unlikelymama's Comments

Kristi Maristi : Peeved My Pet

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:00:01 +0000

LOVE IT! http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/

Harpers Happenings : 20 months.

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:40:18 +0000

I too have a list of words and phrases (ones she says, and things I know she understands, lol). I guess we both have issues

Kristi Maristi : About

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:03:30 +0000

btw, was your wedding featured on Off Beat Bride? For some reason that photo looks familiar :-)

Kristi Maristi : A Glorious Weekend

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 03:08:54 +0000

You are soooo pretty!!!!!!

Harpers Happenings : awareness & giveaway {terracycle}

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 13:43:17 +0000

We used cloth diapers for the first year and change of Alexa's life. We even bought the one-size version so we only had to have one set for her entire diapering life (sadly, their velcro did not hold up too well so we're not using them right now). I try to buy natural/wooden/handmade products for her playroom (even though we all know babies dig molded plastic, ha!). We recycle regular cans, bottles, plastic, etc. Magazines get saved for crafts and for baby to shred! All other paper news sources were canceled ages ago...electronic format is where it's at. Old baby clothes go to a consignment sale that donates all proceeds to charity, things that don't sell get sent to friends with babies or to other clothing drives. A lot of the things we have now came from consignment sales because I love them! We even keep dresses that she "outgrows" to use as shirts the following year (I couldn't believe how many of her 3mo size things still fit her this year!). Next year I would love to set up a rain water collection tank and a composting bin. I think when Alexa is a little older I'm gonna try my hand at gardening a bit. She'll love the dirt and it will give me something to do, with her, outside :-)

Offbeat Bride : Chinese/Jewish wedding with a breastfeeding bride from Whitney Lee Photography

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:20:49 +0000

Her photography makes me want to wait to get married till AFTER we move to Austin!

The Mess Potential is Exponential : Smelling Things

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:15:41 +0000

My favorites are: decaying leaves..smells like Fall all year round on the hiking trails Egyptian Musk honeysuckles

The Mess Potential is Exponential : Smelling Things

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:15:27 +0000

My laundry never smells like anything, damn free and clear products!

Offbeat Mama : Is feminist motherhood an oxymoron?

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:24:16 +0000

Just a note...we breastfeed on demand and co-sleep, though we've had EVERY single issue you could imagine. It's something that I both love and hate at the same time, and reconsider almost daily.

Offbeat Mama : Is feminist motherhood an oxymoron?

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:22:45 +0000

THIS is the reason why I had to leave all those AP online communities! The "my way or the highway" mentality rubbed me the wrong way. While it's fabulous to be able to apply all of the ideals of AP (if that's what feels right for your family), some people cannot...and being publicly (well public forum) shamed for having to give your babe a bottle or, GASP, using a stroller instead of wearing them 24/7 is not my idea of an uplifting and supportive group.

The Mess Potential is Exponential : Pullups and Poop

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:54:22 +0000

You certainly earned your blog title today!

Offbeat Mama : Resist the urge to compare

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:53:14 +0000

I so needed to read this! While my "ideals" are way "offbeat" compared to my real life friends. I've managed to join so many Attachment Parenting and Breastfeeding communities, that I've brainwashed myself into thinking that if I don't do things "perfectly" then I'm not attached enough. I'm poisoning my baby because she gets a few ounces of formula a day. I'm just not trying hard enough!!!! Really, we all need to find our own way. Mixing and matching from different philosophies along the way.

Offbeat Mama : How maternity fashion is keeping me sane

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:48:06 +0000

I love all of your wardrobe remixes! I too ended up wearing a lot of my regular clothes, just layered. Sweater dresses were my freinds last winter. I did buy 2 pairs of maternity jeans (and I still wear them since they're comfy and I can't fit my post baby butt in my old pairs, haha).

Offbeat Mama : Untangling the threads of a pending offbeat mama identity

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:54:25 +0000

Me too! I love love love the idea of Ariel dancing with her son...her whole family. We're going to check out BabyLovesDisco sometime soon because the bf and I too met at a "party" and it just seems natural to dance with Alexa :-)