12.19.11

nesting

Posted in Babies, Home at 9:30 pm by admin

10 wks to go and all i want to do is redecorate! my biological urge to nest is at peak levels!

after a few months of being incredibly annoyed every time i walk in the bathroom or kitchen – semi-obsessed with all the “little” home improvement projects that we never got to – followed by weeks of complaining to rich, and some further processing in therapy… we decided to try to tackle some reno projects in the next few weeks.

so i did some serious price shopping at the local chinese cabinet places and got a screaming deal on some new quartz countertops, backsplash tile and a new pantry cab… very exciting! i’m thinkin’ we can give the entire kitchen a face lift for about $5,000… ohh i love a good bargain!

this time around i’m really trying to ENJOY myself though… it’s quite a departure from the reno that nearly drove our marriage to the edge rich has been very good at reminding me to have fun… demo starts friday, hope that i can keep a smile all the way through!

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12.16.11

One Dish Chicken & Rice Bake

Posted in Health at 11:13 am by admin

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11.16.11

UTI

Posted in Health at 10:41 am by admin

so many of my friends are plagued w/ UTIs… so i asked my midwife for some advice to share:

For UTIs, one has to look at the variety of reasons that they can be caused. Here are some general recommendations:

- increase the amount of water as part of both prevention and cure – 3 quarts/day min.

- stop coffee, black/green tea, sodas, alcohol as these are bladder irritants and acidify the body

- eliminate sugar and grains from diet to alkalinize the urine

- D-mannose daily (follow the instructions on the bottle) to prevent bacteria from adhering to UTI walls

- tea or capsules of corn silk, uva ursi and marshmellow root tea or capsules for soothing irritated UTI tissues

- a good probiotic twice daily

- magnesium citrate before at bedtime

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10.25.11

7-days solo

Posted in Babies, Travel at 12:19 pm by admin

i’m going to the east coast for a week, no huz and no baby (besides the one growing in my uterus).

it’s been a roller coaster of emotions mentally preparing for this trip. this will be the longest stretch i’ve been away from simon (never more than 72 hrs before). the past few days it’s really set in that we’re going to be apart and i’m really sad and anxious. as a mom it’s kind of heart-breaking to know that he’ll be missing me and i won’t be there to comfort him.

yesterday we took a super cozy nap together and like always simon reached out in his sleep for me… his little hands wandered until they settle on a patch of skin and then he fell back into a deep sleep. even at 2 and a half he needs skin-to-skin… ahh i’m going to miss snuggling w/ him!

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10.08.11

good night sleep

Posted in Reviews at 2:41 pm by admin

since before the pregnancy i’ve been struggling w/ our tempurpedic mattress. it’s super comfortable but not at all breathable. so i have been waking up drenched in sweat every night.

i looked online for mattress toppers and it was looking like we’d have to spend more on the topper than the mattress and bed frame together!

then i called a specialty eco-bed store and the lady said that it wouldn’t be worth the money and instead i should consider switching to a wool comforter (starting at $375)

costco to the rescue… i just picked up 2 all natural wool comforters for $79/each… put one on the bottom (like a topper) and then a switched out our crappy polyester ikea comforter… first night i didn’t wake up once (not to eat, pee or kick off blankets!) horray costco!

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09.19.11

guidelines for happy vaginal flora:

Posted in Uncategorized at 9:05 pm by amo

1. Stop eating sugar, white flour, fruit juices etc.

2. Rinse outer genitals with vinegar water. You can either put a tablespoon of white vinegar (not apple cider or white wine vinegar) into a peri bottle of water and rinse with every trip to the toilet and/or take a hip bath with a cup of vinegar added.

3. Probiotics. I like Femdophilus. Lab tested to prove that it has the right bacteria for vaginas and is very effective. Buy at Whole Foods or such.

4. Clove of garlic in the vagina overnight. Yup. Amazingly anti-fungal.

wonderful advice from my midwife that i had to share!

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08.13.11

preggers

Posted in Babies, Health at 12:47 pm by admin

one excuse for my very long blog-hiatus is that i’ve been chronically nauseous for about 6 weeks.

this pregnancy has knocked me on my ass. apart from the death of my love affair with food, the constant discomfort, the looming anxiety about how i’m going to get thru the day, the exhaustion and complete lack of exercise…  yet another thing that i’m struggling with is trying to dig deep enough to feel happy and excited about being pregnant when i’m mostly consumed by feeling like sh*t.

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07.08.11

hate

Posted in Perspectives at 11:21 am by admin

today i hate everybody and everything. i hate:
- beans and rice
- carrots
- bread & cheese
- ramen
- crumbs on the floor
- crumbs on the bed
- shoes on the floor
- broken address stamp on the table
- scratches on the floor
- broken window shade
- bunched up peed on underwear in the sink
- dirty bed sheets
- peeling paint
- scratched paint
- black mold on bathtub
- stupid people
- inconsiderate people
- selfish people
- fools
- war
- most republicans
- assholes who litter
- cords everywhere
- broken sprinkler programmer
- dried up grass
- fugly mismatched granite and back splash tiles
- TV
- disney

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06.15.11

piano?

Posted in Activities at 11:04 pm by admin

apart from loving music and dance, i’m not at all musical. anyone can tell you that i’m no vocalist, never learned an instrument, no idea how to read music.

the closest i came to learning was when i bought a harmonica and never made it thru lesson 2 of the accompanying book/cd… well, and briefly dating a musician should count for something?

anyway, the other day i was taking a nap with simon and i fell asleep to the image of us playing music together. i told rich and, being the highly efficient techie that he is, within 48 hrs he produced an electric keyboard.

we’ve been taking lessons thru Garage Band, which is surprisingly awesome. i highly doubt there’s much talent to unlock in my case, but still it feels good to add another thing to our family learning project (besides chinese).

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book: History of Love

Posted in Reviews at 7:17 pm by admin

Rating:

ehh, had high hopes based on reviews and all the acclaim, but i just couldn’t sink my teeth into it.

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