You know I really love going to the festival because it really feels like I'm part of a tribe, you know? We all have similar experiences but we also have different paths and we can learn so much from each other. It's so awesome.
So, this past weekend, I was part of a panel discussing bullying on mixed kids. I actually spoke from the perspective of being a bullied parent
If you're in the L.A. area, please stop by and hang out for a bit. Meet some wonderful people and watch me speak on Parenting and Protecting your Mixed Race Kids from Bullying (wow, that's a mouthful!). I'll share my perspective from being bullied as a parent of a mixed-race child and the steps I'm doing to protect Bear.
I recently spoke on how we just acquired a new car and I was in the process of deciding what to do with my old one.
Well, I finally decided. Two weeks ago, I donated my car, Erin, aka the Midge, to ALZ.org.
There were many car donation companies I could've chosen from and I had my share to pick. I chose Alzheimer's research for a reason - my Granny (maternal
So yeah, it totally happened last night.
We heard a series of sirens and thought it was just a car accident. Then we heard a BOOM! that shook our windows, even making Sushi wonder what was going on.
Maks finally went outside to investigate (with Bear in tow) and discovered a fire right above us.
RIGHT. ABOVE. US.
We live next to an elementary school and forest. We live next to the train
It's no secret Maks and I have co-slept with Bear since, well, birth. Not by choice, mind you. While he did sleep in his bassinet (and then crib), he always prefers sleeping with us. Plus, I was (am) breastfeeding at the time so it made sense to give him some boob as we (mainly he) slept.
Now, Bear is becoming a big boy. And big boys need their own rooms.
So, for the past year or so, we've been trying to get Bear to potty train. After putting him in school, his teachers revealed to us that he'll do it when he's ready and we can't force it. So we didn't. We bought special potty training books, a potty that's currently collecting dust and might be given away when we do donations this weekend, and a special toilet seat.
Potty
So, I've followed Koils by Nature for a while on IG before I actually purchased from them. I was in the market to look for a summer butter and I wanted to try something different. I didn't have to look too far as I remembered Koils.
Founded by owner Pamela J. Booker, Koils specializes in hair and body products and are vegan! How about that?
I heard rave reviews about the