A few days ago (while browsing through Facebook) I came across a list of 20 things a mom should tell her son, posted by Two Little Giggles. As a mother of a 2-year old boy, my heart melted into a small puddle and I felt the need to post the list here on my page. … Continue reading
Believe it or not, pacifiers are little plastic evils that cause more damage than poor teeth alignment. It can shred your breastfeeding goals. Breast milk is the best food for your baby – not only is it the best nutrition for your infant, it has superb immunological and emotional benefits as well. Ideally, in the first … Continue reading
You might have wondered what Bamboola stands for. Let me reveal it now. Bamboola is basically a “bambula” (or “bambule”) which is a Czech word for a pom-pom. I am kind of obsessed with pom-poms – particularly those cute ones on children’s hats. So when I saw this pom-pom furniture by a German design studio … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I posted anything on nursery design. My last post was about gender specific nursery design without stereotyping. This time I am posting 24 inspirational pictures for those who are not finding out the sex of their baby and are designing a gender-neutral nursery. The wall color to go with is … Continue reading
Recently I had the pleasure of reading a marvelous story about Candy and the Cankersaur by Jason Sandberg. It’s a new eBook for children and if you haven’t downloaded it yet, you should. It’s a fun story about a little girl named Candy who has a very busy daddy. One day he buys her a … Continue reading
Those of you who know my Etsy shop Peacock’s Crafty Heart probably know that I put 5% from all my Etsy sales on the side and give this money to charity at the end of each year. In 2011 I collected $133.70. I rounded the number to $150 and sent a $50 check to the … Continue reading
Calling all breastfeeding mamas and mamas-to-be – a brand new nursing AND pumping bra is here – it’s called The Arden Bra by The Dairy Fairy. It’s sexy, it’s adjustable, and most importantly – it is perfect for both nursing and hands-free pumping! I don’t think I have to stress how unsatisfactory and underwhelming the … Continue reading
It’s our 4th wedding anniversary today. It was a freezing cold morning and a few people in the streets of Brooklyn Heights asked me to put my coat on or else I’d get sick. We didn’t make a big fuss. I got my veil on Etsy and my flowers in a grocery store. I woke … Continue reading
I wrote a blog post a while back about all the things you should gather before you start potty training but never actually wrote about the method I used to potty train my then 1-year old son. So here it is, finally. I knew I did not want to potty train him for months so any … Continue reading
If you (like me) cannot find the right color and texture of bows for your Christmas tree, you might just want to make them yourself – forget average polyester ribbons in boring shades of scarlet red, forest green and the traditional gold and silver. You can make unique, natural-looking bows in any color you want … Continue reading
Bamboola Baby 