Fantastic Friday: Belated Joy

I know, I know...it's Sunday. So I am two days late. But it's been crazy around here lately, and this is the earliest I could post.

So, I had a great week this week.

Weight: I'm closer to becoming a Future MILF: I lost two pounds this week. Which brings my total weight loss up to 15 lbs. Fantastic! And, this was after Easter....after eating two pieces of pudding pie....and thinking how great I did...then eating an entire cheesecake the my mother slyly brought home knowing that I have no self control when it comes to cheesecake! Thank goodness for breastfeeding!

House: I've been doing better in this area. I'm slowly getting back into the FlyLady routines and although I'm still a little behind in laundry, we now how clean clothes to wear. Fantastic.

Finances: Step 2 of the Total Money Makeover is going great. We've paid off our first and smallest debt, and our next debt is going to be paid off by the end of this month. Fantastic! We do have a lot of weddings coming up that we had to budget for (and clothes to buy for me to wear to them) but we're still managing to get ahead, yay!

Environment: Not much activity here. But one thing about my work that bothers me is the enormous amount of paper that they waste and throw away. I'm going to talk to my manager about possible setting up a recycling system there so all that paper won't be totally wasted.

That's it for this week. All in all a fantastic week!

Fantastic Friday: Belated Joy

Easter Celebration

Our Easter was pretty good this year. After the morning basket raid and egg hunt, we headed over to the IL's for dinner, followed by dessert at my aunt's house. It was nice being able to catch up with the fam.

My Mom's birthday happened to fall on Easter this year so we had two reasons to celebrate. Being the crazy woman that she is, she decided to dress up as a bunny for the day. She had a lot of fun hopping and chasing the Mermaid around the house!

The girls got a lot of neat stuff: clothes, a tiny bit of sugar free candy, bubbles, toys, etc. The Mermaid had a blast looking for Easter eggs! The video is a little long and poorly shot, but I really wasn't feeling well when I was shooting it (and you can tell, you can hear me sniffling on the video....nice).

Easter Celebration

Infantino Recall

To all those babywearing mamas that own Infantino slings, beware! Infantino recently issued a recall for SlingRider Infant carriers due to a fall hazard. You can check out the details here, and be sure to pass the information along!

Infantino Recall

Breastfeeding Art.

I recently came across a site featuring Breastfeeding Art.

I'm in love with a LOT of these paintings. They even provide a free book of breastfeeding illustrations that you can download and read to your child. How cool is that?

Due to copyright laws I can't put up any of the images here, but be sure to go and check them out!

Breastfeeding Art.

Homeopathic Remedies

This past Friday, the Mermaid, the Guppy and I were all inflicted with a stomach bug. It started a couple minutes after the Knight left the house, with the Mermaid throwing up her breakfast.

It was a rough day. The Mermaid had it the worse, throwing up many times during the day. The Guppy threw up a couple times, and I threw up a little myself as well. But thank God for homeopathic remedies! I did not have to worry about how the side effects would effect my daughters and I, or if it would do more harm than good. By the end of the day, we were all feeling great.

I started with administering Echinacea, in order to boost the immune system and combat the total onset of the bug. I also gave the Mermaid and myself Tummy Aches throughout the day, a natural, homeopathic remedy for nausea and vomiting. The Mermaid grew quite upset whenever she got sick, so I also created a calming mist of Lavender pure essential oil. I also gave the Mermaid doses of Ipecacuanha, a homeopathic remedy for nausea and vomiting. To make sure she was getting plenty of liquids, I also gave her watered down Peppermint tea. Finally, because garlic is great for boosting the immune system, I made us all some garlic soup. Of course, for the Guppy, my breastmilk was the only medicine she needed.

Garlic Soup Recipe:
2 tablespoons or more of minced garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 cups chicken broth (I used vegetable broth)
2 eggs
Serves 2-4
Saute the garlic in the olive oil in a 2 quart saucepan over low heat for 30 seconds or until garlic is pale gold, stirring constantly.
Add broth. Simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Beat eggs in small bowl then add to soup gradually, stirring gently.
Cook for 1 minute longer. Serve immediately.
Yummy!

This was the first time in which I resorted to only homeopathic and natural remedies when we've been sick and I was very pleasantly surprised on how well they worked. Most of the remedies I read about in Natural Family Living, but other great sources for homeopathic research include: Homeopathic Remedies: An Quick and Easy Guide to Common Disorders and Their Homeopathic Treatments and ABC Homeopathy.

Of course, if you are not interested in homeopathic remedies and if you are a nursing mom, you can always check to see which medications are safe for breastfeeding moms to take at KellyMom and at LactMed.

Here's to your health!

Homeopathic Remedies

Baby Milk Action

I just thought I would share this video from the Boycott Nestle blog. Mike created this video when a formula company in the UK changed its logo to get around the new government laws on how formula companies can market their products.

Baby Milk Action