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[21 May 2013|03:53pm] |
I'm looking for a product (preferably on the cheap end, like 10$ or less if possible) to give my wavy-ish hair more curl and definition, rather than frizz. Do I need mousse? Gel? Cream? I'm clueless!
Also, should I be using curly-haired shampoo or smoothing shampoo? I want to keep the waviness but lose the frizz
Thanks!
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| Red face after Ranch dressing? |
[18 May 2013|10:38am] |
My 19 month old loves Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, but every time he has it, his face turns red on the areas where it touched. He has no other side affects, and I've looked at the ingredients to try to figure out what it is, but I can't pinpoint anything specifically. I remember his face got red like that one other time when he ate either banana peppers or an off brand of pickles (unfortunately, I can't remember exactly which). The only similarities in the ingredients is in the preservatives, but its not an exact match- sodium bisulfate in banana peppers and pickles, but disodium phosphate in the ranch. However, they both have sodium, so I'm thinking it's a possible culprit? But isn't sodium essentially salt?
I don't know guys. I mean, on the one hand, it's just a little rash, and it goes away after about an hour and doesn't seem to bother him, but on the other, I'd like to know more about it. I guess I'll tell the doc about it at his next appointment, or do you think I should schedule one sooner to address this?
I know there's not really any specific question in there, I'm just looking for other parent's thoughts on the matter.
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| Hair cut advice? |
[18 May 2013|04:06am] |
Hello!
I'm planning on getting a haircut in the next couple of weeks, but I have no idea what to do. I'm starting a full-time job (!!) in a couple of months, and I'm looking for a cut that isn't terribly high-maintenance & is work-appropriate.
I've never had much luck with haircuts - even when I've gone in prepared with pictures of very simple haircuts, the hairdressers would just tell me that those styles wouldn't work for my curly/wavy/Indian hair, and then wouldn't offer any useful advice. :(
My hair is generally dry (and currently feels kind of unhealthy, as a result of my not caring for it in college) and kind of has a rough texture. It's mostly curly/wavy, but really only gets decent curls when it's as long as it is now (as you can see under the cut). It also only curls this way if I let it air dry (blow-drying, even with a diffuser, makes it incredibly floofy) - but because it's pretty thick / long, it takes quite a while to air dry. I have baby hairs everywhere.
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Any hair cut suggestions? :) Thank you sooo much! :)
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| Books about being a mom |
[17 May 2013|11:45pm] |
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Any recommendations for books about being a mom? It can be funny or serious...
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| Should I use toner for my roots or bleach them again? |
[17 May 2013|12:49pm] |
I posted on here a few weeks ago about whether it'd be safe to bleach my hair again since it's been several months, and it turned out great! The only problem I encountered, however, is that my roots were already grown out a good bit (auburn-colored), and I ended up not leaving the bleach in my roots long enough, but I left it in my hair the perfect amount.
So now the rest of my hair is the white-ish color I want, but my roots are still orangey. I've tried my purple shampoo a lot, but it's not really helping with the whole root situation.
So should I use toner on my roots and maybe it'd get to the right color, or are they too dark to where I should just bleach them again instead?
I tried to insert pictures for reference, but it's not showing up...
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| Unexpected results. |
[15 May 2013|10:48pm] |
My son, who is currently in Kindergarten, recently completed the IOWA Acceleration test. This supposedly infallible tool (in the words of the Accelerated Learning Specialist) indicated that my son is recommended for promotion to the 2nd grade.
However, being fixated on his small size (he's wee - still climbing the percentiles after a preemie birth) and overall laziness in writing, the principal of his school refused the acceleration.
A few more details - after my normally rule obsessed child began coming home "on yellow" around November break I requested a meeting with his teacher to discuss giving him more challenging work. She suggested acceleration testing, and he began going to math and reading in 1st grade. After a few weeks, he began asking me to homeschool - a little digging revealed that this "subject acceleration" was taking place in the time that previously occupied his recess. Another meeting, and he was released to the playground for 1/2 his recess with his friends.
This morning was the results meeting. Where I was informed that the district was discontinuing subject acceleration due to budget cuts (I had no idea sending my child down a hallway was so expensive) and they want him to go to first grade, which I might have been okay with, in spite of my son's test scores - if he hadn't been going to the first grade for math and reading since December.
Obviously, having him basically repeat the 1st grade is not an option. Private school is not an option for us, unless we win the lottery, or find a school that wants him for test score padding. We live in an allegedly excellent school district, and in fact purchased a little cracker box of a house to be in this district.
My choices are: A) fight the principal by going over her head. But I'm not sure I want to have an adversarial relationship with the administration, since I have a younger daughter who will likely also need advanced instruction. B) Homeschool him next year with a 2nd grade curriculum, and go for the STEM academy in the 3rd grade. or C) Something I haven't thought of yet.
I am applying to the Davidson foundation for a gifted advocate for him, but school ends in 10 days. I'm really quite angry that a testing process I requested in November has taken almost 6 months to complete - leaving me almost no time to appeal the decision or find a viable solution that doesn't involve auditing the 1st grade. Suggestions? Commiseration?
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| HAIR DYING HELP |
[14 May 2013|10:59pm] |
My natural color is dark brown but over the winter I dyed it this color and now my hair is super red.
I want to go back to my natural color and then ombre the bottom to blonde to look similar to this:
What is the easiest/best way to achieve this with an at home color kit and what recommendations for brands do you guys have? THANKS!!!
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[15 May 2013|10:16am] |
So our baby jogger stroller just came in which I am very excited about be ause we have it and because now I get to leave the house with some ease.
However it stinks, stinks of production chemicals. We have already washed it down once but it still smells. Much less then it did. I neeeed to use it today but I was worried about the smell of chemical being around three month old. It will inside for about an hour, in a bus for about an hour too but outside for the rest. Is it really a big deal? I cannot believe stroller compantines would let their products go out smelling so much if they are meant for babies.
Also aside from the cleaning instructions, what else. An be done to clear the smell, any tips or tricks otherwise not disclosed
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| Baby number two on the way....how do we deal with the first one? |
[13 May 2013|10:52pm] |
So hubby and I are expecting again! Baby number two is due December 12. Our daughter will be almost three (her birthday is late January). We live out of state from my parents as well as his. And by out of state, we live in Atlanta, Georgia, my parents live in Chicago and his parents live in California. So not nearby. We are now starting to think about how is this going to work whenever I go into labor? We are going to try to ask our next door neighbor if she could watch our daughter ( she has babysat her before and is great with her.) Dd is sort of comfortable with her but not overly so, she is more comfortable and friendly with out other next door neighbor who has also watched her and is somewhat of a grandmotherly figure but she is older, in her mid seventies and seems to have a hard time climbing stairs so I think asking her to watch our daughter is going to be out of the question for an overnight and who knows how long. I also have a good friend whose daughter is close in age to ours and our daughters know each other well. They go to the same daycare but my friend is also pregnant and due in late August so she will also not be able to help.
So if our neighbor who is able bodied can come and help for a few days, how do we go about this. Those of you who have been in similar situations with all family out of state, how did you go about it? And once the baby is born, did your husband stay with you in the hospital or go back home at night and periodically during the day to be with the older child at home and give the neighbor a break? My husbands parents coming spontaneously is out of the question since they live so far away and it is a small fortune in airfare from Fresno anyway. My mom is way to cheap and too selfish to drop that kind of airfare last minute to get down here. The only possibility is my dad who might do such a thing. Maybe. Also to note, I do have an aunt and two cousins who live in the metro area but each one lives 45 minute drive away in non rush hour traffic. And to be honest none of the, have spent enough time with dd for her to actually know them and be comfortable with them. My aunt might do it....but I have my doubts. Plus she drinks a lot and I would be very uncomfortable having her with the responsibility of watching our daughter alone like that.
My cousins wives have offered to help at times, but they haven't spent much time with our daughter and both of them have multiple children at home. One has three, the youngest is five and her husband travels a lot for his job. The other has two sets do twins one set going on 10 and the other going on 7. One of which has a serious heart deformation, so they both have their hands full.
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| Introducing nuts and seeds into diet |
[13 May 2013|01:30pm] |
Hi All,
Happy Monday!
So, I'm wondering if any of you have had experiences with bringing nuts and seeds into your family's diet?
I've been slowly retooling our family's diet into a healthier one. I don't have some sort of plan per se, and am mostly playing it by ear. At this point we've cut out all the artificial dyes from our kitchen. We're omnivorous, but keep mostly to chicken and turkey, and I occasionally look for meat alternatives that Hubs and the kiddos will like and/or not even notice. Fresh fruits and veggies are also pretty big in our house.
Basically, at this point I'm just keen on trying new things. At the moment, I'm wanting to play around with some raw food recipes, and I know that a lot of those incorporate various nuts and seeds.
Our kiddos are two and three years old, and we've got one more on the way. So far, we've got no known food allergies between our kiddos (or ourselves), but I want to play it safe if I end up introducing these new foods into their diets.
If you've been through similar dietary changes, how did your kiddos respond, and how old were they? Do they already have other allergies that may have made you wary? (My son has fierce pollen allergies, for instance. Lots of outdoors allergies, actually.)
Might you have other suggestions for how you've gotten your family's diet to a healthier place?
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| I Am Fartacus |
[12 May 2013|03:15pm] |
I decided to post about an awesome Kickstarter project that is struggling that I'd like to see succeed.
It is a children's book called I Am Fartacus (website here, Kickstarter page here). Basically, it's a silly book inspired by a 9 year old's imagination, and illustrated by him. More than that, though, it's a start to a movement to help kids become creative and write the types of stories they want to be told. In the words of the author, "we wanted to promote a kid’s creativity, as well as the parent-child collaboration that so many people enjoy."
The budget the author is asking for is very modest (under $5k, which is very small scale compared to most Kickstarter projects, even most other children's books). More than that, though, the author is promising an e-book to anyone who pledges $10 or more EVEN IF the project fails -- and unfortunately with less than a week left and a little over half way to go, failure is looking more and more like the probable outcome. (And in case you didn't know, Kickstarter is all or nothing -- if you pledge and the project does not succeed, you do not pay a penny and neither does anyone else. The author gets nothing.)
As an English educator, I am very excited about the prospects of involving children in their own story times and publishing their works, and as a follower of this community, I know that you are all parents very invested in the well-beings of your children. It is my hope that at least one of you will see this project and support its success, or that you see this book and say, "My kid would love that!"
If this is not your cup of tea, then ignore and move on, but I wanted to share.
Once again, here is the Kickstarter page. There are less than five days left. Thanks for your time.
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| Crib Bumpers |
[09 May 2013|08:22pm] |
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Long story short, I'm having my second baby in July and a good friend with mad sewing skillz is making my baby bedding.
She asked originally if I wanted bumpers and I didn't think much on it and said yes (note: she hasn't started sewing yet, so I could call her and be like NOOOOOO if I needed to be). I'd used them with my first and y'know, they're just sort of everywhere. Well, the whole world changes in babyland all the time and wouldn't you know that things are way different six-seven years later. With my first, I didn't keep them in the crib until he was around 6 months and could roll around himself, lift his head, etc.
Now, however, in the haze of pregnancy anxiety and trying to play catch up on all the rules, I'm second guessing myself. I tried googling alternative ways to dress up a nursery without bumpers but everyone keeps suggesting breathable bumpers which isn't the point I'm going for. I'm all about some decor and I just bought two yards of specialty fabric that was kind of pricey and I want to use it somehow. Right now she's planning on:
- curtains
- crib skirt
- bumpers (which I want to change out)
- floor pillow/bean bag (for my older son so he could hang out in the nursery and be near me and his brother). What could I replace the bumpers with decor-wise? I'd rather be safe than not :P
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| New habit in 4 year old |
[09 May 2013|01:51pm] |
So my almost 4.5 year old has found a new, drive mommy nuts, habit. He is constantly clearing his throat. Just the one or two grunts that you make, but it's repetitive and has been going on for over a month. He does it mainly when he isn't focused on something else and can easily be redirected/distracted from it, something the pediatrician asked about when I finally took him in. She cleared him health wise and also told me that it's just a habit, something that he'll outgrow, to not give it much attention and it'll pass. She even included that he'll probably move onto some other odd behavior that I won't like and will wish the coughing/clearing of the throat was back. Joy.
I really do ignore it 98% of the time and only will say something if he's been doing it for a solid 10-15 minutes without stopping.
That being said, has your kid done anything like this? How did you stop it? Were you able to at all?
I'm considering cleaning out a cool bottle and filling it with colored water and telling him it's special medicine to help him stop.
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[09 May 2013|12:53pm] |
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What is a good BB cream for oily skin? I'd like to use one for laying out at the pool or beach. A good SPF and coverage would be nice since my skin is sometimes acne-prone. Last year I used the Too Faced BB cream and it was waay too dewy for me. Oh, and I have fair skin, but I get pretty dark in the summertime.
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| Dressing down a gown |
[08 May 2013|01:28pm] |
Next month, I have a violin recital at a local VFW hall. I'll be playing classical music and it's most likely taking place in the ballroom of the VFW hall. I've been searching for dresses and I didn't see anything that caught my eye until yesterday. It's my first recital and it's been ages since I've had to buy clothes for a concert. In school, it was always a white blouse with black bottoms, so that was easy enough.
I found a dress on sale, and under my budget by $30 (and 60 percent off!), so I bought it. Now I'm thinking that I may be way overdressed, and would like suggestions on how to make the dress look more casual.
I was thinking of wearing a blazer over the top, provided that my arms will still move around well. I don't plan on wearing jewelry aside from earrings, I don't want to risk anything getting caught or tangled while I'm playing.
I'd also consider a cardigan if that's more comfortable.
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