Ok, I've been a little behind on my posting lately. I just finished up a HUGE event at work and it pretty much consumed all my brain power for a few weeks. It's over now and was a big success and very fun- around 100 people and thousands of dollars in prizes plus lots of… Continue reading American Culture: 1 These crunchy parents: 4
Tiny bits of healing
The day your child is born is a day that should be remembered with joy and excitement. Unfortunately my son's birth was extremely traumatic for all of us and two years later we are still healing from that journey. I found great healing and comfort from going to therapy for several months. I gained one… Continue reading Tiny bits of healing
Montessori Mondays: You’re Montessori and AP?!?!
Before I was a parent I heard about Attachment Parenting and thought it was crazy. Then I got pregnant and started learning more about it and thought it still sounded a but too extreme for me. And then I held my precious baby in my arms and 25 months later we are DEFINITELY an Attachment… Continue reading Montessori Mondays: You’re Montessori and AP?!?!
Montessori Mondays: STOP saying these things to your kids!
First of all, yes, I know it's Tuesday. I worked yesterday and it kind of threw me off but this is a post I've been wanting to write for a while. Secondly this post might confuse the way Americans talk to children. People often comment that we talk to our son differently and in a… Continue reading Montessori Mondays: STOP saying these things to your kids!
My Romania journey…
In 2 days we will have three kids from the Children's Home we work in and our house Dad from Romania over. It's amazing that they were able to come to the states and we are thrilled to be able to show them some of the hospitality they have shown us. A big part of… Continue reading My Romania journey…
What I’ve learned in the last 2 years
My baby turned two on Friday... I'm not sure where the last 2 years have gone. Everyone said it goes by fast and they were sure right! One of my best friends had a precious baby boy on 10/11/12 (at 1:23- how cool is that?!?!) and watching her on this journey of Motherhood plus having… Continue reading What I’ve learned in the last 2 years
Montessori Monday: At the Table
One thing I always loved about working at the Montessori school was how tidy and well behaved the children were at meal time. I knew I wanted to work on this with my own kids some day and here are some of the ways we've done that. Ever since J could sit at the table… Continue reading Montessori Monday: At the Table
Introducing… Montessori Mondays!
Hello! Welcome to fall and the start of Montessori Mondays here at "Crunchier by the day." If you're not familiar with Montessori education check out the Wikipedia page about Montessori. I worked in a Montessori school as my very first job and worked there for almost 6 years. In many ways I grew up there… Continue reading Introducing… Montessori Mondays!
Raw Milk…. yumm!!!!
In my last post I mentioned a little bit about Raw Milk and wanted to share some more info on it today. First of all- I think a lot of you are probably confused because at one time we were dairy free. Why the switch? It all started with a chat with my good friend… Continue reading Raw Milk…. yumm!!!!
So what DO you eat?
Raw Milk Nourishing Traditions Gluten Free Organic Bulk Sugar Free Lacto-Fermented.... WHAT?!?!? These are common phrases in our household when we talk about food. Food has… Continue reading So what DO you eat?
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