Here I am!

dailyamazed.blogspot.com

I hope you will follow me over! I am talking about what I am going through RIGHT now. Mostly my son having aspergers and my 2 yr old tyrant and my chronic conditions... also trying to collect resources for parenting special needs kids, since I am learning as I go.

I still love my cloth diapering and crunchy mama stuff, but my life is complicated so I need to keep things SIMPLE!

Thanks So Much!!!

~RT

Less Is More

So, when I discovered "Bargain Blogging" I was entranced.  The whole idea of being green and cheap at the same time is right up my alley. I started blogging about deals because it gave me an excuse to shop around and see what was out there. [cool stuff here]

Now I am on a new mission. Instead of shopping for green goods at discount prices, I am looking at what I need and what I don't. I am looking at reusable items that I can make, find or live without. I am reassessing the list of "needs" and ask "do we, really?"

Since I am a WAHM (who makes no $$... go figure) and my dear husband is a student, we are living off our future income (ie: credit cards and loans) so I don't want to pay tomorrow for what I threw away today. Even if it was "green" and a great deal.

So, let's see how I do shall we? What do you think?

I am an oxymoron... ?

If I didn't have all these kids, I would have more time for blogging, buying cloth diapers, making cloth diapers, researching 3 year old behavior issues, etc. etc...

But I wouldn't need to do any of that, if I didn't have all these kids. (Hmmmmm)

Time keeps passing, crap keeps happening, and I never get anything done!

Well.

That's what it feels like sometimes. I broke my commitment. I need accountability or something! I really want to relate the rest of what happened with my journey to breastfeed my, now, 8 month old baby girl.  I really want to encourage someone somewhere who may be going through it too. Ironically, my dear girl hates when I NAK (nurse at the keyboard).

I could write it right now. I could. I could stay up for another few hours while the house is still and quiet (ahhhh bliss) and write. Then, I will be SO tired and finally creep into bed and then I will close my eyes and the baby will wake up. On cue. She's amazing like that.

Aren't kids fun??

I am going to debate the pros and cons of blogging vs. sleeping. The winner will be obvious. ;-)

g'night......zzzzz

FREE BIB from Baby Star

Baby Star just kicks butt making the coolest eco chic duds for your little one. And now, they are giving away a FREE BIB with any hooded towel purchase this month (August). Sah Weet!

World Breastfeeding Week

The Ten Steps To Successful Breastfeeding

Every facility providing maternity services and care for newborn infants should:

1. Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff.
2. Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy.
3. Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding.
4. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth.
5. Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation, even if they are separated from their infants.
6. Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated.
7. Practice “rooming in”-- allow mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day.
8. Encourage breastfeeding on demand.
9. Give no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants.
10. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or clinic

I love this campaign by the World Alliance For Breastfeeding Action (WABA) because it puts the responsibility of nurturing new moms and babies onto the community. The healthcare industry that claims to want the best for us, tells us that breastfeeding is best, but has no adequate policy to help moms learn how to. Says me, just from personal experience 

:-P.

So, in honor of the campaign, I am going to make a commitment to finish writing my story this week, in hopes that I can encourage others who may be experiencing beastfeeding challenges too. 

I also want to announce that my husband and I have started a new little "work from home" business venture called Green Baby Bottom. (That is why I have been slack on the blogging front.) Our etsy shop is here: greenbabybottom.etsy.com and we have a new line of nursing covers we call "Milk Drunk" which are all about FUN and just perfect for this week! 

So, keep your eyes peeled and hold me accountable, "part 3" of my breastfeeding story is coming...

Burts Bees Is A Daily Deal At Target!

Target had This wonderful Burt's Bees Two by Two Lip Shimmer and Lip Balm Set today only for $7.99 with Free Shipping (always a deal!). 

And when I was looking at this deal I found a new boutique at target selling very affordable organic products for your little ones! Check out the beautiful and bright outfits at The Little Seed here.