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May 7, 2013
Giveaway: New Mom Gift Basket from The Baby Companion
A couple of weeks ago I told you about The Baby Companion, a first-year baby guide for women of faith who want to treasure those first months and experience God’s presence in the midst of the journey; this week we’ve got a fun giveaway for you!
From Amazon:
The Baby Companion offers every new mom a guide that includes both information and encouragement for her journey through baby’s first year. Equipping women with practical advice and resources including scheduling, child development, budgeting, and practical parenting, this book guides the reader on a faith-filled journey paved with truth, reflection, and Scripture.
Some of the elements include baby stats, development checker, baby care, common questions, mommy care, truth for the journey, and more. Organized into chapters that follow baby’s monthly progress, the reader will have everything she needs to be informed and peaceful during her baby’s first year.
The Baby Companion is a perfect gift for a new mom…or for yourself!
Enter to Win
This week, the authors of The Baby Companion are giving one lucky Life Your Way reader a new mom gift basket, including both The Baby Companion and The Pregnancy Companion, plus a Noodle and Boo Love Light Candle, 3 CDs and a $25 Target gift card!
To enter, fill out the form below:
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 5/12. The winner will be selected randomly and notified by email, and this post will be updated with their name as well. Open to U.S. residents 18 years old and above.
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6 Ways to Arrive Home More Relaxed
The following post is from Jennifer, a lifelong educator:
source: Stephen Cummings
When you haven’t seen your kids all day, it’s important to arrive home in a good mood so you can more easily reconnect with your family. The way you feel when you walk in the door can help you set a positive tone that carries into the evening, thus making your time together more peaceful and productive.
Try these ideas on your car ride home:
1. Eat a healthy snack. Before you leave each morning, put a piece of fruit or a few cut-up veggies in a cooler that stays in the car. It will raise your energy level and stave off any hunger pangs (thus avoiding the temptation to load up on empty calories that you’ll later regret).
2. Turn on your favorite music or audio book that will help you unwind and let go of the tension that naturally builds up during the day.
3. Plan ahead. Think of at least one affirming, encouraging comment you can make to each member of your family. When you’re stressed and tired, it’s easy to walk in the door and start issuing commands. “Joe, it’s your job to empty the dishwasher. Tracy, get those papers off the table!” Your attitude impacts everyone else. You’ll probably get better results with “Joe, I really appreciate how you helped me with the dishwasher yesterday. Can we talk about your day while we do that together, honey?”
4. Make the decision to turn off the work switch and turn on the home switch. Whether you’re in a high-pressure job or not, it’s easy to bring work and its problems home with you. While you want your family to know what’s happening in your life during the day, little ones need to have some time that’s focused on them. Try to compartmentalize the major issues until later. Hopefully you’ll have a chance to talk to your husband or a friend after the kids’ bedtime. By then, you may even have a different perspective about the day’s events.
5. Make a mental list of two or three priorities for the evening. Don’t attempt to get a full day’s work done at home each night. If you get more done that your primary two or three, that’s great. But don’t set yourself up for failure by making a list that’s impossible to complete.
6. Slow the car down. Reducing your speed by 10 miles per hour will not only decrease the chances of a speeding ticket, it will reduce the stress of driving. Yes, it may “cost” you an extra five minutes, but you’ll arrive home more relaxed and ready to tackle the evening.
How do you unwind after a stressful day?
Jennifer is passionate about children and education. She homeschooled her two sons for five years, established and directed a Christian school in Maryland for 20 years, and currently teaches in a public school in a Chicago suburb. She loves investing in relationships and delights in every moment that she spends with her family.
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5 Easy Ways to Make Your Favorite Desserts Healthier
The following post is from Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free:
source: Amy Green
Summer is right around the corner, which means summer clothing and yes, bathing suits. I don’t know about you, but looking fabulous in a bathing suit has never been able to motivate to me to give up dessert entirely. There’s just too much really good summer food I’m not willing to miss out on.
But, it does motive me to eat healthier. I don’t mind indulging in dessert when I know that it won’t end up around my waist.
Here are five simple ways I make my favorite desserts healthier.
1. Reduce the fat content with fruit purees or low-fat yogurt.
If your favorite cake recipe calls for a cup of butter, replace 25 – 50% of it with your favorite fruit puree or yogurt. Baby food works great, too. Just remember that the flavor of the fruit will likely impact the flavor of your dessert. Unsweetened applesauce has a neutral flavor and always works well. Other options include prune, pumpkin, and winter squash purees.
My apple & carrot breakfast cake is always a hit, as is this blueberry crumble cake.
2. Make dessert with beans.
Beans are high in fiber, contain protein and are digested slower which helps support overall digestive health. Instead of traditional brownies, why not give these flourless black bean brownies a whirl? Or, maybe these chocolate truffles? You’ll find they are moist, smooth, and decadent.
3. Combine full-fat and low-fat ingredients.
I have never been a fan of very low-fat desserts. I find the texture to be unappealing and often, they require much more sugar to make up for the lack of fat. Instead of using all low-fat ingredients, try using part full-fat and part low-fat ingredients. This is my trick to super-smooth, healthy homemade ice cream. It also works when baking cakes, cupcakes, and muffins.
4. Add flavor and texture instead of more calories.
When a recipe calls for a cup or two of raw nuts, try using 25% less and roasting the nuts before adding them to the other ingredients. Roasted nuts have more flavor. Another trick is to throw in some juice-sweetened dried cranberries or blueberries, or even unsweetened coconut for part of the chocolate chips.
These honey sweetened macaroons are a fun dessert with a lot of texture.
5. Use nutrient dense, whole foods.
I often think about how to get more moisture and sweetness into my desserts without using more sugar. Again, this is a great place to add juice-sweetened dried fruit. Pureed bananas,avocados, zucchini, and even spinach are great additions to chocolate desserts. And, never underestimate the impact fresh-squeezed lemon, lime, or orange juice can have on a dessert. The corresponding citrus zest is a great addition, too.
Try double chocolate zucchini bread, avocado-banana smoothie, no-bake chocolate coconut cookies, or 3-ingredient peanut butter banana ice cream .
What are your favorite, healthy summertime treats?
A stay-at-home mom, wife, and passionate cook, Amy strives to make each meal healthy and delicious. When she’s not doing laundry, dishes, or caring for her son, she plays around with food in the kitchen developing new recipes, which she shares at Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free. Amy also publishes The Balanced Platter and authored the book Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free: 180 Easy & Delicious Recipes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less.
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5 Easy Way to Make Your Favorite Desserts Healthier
The following post is from Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free:
source: Amy Green
Summer is right around the corner, which means summer clothing and yes, bathing suits. I don’t know about you, but looking fabulous in a bathing suit has never been able to motivate to me to give up dessert entirely. There’s just too much really good summer food I’m not willing to miss out on.
But, it does motive me to eat healthier. I don’t mind indulging in dessert when I know that it won’t end up around my waist.
Here are five simple ways I make my favorite desserts healthier.
1. Reduce the fat content with fruit purees or low-fat yogurt.
If your favorite cake recipe calls for a cup of butter, replace 25 – 50% of it with your favorite fruit puree or yogurt. Baby food works great, too. Just remember that the flavor of the fruit will likely impact the flavor of your dessert. Unsweetened applesauce has a neutral flavor and always works well. Other options include prune, pumpkin, and winter squash purees.
My apple & carrot breakfast cake is always a hit, as is this blueberry crumble cake.
2. Make dessert with beans.
Beans are high in fiber, contain protein and are digested slower which helps support overall digestive health. Instead of traditional brownies, why not give these flourless black bean brownies a whirl? Or, maybe these chocolate truffles? You’ll find they are moist, smooth, and decadent.
3. Combine full-fat and low-fat ingredients.
I have never been a fan of very low-fat desserts. I find the texture to be unappealing and often, they require much more sugar to make up for the lack of fat. Instead of using all low-fat ingredients, try using part full-fat and part low-fat ingredients. This is my trick to super-smooth, healthy homemade ice cream. It also works when baking cakes, cupcakes, and muffins.
4. Add flavor and texture instead of more calories.
When a recipe calls for a cup or two of raw nuts, try using 25% less and roasting the nuts before adding them to the other ingredients. Roasted nuts have more flavor. Another trick is to throw in some juice-sweetened dried cranberries or blueberries, or even unsweetened coconut for part of the chocolate chips.
These honey sweetened macaroons are a fun dessert with a lot of texture.
5. Use nutrient dense, whole foods.
I often think about how to get more moisture and sweetness into my desserts without using more sugar. Again, this is a great place to add juice-sweetened dried fruit. Pureed bananas,avocados, zucchini, and even spinach are great additions to chocolate desserts. And, never underestimate the impact fresh-squeezed lemon, lime, or orange juice can have on a dessert. The corresponding citrus zest is a great addition, too.
Try double chocolate zucchini bread, avocado-banana smoothie, no-bake chocolate coconut cookies, or 3-ingredient peanut butter banana ice cream .
What are your favorite, healthy summertime treats?
A stay-at-home mom, wife, and passionate cook, Amy strives to make each meal healthy and delicious. When she’s not doing laundry, dishes, or caring for her son, she plays around with food in the kitchen developing new recipes, which she shares at Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free. Amy also publishes The Balanced Platter and authored the book Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free: 180 Easy & Delicious Recipes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less.
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May 6, 2013
5 Things You Need to Put in Your Cleaning Bucket
The following post is from Becky of Clean Mama:
source: clean mama
Regardless of if you keep cleaning supplies in a tote-able bucket or under every each and every sink, there are few supplies that every cleaning bucket needs. These are simple, easy to find supplies that will help you clean every corner of your home. I keep more than just this in my cleaning bucket.
These are the 5 things that I absolutely must have in my cleaning bucket to effectively move through my cleaning routine.
Microfiber Cloths
If you haven’t jumped on the microfiber bandwagon, you are missing out. They’re reusable and washable (hundreds and hundreds of times), they can be used dry as a dusting cloth and with your favorite cleaner for bathrooms, stainless steel, kitchen cleaning, and washing floors. Hands down, microfiber cloths are my favorite cleaning tool. I love that they don’t leave lint and last forever. I did a post on the many types of microfiber cloths, go here if you’d like to see more on what the big deal is all about.
Magic Eraser
Have a hard to clean spot? Grab your magic eraser first. A couple of my favorite areas to clean with a magic eraser? Fiberglass bathtub scum, glass shower doors, white (painted) baseboards and doors, window tracks, fireplace (soot), siding, stove top…. I can get just about anything out with a magic eraser and a little water. Test the surface first and do not use on skin.
All-Purpose Cleaner
Find your favorite all-purpose cleaner and stash it in your cleaning bucket. All-purpose is just that – it works on just about everything. You can make your own or use a concentrate that can be mixed up with water. Make sure your all-purpose cleaner is non-toxic and you can use it on just about anything from your refrigerator and freezer, countertops, bathrooms, toys, and floors.
Scrub Brush
This is great for grout, faucets and other hard to reach spaces. Don’t want to spend the money on a scrub brush? Use an old toothbrush. Run it through the dishwasher or pour a little hydrogen peroxide on it to clean it.
Duster
A good duster is a must in my cleaning bucket. My favorite type of duster is one with a removable and extendable handle. I can reach all the hard to reach areas and remove the extendable handle to dust bookcases and easy to reach areas.
What would you add? What’s a must in your cleaning bucket?
Becky is a self-proclaimed clean freak and list maker. She is a work-at-home mom to three little ones, and in her spare time she enjoys sharing her cleaning and organizing tricks and tips on her blog, Clean Mama and through her Etsy Shop, Clean Mama Printables.
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Weekly Reads + Audiobooks for Kids & Adults {5/6/13}
We’ve been blessed to be surrounded by family and friends on this vacation, so I just haven’t read much of anything since we’ve been down here — a little more of The Screwtape Letters and a bit from Raising Digital Families for Dummies, but that’s about it. I’m afraid my goal of 100 books for 2013 may not be so realistic anymore, but hopefully I’ll get back into the swing of things again soon!
Head here to see Katie’s post for this week. We also want to know what you’re reading! Add your blog post to the linky below or leave a comment with your favorite reads from this week.
Audiobooks
The girls were excited that I finally got them new audiobooks for our road trip after hoarding our Audible credits from last month to be sure everybody would have something new to listen to. They each got one new story to listen to on the drive down, and they’ve been listening to Alvin Ho together at bedtime since we got here.
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
The second book in The Mysterious Benedict Society series, this book is a little scarier than the first, and I wasn’t sure if it would be too much for our oldest, but she loved every moment of it. In fact, we didn’t really hear from her at all during our road trip because she was so enthralled with the story. These stories are fun because the core group of four children are the real heroes, using their various skills to solve mysteries and rescue their friends from danger.
Alvin Ho us a funny and neurotic second grader, and while these books are really applauded for their “boy appeal”, our girls love them as well.
Magic Tree House Collection (Books 17-24)
I have a love/hate relationship with the Magic Tree House books. I absolutely love the history and learning that’s packed into each book, but I’m not a fan of the stories that focus on ghosts and haunted houses, which makes it hard to buy the audio collections (since they include multiple books). This one, however, is our favorite collection so far, exploring everything from the Titanic and a forest in India to Colonial America.
A Question for You
Do your kids listen to audiobooks? Do you? What are your favorites? When do you listen?
Although our kids listen to stories nonstop, I find that my mind wanders too much and I end up missing parts of the book because I’m thinking about something else instead. I’m not sure if it’s worth training myself to do better at focusing or if I should just accept that audiobooks aren’t for me!
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Laundry Science 101: How to Wash Cloth Diapers {And How Not To}
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship:
source: SimplyLA
I totally wrecked a half dozen of my cloth diapers, just by washing them.
Mostly the more expensive, nicer ones of the 25 cloth diapers I reviewed.
It was tragic.
The silver lining, as with all stupid mistakes I make, is that I get to share it with the world so you don’t experience the same leaky drama as our household has been through.
It all started when I got a sample from a small Etsy seller of a laundry detergent that was sort of similar to the basic homemade laundry soap: homemade soap, baking soda, borax, washing soda, and lavender essential oil.
I try to be a faithful reviewer and give every product its fair shake so I can fully explain pros and cons, so I used it exclusively to wash my cloth diapers for at least a few weeks last September.
Near the end of the month, my blood pressure started being eternally high because it seemed like a number of diapers were suddenly causing wet-pants-syndrome (and the related “wet-side-of-Mommy’s-shirt” syndrome) even before two hours! It took me a while to piece it all together:
1. That it wasn’t all the diapers, but only certain covers. Remember, I had 25 covers and even more inserts to juggle.
2. That the urine was clearly going directly through the front of the cover. I finally confirmed this by putting water on a clean, dry cover and watching it soak right through. Frustration level = high!
3. That it was odd so many had died at the same time…
5. …and also that the diapers that I was losing weren’t all the same age. Some had been in use about 8-9 months, others only 3-4 months. The older ones would have been through the dryer near the beginning of our cloth journey, but I had been exclusively air drying for 5 months or so.
What gives?
I finally realized that the only change that all the diapers would have experienced in common was that detergent I used to wash them.
Is this a common problem?
source: Kitchen Stewardship
I started sending questioning emails to some of the companies that had sent me the diapers that were affected, asking if they had ever heard of this problem with homemade detergent before.
Catherine at the Willow Store offered her knowledge. She is well versed in “laundry science” – which is a real thing, although it’s almost more of an art form!
She explained that to get any laundry clean, you have to hit the nail on the head with:
water temperature
which cycle to use
how big the load should be
how many times to rinse
and most importantly, finding the right detergent for your water
I can’t even begin to touch Catherine’s knowledge, so just check out her “how to do laundry” page. If you’re wondering, I personally do both a pre-rinse and a second rinse.
Water in particular is different in each community, really, so when cloth diaper enthusiasts say, “This works perfectly for me!” it rarely extrapolates to other communities.
For example, getting all the soap out is a big deal with washing cloth diapers. If you don’t, you have “build-up” and that causes stink and leaks, two things most parents have plenty of already. If you wonder whether you have soapy buildup, swish the insert or cover in warm water. If you see no suds, you’re good. If suds come off into the water, it needs another rinse.
Catherine was surprised I was losing the waterproof barrier on my covers, because most covers should last at least 2-3 years, and the Velcro usually goes first, within the first year. Using a hot dryer decreases the life of the elastic, so if you dry the covers, you can expect to lose the legs before other parts go kaput.
She talked through some potential issues with homemade detergent:
large particles “scratch” and rip PUL
creating buildup on the inserts
simply not being right for your water (and the seller can’t even guess as to why, whereas a bigger company like Rockin’ Green has done so much testing and really understands water differences)
She said for me to pull the PUL sort of inside out, and get a visual as much as possible to see if there were visible imperfections, like tiny holes, or if the waterproof part was fully separated from the PUL in two distinct layers.
Neither seemed to be the case for me, so while I gained a lot of information, I still didn’t have covers that held in anything worth a darn.
Stripping Cloth Diapers
source: Kitchen Stewardship
I also talked to Sarah at Softbums, who coached me in the process of how to strip my cloth diapers.
She warned me first of all not to ever use actual “soap” - for example, Fels Naptha is no good, especially with synthetics. It creates too much buildup and kills the absorbency (of the inserts).
Whether the actual “soap” in the ingredients list of this product had an impact on my covers, we’ll never know.
In case there was a build-up issue, and because the diaper inserts really were starting to get a deep, heavy stench as soon as they were wet (a sure sign it’s time to strip!), Sarah instructed me to strip my cloth diapers using these steps:
Turn water heater up to 140F or higher.
Wash everything 3 times on HOT, using 1 Tbs. Dawn blue dish detergent OR Purex free and clear (Purex as a company, according to Sarah, has good intentions and is fairly eco-friendly. It was weird for me to buy regular commercially branded detergent to wash my cloth diapers, after so many years of trying to save the earth by avoiding them.).
Then run the wash cycle 2 more times with no detergent in there.
Pull the covers out and dry them on high for 10 minutes, then pull to hang dry. (The idea behind drying the covers on hot, which Catherine also recommended, is to potentially “re-seal” the PUL in case there were little pinprick holes in the covers.)
Wash the inserts two more times, once with detergent, and once without.
A “full load” for this process is no more than 24 diapers.
I told Sarah I had tried boiling the diapers in my big canning pot to get the stench out, and she explained that boiling them to strip doesn’t work for buildup or smell…that’s only when they’re new to prep them for absorbency.
I try the stripping process.
source: Kitchen Stewardship
It took me a long time to get around to stripping the diapers, knowing that I’d need a whole weekend to get through the process. I had to make sure all the diapers were available, so we put John in disposables for a number of days.
Turning up the water heater is a big deal – expect to burn your hands a few times before you remember you just can’t use all the way to hot.
Ultimately, the diaper stripping process did wondrous things for the stinky insert syndrome.
It did not, unfortunately, cure the leaky cover syndrome.
I do think it helped somehow, because I didn’t totally throw in the towel.
But this issue really threw me. If I have to pitch 6-8 of my favorite diapers, including one of my overnights, do I bother investing more money in cloth, when John is now 20 months and potentially near the end of his time in diapers?
I give myself (and my husband) a grace of taking a Sabbath from cloth on Sundays, which is really quite nice. Lately, thinking about the potential for leaks and not being able to decide what to do about it really makes it harder and harder to go back to cloth diapers on Monday.
Please, learn from my mistakes! Never use real soap on your cloth diapers, be wary of homemade detergents, and strip those stinky things before your husband threatens to toss you and the diaper pail out on the street!
More information on how to strip cloth diapers & laundry science:
helpful video on when to strip your diapers
video from the same folks on how to strip cloth diapers (they use bleach and Dawn and explain why it’s eco-friendly enough for them)
my own cloth diaper laundry routine for the normal, non-stripping days
my final cloth diaper recommendations, newly updated. I also updated my cloth diaper review to share which ones have played out (under normal circumstances, not this soap fiasco. For example, two elastics have died before a year of use.)
Have you ever had a near-death experience for your cloth diapering days?
Katie Kimball is a mom of three who spends a ton of time in the kitchen making real food with whole ingredients and then blogs about her successes and failures at Kitchen Stewardship. She believes everything in life is a gift from God and should be taken care of wisely.
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Get a Bundle of 5 Blogging eBooks for $7.40! {BundleoftheWeek.com}
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May 4, 2013
Weekend Reading: May 4, 2013
source: mandiehman on Instagram
Above: Our 5-year-old trying to work up the courage to jump in the pool. She did this for about 20 minutes before she finally jumped, and it just about broke my heart in two watching her internal struggle between fear and want-to!
The past week has been very busy and very full…in all the very best ways! We’ve had time with family and friends, spent hours and hours and hours in the pool, been to a baseball game and a dinosaur museum, indulged in frozen yogurt and ice cream, celebrated birthdays, shopped and shopped some more (mama needs clothes!) and even given the girls their standardized tests. (See a few snapshots of our vacation so far here!)
I was a little nervous that two weeks at my parents’ house might be too long for all of us, but the first 9 days have flown by, and I’m sure the rest will as well, especially with more family and friends visiting this weekend! On Thursday we’re heading to Orland for four days at Disney World and the Disney Social Media Moms conference, and we’re beyond excited to see Merida’s Royal Celebration (as she’s officially crowned a Disney Princess — did you know they did that?) and enjoy all of the other wonderful surprises they have planned for us.
This trip has definitely been a great way to celebrate the end of morning sickness and kick off the summer, and I’m actually working on some pretty big changes here at Life Your Way that I’ll be sharing with you soon as well!
Have you gotten your Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle? The sale ends today (5/4), and there won’t be any late sales, so you’ll want to do that soon!
Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. As always, check out what I’m reading to see the other posts that make me stop and think. You’ll find new posts all week long!
Motherhood {Grace for the Journey}
Your Hard Is Hard | The Extraordinary Ordinary
Investing in Myself | Modern Mrs. Darcy
40 Things You Need to Know Before You’re 40 | A Holy Experience
Green {Baby Steps Matter}
Simple Steps to Safe and Natural Personal Care | Keeper of the Home
Real Food Tips: 10 Ways to Be Less Wasteful | 100 Days of Real Food
6 Easy Ways to Conserve Water | Live Renewed
Family {Screen Free and Lovin’ It}
Screen Free Week 2013 | Simple Kids
21 Ways to Entertain and Educate Children… Without Technology | Lifehack
101 Screen-Free Activites | ScreenFree.org
Have a great weekend!
Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way and the co-author of All in Good Time, as well as a wife and the homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.
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May 3, 2013
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