Find of the Week - California Baby

This week's Find is Super Sensitive Shampoo & Bodywash by California Baby.

Why it's great:

1. Can buy it at target. So, no more shipping fees!
2. Comes in a handy 19 oz pump bottle for easy application on a squirmy wet baby.
3. The top of the pump turns to lock - nice for travel.
4. Use from head to toe.
5. No sulfates.
6. Organic, sustainable or renewable.
7. Doesn't burn eyes! The less screams the better around here!
   

5 Ways to Make Your Baby Cry

I have perfected a list of the top 5 ways to wake a sleeping baby & make them cry.

1. Pour yourself a hot cup of coffee, take one sip - baby will wake & need to be held.
   
2. Run a hot, relaxing bath. Get in the bath and take that first sigh of relief. Baby will start fussing about 1 minute into it.
3. Pour milk into your cereal. Make sure it's a kind that turns to mush quickly.
   
4. Start story time / bedtime for your older child.
   
5. Tell someone that your baby never cries.

Have more ways to make your baby cry? Leave us a note!

New Paper Blogs to Follow

I've recently been getting into twitter and I've been finding more & more great stationery blogs to follow. Check out theses great designers & paper fanatics.

• I Do Blog - Custom made wedding logos, monograms & runners.
• Inkspot Workshop - Really cute hand made stationery - even has a line of dog stationery!
• Inviting Company's Blog - We love Inviting Company for their fresh designs and great pricing.
  
• The Wedding Studio - Hand made original designs for your wedding invitations.
  

Week 1 Update

S0, the first week of my "organize my life challenge" didn't turn out as planned! First, my daughter spiked a 103 fever & we later found out she had strep. Ok - we can handle that. Next, I start feeling a little funny. Went to the Dr. immediately to see if I too had strep. Negative. About 2 hours after I leave the Dr. I get a fever, chills, aches, etc. Turns out I caught a stomach flu. I am convinced that I picked it up during my 3 hour wait at the pediatrician earlier in the week.

Given that I am 8.5 mos pregnant, I didn't bounce back from this little illness too well. My wonderful husband did everything for days ... even as he was feeling sick himself.

I am finally starting to feel like myself again & have gotten some decluttering done today. So, here's my progress report so far:

• Created a "to do" list with red, yellow & green priority indicators (in excel, of course).
• The "red" items are all things that must be done before this baby comes. Washing clothes, taxes, etc.
• I have gotten a couple of red items done... but for some reason I've focused on the yellow & green more. I just cannot help myself!

I am getting ready to start another "red" item - washing baby blankets & bibs. Let's hope I don't get distracted between the computer and the washing machine.

5 Week Organizational Challenge

I have 5 weeks until baby #2 arrives & I need to get this house organized & decluttered. I've tried my hand at a few different home organization techniques. I've red the fly lady book at least 3 times & have tried to implement many of the suggestions & tips. Tried being the key word here.

So, Now that the Christmas decorations are finally put away... I am - giving the organized life another try. I'll be using this blog to update you on my progress over the next 5 weeks. Wish me luck!

Looking for My Passion

I am 32 and I am still searching for my passion in life. I have always liked a little bit of this & a little bit of that. But, I never have focused just on one thing. The closest I have gotten is my passion for spreadsheets. Terribly boring, I know. I still really do love spreadsheets, but don't spend too much time on them these days ( I am now a stay at home mom ).

I think part of my problem with finding my passion in life is that I must have a little bit of ADD. I just cannot seem to focus on one thing long enough to really dive into it. Other than spreadsheets. Maybe I was able to dive into spreadsheets because it was my job. These days I don't have enough time to truly dive into much... besides elmo & the wiggles.

My most recent venture is an online stationery & invitation store. It's led to many strong interests, but not one thing has stuck. I really got into SEO (search engine optimization) for a while there. Then, it was learning html and css. I moved on to learning to use Photoshop Elements and have dabbled in some very amature graphic design.

Recently, I've been trying my hand at digital scrapbooking. I have no real clue how to scrapbook digitally... but as with everything else, I am trying to figure it out on my own and learn through my mistakes.

Die Cut Party Invitations

We wanted to share the newest arrival at Polka Dot Paper Shop. Our die cut invitations by picture perfect are sure to set your party off right. The designs have nearly every kid's birthday party theme covered ... including Cowgirl Parties to Pirate Boy Parties.