My Right Brain

PataPri by Yuko Uemura

Although I do my ETSY Fab Finds on the regular, occasionally a seller deserves their own post...so without further adieu, please put your hands together for PataPri.  Born and raised in Tokyo but currently living in Chicago, Yuka Uemura keeps busy making modern, fun, happy textiles!  These adorable hand towels and bedding are perfect gifts for an exspectant mom or new homeowner.  Hmmm, maybe a new baby blanket will encourage HML to have sweet dreams!  Too soon for bribes? 

Sleep Training

I am not sure how it happened, or when it happened, but HML is officially on strike.  Apparently life is too short for sleep.  She honestly didn't give us an option, she wasn't conforming to our routines, and fighting sleep all day.  So this week we have put our best foot forward and started sleep training.  We have chosen a very mild version of the 'cry it out' method, or in our case, the hyperventilate it out' method (sigh). 

Exhibit A:  As I write this, there is a screaming child in the next room, it's really heartbreaking :(

Intellectually, I know this needs to be done, but emotionally, it's super tough.  It goes against everything that we have built over these last six months; nurture, comfort, safety, and warmth.  Like a Queen, HML got everything she wanted, but there in-lies the problem.  Almost immediately I was able to step back and see how important it is for parents to draw the line.  HML obviously can't know what's good for her and recognizing when to teach the hard lesson (for both parent and child) is a first step towards responsible parenting.

Now, where is the Jack Daniels IV drip?

HML wanting to play all of the time and forgo sleep forever!

Facebook Hell pt. 2

So, this happened, right?

And after hours of research/creating/deleting/re-creating/designing/redesigning/customizing/un-customizing/ blah blah blah - would you believe that I am back to where I started?  Cause where I started was somehow the best solution (I just didn't know it).

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?

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Lonny Magazine - September/October 2011

Lonny Magazine is celebrating 2 years with their new fall issue - YAY for birthdays - (more here if you are not familiar :).

Colette Bed

Drumroll please...I think we are going to purchase a new bed - YAY (something we have been exploring for a while, here and here).  After finally upgrading our bedside tables and just feeling (dare I say) decisive, we have settled on the Colette Bed from Crate & Barrel.  We still need to see it in person but it seems this may be the only bed KL and I can actually agree on (and it happens to be on sale :).  The bottom line is that we want different things, and since most of my first choices are (on principle) out of our price range (like this drop dead beauty) and usually too frilly, the Colette Bed seems like the perfect compromise.  Classic, warm, and coming to a bedroom near you!