Letterbox.
Wouldn't it be nice to actually get personal letters in the letterbox these days and not just our email 'inboxes'?
Handwritten, on pretty paper that smells like lavender.
Day 4: Letterbox
#JANphotoaday
A few things I am trying this month...
Ok, I lied. I do have one goal for the next few months. I really want to get to my goal weight.
I know, not very original right. But I have given myself some incentive...
Once I have reached that elusive 135 pounds, I am going to reward myself with something big and beautiful.
I want a new tattoo!!
To help me get there I am giving up a few of my favourite things...
No more milk, cheese or wheat products for this girl.
This is hard for me to do, because I LOVE cheese!! (And already today, I had to spit a piece of Little C's cheese string out because I popped it in my mouth without even thinking.)
I am going with a 6 small meals a day routine, and drinking LOTS of water. And whoever comes up with the App that reminds me to drink a cup of water every half-hour to hour will be my hero!!
Wish me luck!
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And...
As I was scrolling through Instagram pics today, I came across this.
So I am going to give it a go. I really do love taking pics with my iPhone and have become somewhat of an Instagram addict. The ever fabulous Schmutzie calls it Phoneography and she has made it an art form! I hope to be as talented at it as she is one day (and perhaps even a fraction as cool as her)!
Since I started a day late, you get two photos today.
1. Me!
Self portrait while sitting in car with 2 sleeping kids.
2. Breakfast. Since I am working on trying to eat 6 small meals a day, this is technically meal #2.
Visalus protein shake with mango and water.
Won't you join me in this fun little challenge?
You can post on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, your own blog, whatever you want. Read all the details here on Fat Mum Slim's site and remember to use the #JANphotoaday hashtag if you are posting too Twitter.
Until tomorrow my lovelies!
Natasha~
FAST Running!!!
Is what my daughter calls it when she really starts to motor in her new "running" shoes.
It is also what is happening in my brain tonight. So many thoughts and ideas and plans and goals and....well, they are all there and RUNNING very fast through my mind.
So I leave you with this....
...while I catch up with all these crazy, awesome thoughts and ideas FAST RUNNING through my brain!
'Til tomorrow folks,
Natasha~
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Summer Blog Challenge posts for August 29, 2011
- Peter opens up his toybox for another peek: Crazy Wookie Cookies
- Shaun talks consumer debt: Expedition of Truths
- Earl spins a tale of yesteryear: My Name is Earl (J. Woods)
- Zita under fire (from herself?): Ignite Strategic Solutions
- Brad bashes the keyboard with his head: Kick Me Out Soon
- Natasha and her sprinting daughter: Natural Urban Mamas
- Kim takes a stand against disgusting marketing tactics: Nature Baby Bloggings
- Cliff takes some accountability: Peer Pressure Works
- Tammy shows her sadistic side: Tam I Am
- Vlad : Analog Coast
- Chad takes five minutes out to air out a pet peeve: The Daily Grind
- Liam laments the terminal illness of polite conversation: In The Now
I have jumble mind tonight!
I wrote and rewrote a post three times tonight and decided to scrap it and come at it again tomorrow.
Instead, I leave you with a few photos from one of our walks this week!
The puddles are dwindling, as is all the snow and the kids and I can't wait to be able to play in the back yard....
...soon, I tell them, very soon!
Until then, this one is loving having her afternoon nap on mommy's back!
Goodnight everyone,
Natasha~
The Breastfeeding Witch Hunt-What the heck is going on??
Okay, I am throwing in my two cents.
How come, about every other day, I am reading about another mama who was told not to breastfeed her child somewhere, or Facebook has deemed in their infinite wisdom to remove yet another breastfeeding page supporting nursing moms.
I sometimes think that we in Canada are immune to some of this, that we are somewhat more of a tolerant and accepting society as a whole. (Sorry if that sounds a bit snooty.) But sadly, I am mistaken. Just this month alone we have had the incident in Montreal, where a mom was asked to leave a children's clothing store because she was breastfeeding her baby (and also buying items from them-talk about messed up customer service!!) And even in my own home town in our swanky new art gallery, a mom was asked to stop nursing her baby in a NO FOOD or DRINK zone. This story has a happy ending and the art gallery changed it's policy, but why such a policy existed in the first place is beyond me!??
Now on to Facebook. Does anyone else feel like there is some kind of breastfeeding witch hunt going on there? I mean look at the growing list of pages that have been removed (and then reinstated...and then removed....and then...well, you know).
- The Leaky Boob (twice removed and now reinstated)
- Earthy Motherhood
- Momzelle (A fellow Canadian mom-run business, removed and then reinstated in November 2010)
- and the countless personal pages and pictures that have been removed because of a breastfeeding photo or two.
It seems to me that someone really must be out there LOOKING for these pictures, as Facebook claims that they only remove these pages and pictures once they receive a complaint from users (see the January 2nd New York Times article on the subject).
So who is on this breastfeeding witch hunt? And why? Is someone really out there trying to undermine the breastfeeding moms of the world? That just seems so unlikely (I hope), so then again I am left confused and dismayed as to all the fuss about nursing our babies and (God forbid) taking a picture of these beautiful moments and posting it for others (mostly our friends or like-minded mamas) to see.
And my last thought on the Facebook matter (because they say it is the NIPPLE that is the issue)...
I am pretty darn sure that if a Mama is breastfeeding, then the Baby is ON the nipple and it is likely NOT showing and then your "a nipple is a nipple and we don't care what you are doing" policy is just a bunch of cow's manure!!
And there you have it folks, my two cents....for all it is worth.
BREASTFEED away Mamas-where ever and whenever!!
Wordless Wednesday: Babywearing Photos!
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