my sweet little

Friday, June 15, 2012

#17: Banana Walnut bread

Its great to recycle, reuse and not waste things right! Yes, I am not so great at this but I try not to be wasteful. We do waste food in our house simply because we buy things with the intention of cooking dinners at home and then forget and things just go bad sitting in the refrigerator. The idea of using very ripe bananas to make a treat is alright with me especially if you have everything you need already in the house. I just happened to have 3 ripe bananas that I knew neither Arie nor I would eat because they were mushy, so we decided to turn them into a bread. We used the recipe from the Food Network and it turned out to be rather delicious..

Thursday, June 14, 2012

#18: Swinging

Taken at Pier 6-Arie and Coco swinging.

The childish excitement and adrenaline rush I forgot you get from a simple thing such as swinging, not to mention the fact that it may help Little E re-turn to her previous position. I actually spent about 30 mins just swinging with my eyes closed (partially) today and it really helped my mood.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

#19: Sunlight

Sunlight can have an amazing effect on ones emotional state. After an extremely trying day I was coaxed into taking a walk around the pond in town with my daughter riding her bike and even though it was a bit tough to walk the 1.5 miles, I did feel a lot better both physically and emotionally.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

#20: Diaper bags.

Does having a girl always have to be associated with pink and having a boy, blue? Do "moms" have to look a certain way? So mini skirts might need to be a little less mini, and high heels may need to be a little less high but being a mommy of one, two..three or however many kids should not take away our ability to be stylish, keep up with trends, even when it comes to baby bags! It's bad enough that we carry around every possible item one might need to battle minor or major meltdowns, explosions and more, so why must we do so in a container plastered with Dora, Thomas, Micky, Mini and friends...? I don't know! So many moms have broken from this pattern and have set out to find well designed baby bags and so have I.

A few years ago, when I was having my first baby, I bought two diaper bags, one that the dude could carry and one that I could carry (Mia Bossi Maria Diaper Bag in Tangerine Orange). Although they have both been great, I have become tired of mine because its actually really big and hard to carry around with one kid a so I expect it to be even harder with a baby and a toddler (plus stroller and whatever else). So as I invest in another bag which I will carry around daily for at least two years, I am considering size, durability, design and of course aesthetic; these come with a price tag ranging from $150 to $1000.