I have GOT to figure out how to balance thrush-inducing-stress with anti-stress-but-thrush-inducing medicine. Rock, meet hard place.I wrote this recently and, lo, I HAVE DISCOVERED THE ANSWER ( Read more... )

N ended up working from home today because I was still too physically weakened from this weekend's bout of digestive upset. I was able to make it to A's dr. appointment, but not strong enough to take him by myself to my former place of employment for a visit. N couldn't come with me because he had lots of work to do, so we just went home after A's ( Read more... )

I am missing Pride again. Last year, it was because I was the size of the Goodyear blimp and much too swollen and pregnant to enjoy anything beyond a walk around the block, let alone a whole parade with millions of people around. This year, it is because we are spending the weekend with N's parents. It's their birthday weekend and his dad's ( Read more... )

Diaper-free babies' fad swells, despite critics -- they bill it as potty training, but it's not training. It's paying attention to the signals that your child gives you that he or she needs to pee or poo. You can help them relax and let them know they're in the proper place to pee/poo by using cuing sounds, but not all parents use cues. Likewise, ( Read more... )

Some neighbours of ours, a few houses away, just spent the past couple of days installing several solar panels on their (detached) garage rooftop. I. Am. JEALOUS. These people also ride bikes and put their laundry out to dry on clothes lines multiple times a week (they also need some WD-40 for the clothesline!). Our neighbours are crunchy. Yay ( Read more... )

Consumerism

LS: 10 Ways to Green Your Spending

Simple: Buy Green Shoes (when your current ones wear out, of course)

Water

TH: Global Warming to Dry Up Ganges River

TH: How to Green Your Water

Grist: ...Smart Money is on Filter Systems

TH:Case Study for Flushless Urinals

TH: Argentinean Water Recycling Toilets

TH:How to: Eco-Laundry

TH ( Read more... )

A good reason to not eat red meat (or any meat at all)

Plant bamboo to reduce the load of CO2

What to do with polar fleece when you're finished with it

Watch this documentary, including the update in the special features.
Rent it, borrow it, WATCH IT. (Don't buy it -- that just creates more plastic.)

Can I just say once again how much I LOVE FAM [fertility awareness method]? I Love it. I do I do I do.

( Wherein there are many TMIs about menstrual cycles. Read at your own risk. )

This morning, Amber (I think it was her) peed on my clothes that were left in N's room. When I took a good look at what clothes got hit, I noted that it was the exact outfit that I wore when we put Bastian down ( Read more... )