Did I make it? Did I make it?
Just barely (if I cheat).
I'm joining Authentic Parenting and Baby Dust Diaries in doing a Sunday Surf! It's a way to bring you some of the best links I've read this past week.
- "How to get kids outdoors" from Little Green Blog: Fabulous
belated addition to the June Carnival of Natural Parenting. - "Sex Ed Is Every Day" from Raising My Boychick: You don't need to wait till the time is write to give them a special pamphlet; start now with being honest about sexuality, bodies, and boundaries with your children.
- "Hold My Hand" from Rachel's Ramblings: I feel like I'm there.
- "Kelly's Kiddie Kitchen" from Better After: Why oh why can't I be this amazingly handy? See the full process here at Kelly and Her Kalon Kids,
and another fantabulous repurposed play kitchen at Sutton Grace —> - "I’ve Looked At Boobs From Both Sides Now" from Her Bad Mother: On the feminist nuances of criticizing Kim Kardashian for suggesting a breastfeeding mother cover up and the dual joys of breasts. "Why can we not have our sexy cakes and our nurturing-mama cakes and eat them, too?"
- From Babyslime: Beautiful birth story, beautiful photos. There's only happy within.
- "Blast from the past: A letter in defense of public breastfeeding" from Raising My Boychick: Written a year and a half before the Boychick was born. Proof that Arwyn was an articulate and thoughtful writer well before becoming a parent.
- "It's time to pick up everything and put it away..." from Intrepid Murmurings: Tips for cleaning up with little kids. (Now if my little kid could just persuade me to clean up…)
- "Midwives in Afghanistan" from Nancy Rust: Birth Doula Blog: I love this respectful video of midwifery care in Afghanistan.
- "A Day in Pictures, and a Call to Photographic Action" from Raising My Boychick: Take pictures and listen to people tell you the truth: You're beautiful. The last line of this post has the ability to make me tear up. Every time I read it. [Side note: Is that THREE from Arwyn? Oops. Someone has a bloggy crush.1]2
- "Green Bloggers React to Kleenex Hand Towels: This Isn't Really a Public Health Issue" from greenlagirl on BlogHer: I'm so mad about this stupid new product of paper hand towels for home
! (If you click that link to see what they are, be prepared to Ugh. Please don't buy them through my affiliate link, even though it will give me money. Please. But do feel free to buy something reusable and lovely. For the children.) So glad there are bloggers out there who will sling the snark for me.
- And if you like lists of links, you'll really love "Grab an elephant ear — it's carnival time!" from yours truly, wherein I've rounded up a bunch of current blog carnivals for you to enter and/or enjoy.
Speaking of which, I'm so glad I've gotten some feedback that you like these here posts; that means I'll keep putting them together at the last minute…
You can find more shared items during the week at my public Google Reader recommendations feed.
Feel free to add your recommendations in the comments. Happy reading!
P.S. I swear I just looked at the list of BlogHer recommended posts under the ad there in the sidebar and saw mine on "Remember how young your children are (and you, too)" and honestly thought: Oh, that sounds like something I'd like to read. Up too late blogging much? At least I'm my target audience.
P.P.S. I've had "Both Sides Now" going through my head for the past two hours solid thanks to Her Bad Mother.
1 Granted, it might have more to do with my habit of reading chunks of one blog at a time rather than going through my Reader chronologically, but we can call it a crush.↩
2 You know who first introduced me to the deliciousness of footnotes in blogs, don't you? Arwyn.↩
I'm Lauren Wayne, writer and natural parent. I embrace attached parenting with an emphasis toward green living. 
5 comments:
Hey, I saw that little play kitchen like a year ago, when she first did that post, and was just thinking about it! I never thought I'd find that post again, so thank you! I'm torn between repurposing furniture into a play kitchen or just buying one from Ikea. While I'm trying to make up my mind, my sister let me have their inexpensive plastic one for Michael to play with.
I'm so glad to have helped you track it down again! I have that same feeling of "Is it worth it?" Both tutorials mentioned power tools, and they're building them in large outdoor spaces, whereas I live in a tiny condo. Is buying a cheap play kitchen (btw, you could also look on craigslist or freecycle or similar, or at a consignment shop) just easier than making one? Will anything I make in my usual half-hearted way be as good and easy as something I could just buy? But then it's more waste and less personal. I'm having the same dilemma with sewing my own hankies out of old sheets, to be honest. :)
Post scripts AND foot notes. You're a woman after my own heart.
And, I think it's because I've been on a bloggy roll recently. Which is good, after the dry spell that had me wondering what the hell I was doing thinking I could write. (OK, that might be more about my own insecurities than what actually was posted on my blog, but, whatev.)
Thanks for linking to Rachel's piece "Hold My Hand" -- I haven't seen her around nor remembered to check in on her blog recently, and I'm remembering why I <3 her so much.
Also, I bow before your coding skilz. I luffs me some footnotes, but I am not that dedicated. My hat's off to you, Madame.
Hey, thanks so much for the shout out about my cleaning up ideas. My kids are still not super enthusiastic, but it gets done, at least some of the time.
And, count me in as impressed with your coding skilz too! Ha ha!
Arwyn: I will have to do a tutorial on how I hand code footnotes in case anyone else wants to be as geeky-awesome. It's funny you mention Rachel, because she was mentioning you to me and saying she was glad to see you posting again. (Which I think is OK to share, considering it was complimentary.) Likewise from me to both of you.
Kristin: Now I just need to get enthusiastic myself about cleaning. I have this feeling that the first step to raising a kid who cleans is modeling being someone who cleans. Then again, my parents are not slobs, yet I am. I wonder if I can change, particularly if I use your tips on myself.
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