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Evidence based baby raising
Before and during my pregnancy I joked that I was engaged in evidence based baby making. I could quite happily explain the evidence behind my decisions, be it how much alcohol to drink or my birth preferences. I was helped in this by the NICE guidelines and summaries of their basis and the book Expecting Better. I'd like to take a similar evidence ( Read more... ) -
Absense from DW/LJ
I haven't posted in quite some time, but I have a very good excuse: I made a person!
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Going to yeshivah
I'm thinking of spending three weeks this summer studying at yeshiva, probably either the Conservative Yeshiva or Pardes Yeshiva.
Any views or advice?
Any tips for finding accommodation in Jerusalem for a month this summer? -
Resources on emotional intelligence/empathy
I'd like to improve my ability to pick up on other people's feelings and respond to them. I've heard of the book Working with Emotional Intelligence but some of the reviews say that it's lots of anecdotes about how important emotional intelligence is with very little on how you can improve your own emotional intelligence ( Read more... ) -
Evaluating my wardrobe
This month I discovered The Minimalist Mom Blog (I think there might have been a link to one of her posts from Unclutterer) and have been enjoying reading through her archive ( Read more... ) -
Spiritual PDE update
My, it has been a long time since I have updated. I'm still reading my reading page every day or so, but life has been just the right combination of busy, happy and uneventful to keep me from writing posts with any regularity ( Read more... ) -
Standing orders
A slightly worrying admission is that I've managed to get most of the way through my 20s without knowing what standing orders are.
Are they the same as when you set up an automatic regular monthly payment from your account or are they something more complicated than that? -
Make up tips
I rarely wear make up and haven't worn any for probably over a year. I'm going to a dinner this weekend so I cracked open my box of well past expiry date make up and started playing. I realised that I've forgotten most of what little knowledge of make up I ever had ( Read more... )
