Monthly Archives: January 2009
Ten Things You Can Cook During Naptime and Still Have Time to Check Your Email
Isn’t naptime a beautiful thing? I love being with Baby Bee, but Papa and I so look forward to that 2-hour block in the middle of a Saturday or Sunday when we are free, free, free! When Baby Bee was … Continue reading
Building a Pantry
I just love Mark Bittman. He has really practical tips for cooking fresh, delicious food with little effort. I use “How to Cook Everything” and “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian” all the time. So I was really surprised to disagree … Continue reading
Hiring a Childcare Provider
This is a good list of pointers from Working Mother magazine on hiring a childcare provider. I would add one more — to make sure to discuss paid and unpaid holidays, vacation and sick time openly and clearly. This is … Continue reading
Nursing and Working and Pumping
One of the most stressful things about going back to work after three months was breast-feeding. I wanted to continue to nurse, but pumping seemed impossible. Ultimately though, nursing was one of the most satisfying things I did in those … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding and Pumping, New Baby, Work
Bringing Baby To Work
This article in The New York Times talks about the increasing number of companies that are allowing mothers and fathers to bring their babies to work. Nevermind that I think it’s a piece of lazy journalism to act like this … Continue reading
Filed under Work
Mama Bee’s Credos
On her Happiness Project blog, Gretchen Rubin gives tips for writing your personal commandments (as well as lots of other happiness boosters like avoiding nagging and clearing clutter). I’m starting the new year off with this blog, and five commandments/lessons learned for 2009: … Continue reading
