Fitted bed sheets are one of my favorite modern inventions. It annoys me to my core when flat sheets slip, get crumpled at the corner of the bed and I find myself on the bare mattress in the morning. When I buy a single bed sheet I always opt for fitted ones. However, I also buy duvet covers as a set and most of the bedsheets included in the sets … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Raising everyday makers
We are raising our kids in a very different environment than we had in our childhood. Specifically, children growing up middle and upper-class families are not only surrounded by a considerable amount of possessions of their own but also are exposed to what other people have and do in social media from young ages. This results in a mindset of … [Read more...]
Why you should grate your cheese at home instead of buying shredded cheese
Fridays are our family pizza nights. I prepare the pizza dough from scratch. During the summer I use fresh tomatoes, basil and other herbs from the garden. But for a long time, I've always used packaged shredded cheese. I've settled down with a brand of shredded mozzarella for its taste, until I was alerted by my husband about one of the … [Read more...]
Upcycle: Sweatpants to leggings
My daughter has been wearing only leggings for quite a long time. She doesn't wear jeans, any type of fabric pants or sweatpants. She prefers tight and soft fabrics. That's fine during fall and spring but leggings are not cold-weather clothes. Definitely not for Chicago cold. Even though I consider myself a laid-back mama when it comes to kids' … [Read more...]
Packing list for traveling with babies and toddlers
The other day my son calculated that he spent more than a year of his life – of 11,5 years so far –traveling. He flew overseas 20 times, flew within the North America half a dozen times. I flew with 2 kids, a toddler and a baby, alone when my daughter was 6 months old and my son was 3. Countless road trips, camps, and mini getaways later packing … [Read more...]
How to boost your family’s immune system in the winter
This winter was brutal for everyone. The predicted day-after-tomorrow kind heavy snowfall has never arrived in Chicago. On the contrary, we barely had any freezing cold days. Because of this mild winter, all kind of viruses were having a ball. Everyone around us got at least flu and some got stomach virus as well. Whoever got sick told me that once … [Read more...]
Prepare yourself and your child for puberty education at school
Just when I thought my parenting gig was going on auto-pilot, at the beginning of 5th grade we’ve received a parent consent form from my son’s school. When I saw it was for health and sex education, I paused for a bit. I thought maybe the forms got mixed up. My son was only 10 year-old. He wasn’t even a teenager. I showed it to my husband as it … [Read more...]