways our bodies grow and change. Our posts explain some... Continue Reading →
