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How I Found Gypsum In My Bread

So I’m in the bread isle looking for a loaf of healthy bread. Here is the ‘Health Nut’, ‘Healthy Multi-Grain’, ‘Heart Healthy’, and then some.  Wow, awesome! I guess I pick the one that appeals to me the most — “Healthy Multi-Grain” with “No Artificial Colors, Flavors or Preservatives”. Why not? The name clearly states [...]

Russia says genetically modified foods are harmful

Source: Voice of Russia

Tag cloud: food problem, Russia, Health, Commentary, food, World

Russia has started the annual Days of Defence against Environmental Hazards from the 15th of April to the 5th of June with the announcement of sensational results of an independent work of research. Scientists have proved that Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful for mammals. [...]

Nathan is 2 Months Old

From Nathan 2 months

On April 22 Nathan turned 2 months. I can’t believe how fast the time is going! Seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. He seems to be adjusting very well to his new life outside mommy’s tummy. Everything checked out great  at his 2 month doctor’s check up. [...]

Family Update

Seems like I’ve been moving a mile a minute since Nathan was born seven weeks ago. Now the randomity of dealing with our new family member is wearing off, and the well-desired routine is settling in.  A quick update is long overdue after taking a 7-week break from blogging.
Baby Nathan is now 7 weeks old [...]

Pregnancy Update: Labor and Delivery

Preparing For a New Baby Minimalista Way, The Not-So-Necessary Baby Equipment

My other posts from this series:
Furnishing a Nursery
Choosing a Stroller and a Car Seat
Choosing a Jogging Stroller
Necessary Baby Equipment
In this post I will focus on articles that I found unnecessary either through my own experience or judgment. So here is my list:
Breast pump. I’m sure it depends on the type you get, but the one [...]

40 Weeks and 3 Days Pregnancy Update

Today’s visit to my gyno was a little disappointing. My cervix is still completely closed, not even a hint of dilation or ripening. Before my visit I was pretty sure that something was happening, since I had quite a bit of cramping for two days in the row, just couple of days ago.
It’s pretty different [...]

Pregnancy Update Week 40

Litter Fight

Today my 2-year old daughter gave me about 1 hour of extra work that I didn’t ask for! It all started with me changing an old litter box to a new automatic litter box.
As I was pouring the litter into the new litter box, I realized I didn’t have enough. So I dug into the [...]

Am I a Bad Mother?

Leaving my 2-year old at the daycare this morning, left a very bad taste in my mouth. Since I am almost 37 weeks pregnant and having a harder time keeping up with my daughter’s social and everyday activities, we decided to put her in the daycare for couple of days a week. It should give [...]