Saturday Surfing

It seems like it has been forever since I actually managed to get one of these out and my bookmarks folder is exploding with links, so I figured I would make time for a little Saturday Surfing post.  Also, I’m ahead on website work and the girls were at their first ever night-time babysitting co-op…

Finds of the Past Few Weeks: 22 Candid Photos That Show How Beautiful Breastfeeding Really Is, Huffington Post — I know everyone has probably seen this already, but I love it The American Dream Does Not Cost $130,000/year, Becoming Minimalist — “The notion that a family of four must own a $275K home, drive an SUV,…

Finds of the Week: 3 Things Everyone Should Know Before Growing Up, NPR —  People don’t judge you as harshly as you think they do. You should think of intelligence as something you develop. Playing isn’t a waste of time. 30 Magical Photos Of Children Playing Around The World, Bored Panda — Great photos How…

Finds of the Week: Before Learning to Crawl, You Must Learn to Swim, NY Times — The pictures are cool, but I’m still very skeptical about these infant swim classes given how secretive they are about their methods I Sent All My Text Messages in Calligraphy for a Week, The Atlantic — Just cool, and…

Finds of the Week: Immunized People Getting Whooping Cough, KPBS — “Most of the people who got whooping cough in San Diego County so far this year were up to date with their immunizations, according to county data.  Of the 621 people who contracted the illness, 85 percent had all their preventative shots — calling…

Finds of the Week 17 Books to Read Before the Movie Hits Theatres This Year, Hello Giggles — a bunch of books to add to my reading list! A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad, NY Times — Holy cow, I had no idea Her Party, The New Yorker — an essay from…

Finds of the Week: The day I left my son in the car, Salon —  This has been going around Facebook so you may have already seen it.  I will admit to having left the girls in the car on occasion in very specific conditions.  I cannot believe this. Men Are Drinking Breast Milk. For…

Finds of the Week: The Art of Mending, The New Yorker — Love this essay from Gabrielle Selz 17 Things People Born In 1982, 1983, And 1984 Are Going Through Right Now, Thought Catalog — I’m getting old Who Best to Plan a Surprise Party for a Teenager? Not Mom, Motherlode — This is coming…

Finds of the Past Couple Weeks: Breech Birth Stories, Stand and Deliver — a great round up of links to breech birth stories, including one from an American living in England who chose a vaginal breech birth at an English hospital rather than a US military hospital.  She said, “The secondary miracle is that an…

Finds of the Week: The Afterlife of Pia Farrenkopf, The New Yorker — This whole situation is just absurd and sad; this particular article looks how Ms. Farrenkopf kept “living” through her virtual doppelganger, and leads me to some interesting thoughts on the definition of self and identity. The Free-Marketing Gravy Train Is Over on…

Finds of the Week: Ten medical tests or treatments you should question as a parent, Boston.com — I especially like number 2: “Cough and cold medicines for children under the age of 4 years. They don’t really help, and they can have dangerous side effects. Go for the chicken soup, humidifier, and honey (for kids over…

We spent the last couple days up in the mountains skiing, so this post is a day late, but since I did bookmark things this week, I thought I’d post it anyway.  So here were my interesting finds of the week: Advice For Eating Well On A Tight Budget, From A Mom Who’s Been There,…