Monthly Archives: November 2010

Pregnancy: 15 Weeks

November 23, 2010 Posted by Issa under Pregnancy and Birth
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The big pregnancy news to report this week is that I’m pretty sure I’ve felt the baby move, and I’m pretty sure I’ve felt Braxton-Hicks contractions. Keep Reading

Issa’s Reviews: Raising Baby Green Part One

November 22, 2010 Posted by Issa under Parenting, Simple-Eco-Happy
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Lately, I’ve been perusing the pregnancy section of the library. I came across Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care. I’m not really looking for any guidance on “green” topics, but it is a topic I care about, and I figured I could at least review it for LoveLiveGrow. Plus, in the meantime, I might learn a thing or two.

Instead of any education or pleasure, though, all I got out of this book were frustration, anger, and incredulous sputters. Keep Reading

Sunday Speed

November 21, 2010 Posted by Issa under Uncategorized
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Here are some interesting items that have recently run across my screen. Keep Reading

Smile! Shadow Arts

November 20, 2010 Posted by Issa under Uncategorized
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My shadow-making abilities end at half-hearted cranes. To see shadows as an art form… Keep Reading

(Rewind) You Can Smoke Pot and Not Go To College

November 19, 2010 Posted by Issa under Think About It
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I’d like to reject the idea that there’s an all-important standard of success that’s anything other than “you’re happy”. Keep Reading

Hand Washing Dishes

November 18, 2010 Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy
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Joshua and I have been slightly annoyed with our dishwasher ever since we moved into The Wallow. Sometimes it doesn’t get the dishes very clean. It often leaves horrible water spots on the dishes. We can’t run the microwave and the dishwasher at the same time. And then we got a notice that there was a defect in the dishwasher that might cause a fire, but it wasn’t under warranty, so we’d have to pay for the repair. Ugh.

A couple of months ago, we decided to make the whole-hearted switch to hand washing. This has a lot of benefits for us, even beyond leaving behind the annoying washing machine. Keep Reading

Wordless Wednesday: 1st Pregnancy Gift

November 17, 2010 Posted by Issa under Pregnancy and Birth
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