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So You Can Crow…Now What?

June 23, 2014 | by Masumi Goldman So You Can Crow…Now What? Recently, I wrote a short article about the empowering nature of an arm balance practice.  If you’ve taken that article to heart, you may be just beginning your arm balance journey with Crow pose.  For a beginner, Crow pose (bakasana) is a seemingly impossible […]

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Zucchini Fritters {Light!}

Kate mentioned that we both just got home from big summer trips, and one of my favorite things about being gone for a while in the summer is coming home to see how much our garden grew.  You don’t notice when you stare at something every day, but head out for a week or two […]

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Turn a binder + pencil pouches into a portable travel play kit

Jen of Mama Papa Bubba turned a binder and a set of pencil pouches into a sweet portable activity kit for little travelers. Click through to her post for the full how-to. Her homemade toys would take a fair amount of time to make yourself, but you can easily use this idea as a jumping off […]

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Copy Cat Chic Redo | Modern Bachelor Bedroom

I’m calling this ‘modern bachelor’ because to me it feels rather masculine, but I’m a lady and obviously head over heels for this space so it really comes down to just having a preference for a beautiful, minimal space. In spite of my best efforts, I couldn’t pare my home down to such few treasures […]

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Product Review | Birch Lane Scroll Candle Sconce

As for Birch Lane, I reached out to them because I wanted to see how the quality of their products matched up to their great prices. They offered to send me a product to review here on the website. I decided to pick these candle sconces. Ever since the stars came down, the TV wall […]

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3 Mom Uniforms For The Weekend And Beyond

We’re moms. We’re busy. We’re exhausted. And it’s all too easy to keep throwing on the same leggings, tank, and sweatshirt day after day. While we’re totally cool with that, we also love a challenge from time to time to actually love and embrace what we’re wearing…while not feeling ridiculous at the playground. With that […]

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Giving Birth with Confidence Gets a New Look!

We’re so excited to announce that in the next couple of weeks, Lamaze International will launch a new look for Giving Birth with Confidence! You’ll still receive the same great resources and articles, but now you’ll see it in an updated, fresh new look, in addition to these helpful new features: Like our current site, […]

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Technology and Summer Fun for Kids

Recently I was sitting in my office typing something up in Microsoft Word and I clicked to print it.  I asked my 8-year old, who standing nearby to grab the paper out of the printer and  hand it to me.  He picked up the document, gave it a quick glance, and said in a mildly […]

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I loved YogiBaby but not for the yoga

The Challenge: Go to a Baby Yoga Class One of the biggest worries I have as a new mom is taking Weston into the greater world. I get a little nervous about people responding to him; if he’s crying, or hungry, or needs to be changed, I don’t exactly know all the protocol yet, and […]

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Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Longtime readers of this blog might be feeling a little deja vu.  This Chicken Taquito recipe is one of the all-time most popular recipes on Our Best Bites.  The story behind it is interesting, too.  I was actually making something entirely different that I planned on entering into a recipe contest.  That recipe was somewhat […]

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Love Your Locks: 3 Homemade Conditioners

Your family has made the decision to live a Green Lifestyle. You buy local organic food, you wear organic clothing, you even make your own cleaning supplies! But why stop there? Making your own conditioner is one of the easiest ways to tie your Green Lifestyle into your beauty routine. In this post, we’ll share […]

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QOES: Would you read your child’s diary?

An interesting dilemma came up today. India has kept a diary for much of the last year, and usually shares it with me. But today, she let me know that I’m not allowed to read it. And while I’m fine with that, since I suspect her current rants involve how annoying her brothers are and […]

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