Today's reading: http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/ror.htm
What do you think?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Reading Group: Emotional IQ and Marriage
The first article on marriage for reading group. I know I can spend so much time thinking about parenting, I can lose perspective on my marriage.
Today's reading: http://www.marriedromance.com/articles/marriage-iq.htm
What do you think?
Today's reading: http://www.marriedromance.com/articles/marriage-iq.htm
What do you think?
My Birth Art
Recently I discovered wordle.com and quite accidentally composed this word art (click to see full size).
The site asked for me to enter my blog address to choose words and as luck would have it that day I posted about labor induction. The site randomly chose the words, sizes, and placement, and when I saw it I had that peculiar knocked-on-your-ass feeling. The words it emphasized reflected so much of what I feel about birth as well as what I want from it. In many ways, this art represents my birth journey thus far - my cesareans, my desire for normal birth, my unfailing belief that I can achieve it.
This picture is who I am as a birth advocate, but I felt compelled to make one more when I saw it. So I made this picture.
It's the birth story I posted when this blog was in its infancy. I wanted to get it in writing. I thought seeing it would be hard, devastating even. I imagined the words c-section, failure, epidural - everything horrible and unwanted about that birth - would take center stage. And I was surprised.
I was surprised because it just looked like birth. And strangely for the first time I really realized that I birthed my babies. Not in the way I had hoped and I pray this is not how future births look, but look at those words - contractions, pain, cervix, hours. I gave birth to my children.
Words hold power to me. The labels we use to describe ourselves. The notes on our charts, margins, scraps of paper. The stories in our books. I love words. I love the stories they tell. These are my birth stories - my birth art.
In the future I will add these words - joy, power, vagina, trust - and all the words that come with them.
This picture is who I am as a birth advocate, but I felt compelled to make one more when I saw it. So I made this picture.
It's the birth story I posted when this blog was in its infancy. I wanted to get it in writing. I thought seeing it would be hard, devastating even. I imagined the words c-section, failure, epidural - everything horrible and unwanted about that birth - would take center stage. And I was surprised.
I was surprised because it just looked like birth. And strangely for the first time I really realized that I birthed my babies. Not in the way I had hoped and I pray this is not how future births look, but look at those words - contractions, pain, cervix, hours. I gave birth to my children.
Words hold power to me. The labels we use to describe ourselves. The notes on our charts, margins, scraps of paper. The stories in our books. I love words. I love the stories they tell. These are my birth stories - my birth art.
In the future I will add these words - joy, power, vagina, trust - and all the words that come with them.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Reading Group: Sunday Surf and Weekly Wrap-Up Edition
I thought today, after sleeping in an appropriate amount of time, I would put together a Sunday Surf edition of the best posts I saw on the web this week. I read a lot of blogs in a week and I'm in the process of setting up a reader with a link, so you can check out what I'm reading at your leisure. That said, I'm trying to limit the number of posts I link to on Sunday, because we reads together every day of the week, right? So here's a couple you should peruse today between firecrackers.
This Week on Connected Mom:
Over here on Connected Mom, I was hopping this week! I unveiled our new cloth diaper guide, CD 101 , as well as my July edition of magazine style posts devoted to cloth diapering. I also announced my next giveaway, Bummas cloth wipes. I started a daily reading group, posted 5-7 times a week in the morning designed to help you start the day with a new perspective on your parenting relationship. I'd love to hear if you are enjoying it. I was inspired to write A Call to Labor after a friend was induced for big baby this week, days shy of her due date. Look forward to some tips on parenting siblings, moms and body image, and some more cloth diaper tips!
Toddler Storytelling Activities and Keepsakes - Code Name: Mama
I love the Toddler Activities series on CN:M, because it gives me ideas for things to do with Connected Son. With a new baby in the house, my brain is a little overwhelmed. Thankfully there are resources like this to give me ideas or we'd all just sit and twiddle our thumbs.Tips to help parents assume the best intentions - Hobo Mama guest post
Ok, another post by Dionna of CN:M, hosted on one of my favorite new blogs, Hobo Mama. I don't know any parent of a toddler who couldn't use this post. Eventually when you are the parent of a toddler you will begin to suspect your toddler is an evil genius secretly subjecting you to psych experiments, this post will assure you its not true.Your natural, awesome power - Surfacing After Silence
I was humbled by this post by Alexis of Surfacing after Silence. Alexis, who is not a mom herself, read my post on labor induction this week and found it spoke to her own battle with an eating disorder and self image. Alexis's post has given me a lot to think about in regards to my own body image and I how I approach it.This Week on Connected Mom:
Over here on Connected Mom, I was hopping this week! I unveiled our new cloth diaper guide, CD 101 , as well as my July edition of magazine style posts devoted to cloth diapering. I also announced my next giveaway, Bummas cloth wipes. I started a daily reading group, posted 5-7 times a week in the morning designed to help you start the day with a new perspective on your parenting relationship. I'd love to hear if you are enjoying it. I was inspired to write A Call to Labor after a friend was induced for big baby this week, days shy of her due date. Look forward to some tips on parenting siblings, moms and body image, and some more cloth diaper tips!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Full of Fashion Winners
What an incredibly close contest! There were so many adorable entries that I can't wait to do another one (hint: start thinking about your best breastfeeding shot :) All 72 entries proved how cute cloth can be!
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3rd place
Submitted by Tara Gross
2nd
Submitted by Heidi Cullman Johnson
1st
and the winner of a pair of Buddha Bunz
Submitted by Jamie Wiseman
Great pictures everyone!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Check out what's in this month's issue of Connected Mom
Connected Mom Magazine - July 2010
Modern Cloth Diapers
There's a revolution going on. Read my interview with Jessica from The Cloth Diaper Revolution
Our new cloth diaper guide is live! Check it out and learn the difference between AIOs and fitteds, how to get rid of stains and read reviews of popular laundry soaps like Rockin' Green.
Read my review of Bummas cloth wipes and enter to win your own set!
See the Finalists for the Full of Fashion Photo Activism Contest sponsored by Buddha Bunz!
Modern Cloth Diapers
There's a revolution going on. Read my interview with Jessica from The Cloth Diaper Revolution
Our new cloth diaper guide is live! Check it out and learn the difference between AIOs and fitteds, how to get rid of stains and read reviews of popular laundry soaps like Rockin' Green.
Read my review of Bummas cloth wipes and enter to win your own set!
See the Finalists for the Full of Fashion Photo Activism Contest sponsored by Buddha Bunz!
Reading Group: A look at Free Range Kids with Roger Ebert
Today's reading: http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/06/raising_free-range_kids.html
What do you think?
What do you think?
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