Archive for the “Tips” category

My New Favorite Website

by Crunchy Mama on March 25, 2010

I stumbled upon this website while searching for ways to get BoBo to learn to go to sleep on his own… without crying. Which might be impossible but Dr. Laura Markham has some great ideas- about sleep and lots of (…)

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Tip of the Day: Get Drunk to Get Skinny

by Working Mama on March 16, 2010

Ah, sweet validation! Finally-  some good news about drinking alcohol. Recent reports from some seriously fancy schools, or hospitals, (whatever, I wasn’t really paying any attention past the part that is coming up) show that women who  drink moderately during (…)

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Tips of the Day: Internet Sites and Awesome Apps

by Working Mama on March 9, 2010

I love helpful Internet sites, so I’m sharing some with you. I found them in Real Simple which I now love. I used to think it was for old people..because it talks about laundry detergent and shows you how to (…)

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Get Seventh Generation Diapers for Cheap

by Minivan Mama on February 25, 2010

Seventh Generation has voluntarily dropped their diaper prices- the new price is competitive with Pampers and Huggies brands! Now some of my friends make fun of me for using ‘organic diapers’ but here’s why I like them: 1. They are (…)

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Tip of the Day: Local Honey for Allergy Relief

by Minivan Mama on February 23, 2010

The weather in Tupelo was beautiful and breezy this past weekend, which got me to thinking about spring- YAY!- which then got me to thinking about allergies- BOO. Allergy season is just around the corner. We get to go straight (…)

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Tip of the Day: How to get your almost 4 year old in bed by 7:10

by Working Mama on February 15, 2010

Get really good and annoyed with her behavior and send her to bed early. Yeah, that’s not really a tip but its 7:30 and I’m on my couch drinking red wine and eating chocolate in PEACE and QUIET. Are you (…)

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Tip of the Day: Removing Static from Clothes

by Working Mama on February 15, 2010

I recently saw my dermatologist and his suggestion is that you add a wet washcloth to your hot dry clothes, while still in the dryer, and run the dryer on an air spin cycle for 1 minute.  I have no (…)

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Tip of the Day: Incline Mattress for Teething Relief

by Minivan Mama on February 13, 2010

Jeez, can you tell all three of us are dealing with teething issues right now? I have heard of incline sleeping as a remedy for reflux or when baby has a cold, but I had never heard of doing it (…)

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Tip of the Day: Sugar Cookies

by Working Mama on February 12, 2010

In my lame-ass attempt at trying to be a perfect -I mean, halfway decent mom, I decided that I would send sugar cookies with royal icing to school with my kids for their Valentine’s Parties. Mind you, this is the (…)

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Tip of the Day: Teething Relief

by Crunchy Mama on February 8, 2010

Babies teethe for, like, EVER. It disrupts sleep, it disrupts eating, it disrupts life. Oh and it’s hard for the baby, too. We are always looking for ways to relieve BoBo’s discomfort… I’ve even given him Tylenol a time or (…)

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