Reuse: New Uses for Old Plastic Bottles

Every time I used to empty out the trash, I was annoyed at all the large plastic bottles that were in there taking up space. Several years ago, we had a recycling program, but now we don’t. So I decided to figure out what to do with all these leftover plastic bottles from anything and everything. First, what types of bottles am I talking about? Milk Soda Detergent, Bleach and Fabric Softener Juice They were the main bottles I always seemed to have lots of. However, since I’ve been saving them, I have realized how many other things come in … Continue reading

How To Get Your Precious Bottles Home From Vacation

Friends of ours just spent two weeks in California where they took a tour of Napa Valley. Naturally, they picked up a few bottles of their favorite wines to bring back home. Unfortunately, they learned the hard way that carry-on restrictions prohibit passengers from bringing cherished whites and reds onboard their flight. Their story got me thinking about the bottle of champagne I won onboard a flight from Chicago to Honolulu a few months ago. United Airlines runs a “Half Way To Hawaii” contest where passengers are asked to guess the exact time (down to the second) the flight would … Continue reading

What You Need to Know About Nipple Confusion

From everything that I read before beginning to breastfeed, I thought that nipple confusion was the end all to nursing and THE thing to prevent from happening. In my mind, it was one of the worst things that could happen to you and your baby. Now I’ve been nursing at least one baby for eight years, and I know better. There are worse things that can happen than nipple confusion. Mastitis, thrush, or dealing with a poor latch are all more painful than nipple confusion. Nipple confusion is when a young baby is introduced to too many different types of … Continue reading

Solid Foods: The Whys

Solid foods are the question every mother starts to ask when her baby is somewhere between four and six months old. Breast milk and formula provide great nutrition for a baby until they are four months old and in some cases until they are six months old. Nutritional values in breast milk do not go away at six months, either, however growing babies need an adequate supply of calories and they may not be getting as many calories as they need as they get older. There are many babies that remained on breast milk only until one year of age … Continue reading