Category Archives: For the love of parenting
How Many Kids? Is there a Magic Number?
Julie Cole in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on May 22nd, 2013According to a recent study, the most stressful number of kids to have is three. I remember being a mom of one—though it wasn’t for long—and finding it difficult. Truthfully, I didn’t find it exciting enough, and there were times it could be quite boring. When I look back now, and think of how I was juggling a baby and law school, I wonder how the word boredom ever factored in. These days, I’d jump for a warm serving of boring. I was a happier mom once my second child arrived, 15 months after my first. Even after suffering a … Continue reading
Image 3D Custom View-Master Reel & Viewer Set {PTPA Winner}
Nicole King | Domesticated Momma in Been Around the Blog, Crafty Blogaholic, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, Photography, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 0 comments - posted on May 22nd, 2013Looking back on my childhood I can recall some of my favourite toys that I loved to play with. One of my favourites was my view finder. So recently when I was provided the opportunity to create my own custom view master I was extremely excited. It took me awhile to pinpoint the exact memories that I wanted to capture, but in the end I decided to zero in on my recent trip to Mexico this past January. To create the View Master was easy. I had to visit Image 3D, create an account, and from there I was flying… … Continue reading
Travelling with Toddler: Paris Day 2 Notre Dame, Conciergerie, Sainte Chapelle, Point Neuf
TeddyOutReady in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on May 21st, 2013Our second day in Paris with a toddler was quite challenging, we decided to visit Notre Dame de Paris, The Conciergerie, the Sainte Chapelle and finally the Point Neuf, these famous attractions are located close to each other. We started with Notre Dame de Paris, a beautiful church with such familiar look but this time we saw it real. Lots of tourists were around fascinated with the magnificent view. The front of Notre Dame was filled with visitors taking pictures; when we arrived, the line-up to enter the Cathedral was very long and stretched for a few blocks. Finally, the … Continue reading
Bounty DuraTowel {PTPA Winner}
Nicole King | Domesticated Momma in Been Around the Blog, Eco Blogaholics, For the love of food, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 1 comment - posted on May 21st, 2013I have been a #PGMom for the past year now! It’s been an amazing opportunity that has allowed me to test out many of the common household products that one would find kicking around. So when PTPA put out a calling for testers of the new Bounty DuraTowel I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Conveniently the day I began my testing of the Bounty DuraTowel a bag of milk had exploded in my milk tray. All it took to clean up the mess was several sheets of DuraTowels. I was able to soak up a lot of the mess, and … Continue reading
SafeToSleep Breathing & Sleeping Monitor {PTPA Winner}
Nicole King | Domesticated Momma in Been Around the Blog, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, New Mommy Blogaholics, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 1 comment - posted on May 21st, 2013I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the SafeToSleep Breathing & Sleeping Monitor. “The SafeToSleep is a breakthrough baby monitor that can monitor every breath of your sleeping baby. This award winning safety product uses advanced fiber optics to sense your baby’s real time breath rate and stream that information to your smartphone or tablet as each breath occurs. The system will instantly notify you if your baby starts breathing too slow, too fast, or stops breathing altogether. The monitor tracks your baby’s sleep patterns and provides reports on total sleep time and sleep quality. The SafeToSleep monitor has been … Continue reading
Why being a Stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) is harder than being a CEO
mayahood in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us - 4 comments - posted on May 21st, 2013Ten reason why being a stay-at-home mom is tougher than being a CEO. 1. You do the job of twenty but without pay! 2. Your subordinates can’t talk or properly articulate what they need. They often shout or throw a tantrum to get things done, they are constantly late, and they need your undivided attention 24/7. Basically, you end up working for them. 3. You don’t get any perks like a luxury travel or a private jet. In fact, you’re expected to be a chauffeur and typically the company car is a minivan. 4. You don’t get any sick-days. 5. … Continue reading
I’ve Got a Wiggler! {Baby Snug Review}
Carol Gomez in For the love of parenting, New Mommy Blogaholics, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 3 comments - posted on May 16th, 2013I heard a loud thump while loading the dishwasher and immediately my heart started racing. My first reaction was to drop whatever I was doing and dash straight towards wherever my 8 month old and 4 year old was. To my relief, the two were situated on the floor playing pat-a-cake pat-a-cake bakers man with their hands while watching an episode of The Wiggles; baby boy safely nestled in his Green Baby Snug. *phew* I received the Baby Snug, created from Mamas and Papas, to review and was thrilled to be able to put away our old baby seat (to … Continue reading
Car Seat Safety: Creating a ‘knowledge sharing’ culture
Wendy [mapsgirl] in For the love of parenting - 10 comments - posted on May 16th, 2013One of the hardest things to do as a parent is to stop comparing one child to another. This is true for your own children or someone else’s children. Parents are constantly comparing who did what first. Having something that better than someone else is a common theme in our culture. one-up·man·ship The art of outdoing or showing up a rival or competitor, as in exploits, privileges, or honors. This puts many parents on edge. Am I a good enough parent? Am I doing the “right” things for my child? In the end, the “right thing” is always what is … Continue reading