Every weekend, children - have to - cleanup and organize their own living and playing areas. Then 5 minutes later, until next weekend, they run around like a tornado and we end up with a house like a bomb exploded in the middle. Now that they are 7 and 5, I do not clean up their territories anymore. Unfortunately, they do not keep it tidy or they … [Read more...]
How to get your children help clean-up
Easy way to curl your hair overnight
I have as straight hairs as corn silk, as my grandmother say it. On the bright side, it usually doesn't even require hair strengthener. However, few hours after I wash my hair and blow dry, it loses its volume. Sometimes, I like to make my hair wavy with the diffuser, after applying mousse to damp hair. The waves made with diffuser are uneven most … [Read more...]
Traveling with children: Cancun, Mexico
Finally, I can upload photos from our "Spring Break" trip in Cancun, Mexico this past March. My husband really took his time to research the hotel with the best possible beach for the children. He learned, the beaches on the North side of the "7" shaped coast in Cancun, were more protected, therefore tend to be calmer and has less waves. My … [Read more...]
Painting Wooden Jewelry Armoire
This My Look Wooden Jewelry Armoire was one of the birthday presents that I've saved for later. My daughter took it out the morning after we came back from Cancun to paint it. She kept herself busy for quite sometime. It's a pretty decent jewelry box for kids' bead necklaces and bracelets and stuff. I have some concerns about my daughters … [Read more...]
What we are reading this week
I've read and liked Micheal Pollan's "Omnivore's Dilemma". I've been telling my children some examples from he book already. Then my sister-in-law mentioned "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual" and I immediately checked it out from the library. We are this reading together with the kids. The premise of the book is summarized in 3 sentences, as stated in … [Read more...]
How to prevent sliced apple / pear from turning brown
If you put sliced apples and pears in your children's lunch boxes, and your children do not want to eat them, because they turn brown until lunch time, you have 3 options: Put a whole apple or pear instead of sliced apple. Slice the fruit neatly (using apple slicer might help) and put it back together with a rubber band. Rub apples with a … [Read more...]
Vegetable Garden 2013: Planning the garden
Finally spring has sprung in Chicago and I was able to, at least, sow the seeds for the greens in my vegetable garden. Going back to my old posts, I notices, I sow the seeds for greens in mid March last year. This year, I could do it on April 9th. I had some leftover seeds from last year. The rest, I got from Natural Gardening Company. I've been … [Read more...]
Her brain vs. his brain
I like yoga but I can hardly meditate. I cannot empty my mind. I never understood how one could not think about anything. A big example: my husband When I and my husband first started to date I would talk and he would listen. (Later on, he figured he needed to talk to shut me up) There would be long pauses of (awkward for me) silence, when I … [Read more...]
“First think, then act” status update
It's been more than a month, since we've completed the “First think, then act” program in February. I wanted to share the results with you. I also learned that today is "National Siblings Day". The month of February was a work-in-progress. My beloved kids really tried to work on the communication, mostly because they did want to get a green icon … [Read more...]
Chicago Park District Day Camp registrations ahead
I like my children to spend the limited summertime, in Chicago, outdoors as much as possible. I work full-time so I love Chicago Park District's play and day camps for my children. My son goes to camp at one of the Chicago Park Districts parks every summer, since he turned 4. My daughter started the camps last year when she turned 4 as well. We … [Read more...]
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