Moon Dreams & Day Beams

This photo from Mrs. Plain Jane (from Carolyne Roehm’s website) brightened my morning. I hope it brightens yours, and your weekend.  We are off to the beach to my sister’s for Lilly’s first birthday party. Yahoo! Beatrice, Barry and I are braving the trip alone — two girls, one dog at the beach — it sounds yummy. I can’t wait. By the way, we did get one of those free breakfast burritos from Micky D’s this morning. The McSkillet was McGood and not so Mcbest for my diet.

Happiest Weekend to you!

Clothespin Doll Kits  I found at The Small Object shop via Oh Dee Dah. Do they look like Brian and I or what?

Karen Sugarpants wrote this about what she wishes she could say to people, and it got me thinking…

What do you wish you could say to someone?

Here’s mine:

1. If you could see what you have created through sober eyes, you’d be very proud.
2. If you weren’t so freaking angry at the little things, you might see the amazing big things around you.
3. You come off really creepy.
4. Did you really think it would not get back to me? I was madder than hell to find out that you were behind the insanity, the gossip and the rumor, but I forgive you because I realize it all worked out for the best. Now? Now I am just sad for you.
5. I wish I could understand why you did the things you did to me. I tried so hard not to be resentful or bitter to you because that hurts me more than you, but I am still struggling with it. You hurt me down to the soul. Do you have any idea how much you hurt me? Do you even care?
6. I miss your friendship so much. We laughed, cried and shared so much joy and happiness. We partied, too.  Memories of you ALWAYS make me smile. We haven’t talked or hung-out in ages. I wouldn’t even know how to reach out to you at this point, but know that I wish you well. And would love to talk to you again.
7. I’m sorry. Really sorry.
8. Stand up for yourself. You have so much to offer but you just don’t let people see the real you. I like the real you. And, others do to. Let yourself shine while being “you.”
9. If you had to live through some of the things I have lived through, you might not be so quick to judge. Walk a mile in my shoes and then you will understand why I am who I am and do the things I do.  Don’t be so narrow-minded.
10. Don’t be such a snob. You don’t come off better than anyone. Rather, you look silly, childish, stricken with issues, and un-confident.
11. Quit saying such ugly things about her. You don’t even know her. More, I really like her and she is a blessing to my life.  You don’t know where she’s been or why she did it so don’t condemn her for it. 
12. Racism and bigotry is really out.  Pride in your heritage is fine. But when you call other people names and scream your hatred you show your ignorance and you look like a low bred, backwoods redneck. It screams WHITE TRASH.  It is embarrassing and blood boiling. It hurts me, it hurts my child, it hurts my husband and it hurts the world.   We have close friends of all creeds, ethnicity, religions and backgrounds from all parts of the world. 

So, what are yours?

Why are Leap Years Used?  Click Here.

Oh, and don’t forget to get your McSkillet today. I saw a commercial that said that McDonalds is giving away free McSkillets today. Weird.

McDonalds’s customers will be offered a free burrito with the purchase of a medium or large drink. The McSkillet, composed of scrambled eggs, potatoes, sausage, salsa, onions, peppers and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla, retails for about $2.49. A large coffee costs about $1.33, depending on the market. — Ad Age Magazine

Beatrice and I might have to stop by tomorrow morning!

It’s the first of March girls, so you’ve got Mother’s Day on the brain.

Huh?  Do what? 

You’re thinking about how horribly cold and gray the last half of February was as you ponder the arrival of spring?

Weird.  I’m totally thinking about Mother’s Day after reading Design Mom’s post!  This year’s Mother of the Year event, sponsored by Mother’s Day Central sounds like so much fun with so much booty. 

There is no question, you should nominate someone. Way-so easy, the prize is great:$5000 to the winner.
Plus flowers.

I know this is bold, but I really like this bright blue with all the white by Robyne Curry. I am in a painting mood. Can you tell?

Blue is actually not what I am hearing. Yellow is calling my name. Yeeesssss, yellow. Cheerful, warm, sunny, I-love-it-yellow. 

I am thinking:
, no nonsense, yellow. Or, semolina,  yellow.  What do you think? 

Help!

Yellow for the dining room?  Yes, as I think it will bring a bit of whimsy and light-hardness to the room. We have a 1908 Tudor, rather bungalow-ish cottage style house.  Reflecting the period, it is small with lots of walls and little closet space. I just don’t think we need the dining room so formal, so traditional. 

Do you think yellow is too informal for a dining room?  Is it too waggish, too curious and chancy?  Do you know what I mean?

Remember, how I have surrendered to Oprah’s suggestion to read A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle? Well, here is her online promotion in the case you didn’t catch her show. 

Let your light shine!

My other posts about Oprah’s/Eckhart’s A New Earth, HERE.

Class Schedule:

CLASS SCHEDULE
Oprah’s A New Earth Web Event

• Mon, March 3rd –
The Flowering of Human Consciousness

• Mon, March 10th –
Ego: The Current State of Humanity

• Mon, March 17th –
The Core of Ego

• Mon, March 24th –
Role Playing: The Many Faces of the Ego

• Mon, March 31st –
The Pain-Body

• Mon, April 7th –
Breaking Free

• Mon, April 14th –
Finding Who You Truly Are

• Mon, April 21 –
The Discovery of Inner Space

• Mon, April 28th –
Your Inner Purpose

• Mon, May 5th –
A New Earth

I found this on my morning sip of Southern Mamas.  I am reposting it here, but mozy over to her ever-s0-mommy-fabulous-blog for more leads on great finds.  

Brighter Day Natural Foods Market near Forsyth Park in Savannah now carries HAPPYBELLIES, the first baby cereal with probiotics and the only organic baby cereal with DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid considered beneficial for the brain.

Probiotics are the “good bacteria” that are found naturally in foods like yogurt and may result in health benefits. Read more here.
Beloved pediatrician Dr. Robert Sears recommends  HAPPYBELLIES and has worked with the dry cereal’s company, Nurture, Inc. to develop healthy meals for babies and toddlers as well as provide feeding tips on product boxes and the company Web site.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the HAPPYBABY, which created the cereal, partners with Project Peanut Butter to help feed starving children in Malawi.”

Click here to print out a $1 off coupon for HAPPYBELLIES cereal (Scroll down to the bottom)

Brighter Day is @ 1102 Bull St. Tell them SouthernMamas sent you.

Well, I have been super busy lately. Life has been exhausting as Brian, Beatrice, and I recovered from last week’s flu and the virus attack.  Plus, my niece Lilly (who is three days older than Beatrice) is in town so we have been visiting her each afternoon. Sure, it doesn’t sound so laborious until you toss in a Kindermusik Class, red b errands, a breakfast date, a play date, and library story time.

Sweat is beading on my brow just telling you about it!

Any way, I have the best news EVER.  My sister will be in town for my birthday. YAY. Who Ray. Whew. Hew. Yeaaaaaah, baby! I do not know what we will do, but it will be awesome just to have her in town.  Whether it’s chatting on my porch or sipping on wine, the evening will be most perfect by her presence.

There’s not much better than a sister. A sister is the cherry-on-top of an already-delicious sundae.  She just makes everything that much better. Ahhhh yes, and I have her for my birthday.  Sweeeeeet.

*photo by tiarafoto  

These are wonderful garland invites from LovelyDesign via Jordan.

She asked. I said, “yes.”

I bought the book.  More, I reserved my seat for the class.  I type as I blush.  My fingers move as fast as the pink curtain drags across my face. Oh, how embarrassing. How weird and how New Age. 

Is Eckhart Tolle composition a  happiness power tool?  Hmm…I don’t know about that. I guess I will see if A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose  is the well-being jump-start that is claimed.

Oprah suggests it is a new “kind of reading experience” that is a “spiritual landmark.”

If the whole world is going to be awakened then the one thing I know for sure is that I don’t want to be comatose.  I don’t want to be snoozing in the back of the class. Rather, I want the inner-me to be aroused, re-born, kindled and vivified. 

“Girl, you come out of there and lets find your purpose,” I instruct myself. Lets be awakened.  Lets join the biggest classroom ever. Lets get stirred up, stimulated, and activated. Come on, inner-me. We can do it.

A New Earth. A New Me.

Do you want to find your inner purpose?  Do you want to find peace and understanding?

She asked. I said, “yes.”

More blogs about A New Earth: My Lemonade Stand, Daily Mantra,

Oprah’s youtube commercial for A New Earth, Here.

Photo by sundance73

I heard this on today’s Morning Edition on NPR. Yes, it is a true story.  People amaze me!

Morning Edition, February 26, 2008 · A man who worked for an Iowa casino was awarded a free night’s hotel stay to mark a year’s employment. He sought unemployment benefits after he was fired after repeatedly calling downstairs and asking the hotel to send up a hooker. 

A court has refused his request for unemployment. 

so cute. so yummy.  so pink cake box.

i love the pregnant lady perched atop the cake stand.

Happiest Weekend!

This is where I WOULD be this weekend if I lived in one of those awesome dreamhouses I posted earlier in the week!! Have a great weekend and thanks for all the lovely comments this week…hearing from you all makes my day! See you next week!! xoxo Christy

Happy At Home proved my thesis. There IS a difference in the local eggs and the grocery store eggs. I bought my first dozen a week or so ago from L & D Farm Fresh Produce.  No hormones. No cages. No pesticides. No cruelty.  And, all the while no guilty mama conscious.

Thanks for the awesome post.  I can’t figure out how to trackback her post so I am reposting it. 

THIS PICTURE SAYS IT ALLTo the left: Local, farm raised, free range chicken egg.

To the right: Store bought, from a cage-kept, grain eating, never-saw-the-light-of-day-much-less-grass chicken.

 

Photo by thank you very little

*Photo by Island Profiling

On our weekend foray to St. Simons we ate a Bubba Garcias located in the Red Fern Village for Sunday Brunch.  A casual Mexican Catina,  the affordable menu ranges from $5 – 20. 

A lively little restaurant, it’s one of those places you can kick back, relax and enjoy a margarita or two.  With Baby B in tow we didn’t partake in alcoholic beverages — I am just saying, it is the perfect place for it.  They have a tequila bar in addition to a full bar.  You can have the cervacas of your choice!  At the same time it is family friendly.

As we dined on outdoor makeshift tables, I ordered my favorite:  Cali Club Tacos. They are the best tacos ever! The tacos are overflowing with layors fried chicken, spinach, lots of cheese, and chipolte cream sauce topped with applewood smoked bacon.  This combination of ingredients is yummy to my tummy. 

Beatrice enjoyed the rice, beans, tomatoes, chips and cheese. 

The service was very poor.  Admittedly, we have enjoyed excellent service at this restaurant on past visits. However, this experience is spotted with empty beverages, a forgotten cheese dip order, an early check, and an incorrect drink order.  All debts could be forgiven with a busy restaurant or even acknowledgement from the staff.  Neither existed.  The customers were sparse and our waitress appeared hung over, in a constant state of gloom while plagued with amnesia. 

On a scale of one to five I rate the experience a 3+ due to the service.  Other than the service dilemma, it is definitely a 5. It was just what the doctor ordered for an easy Sunday morning.

I found this review of Bubba Garcias, here:  

4.2 out of 5

Food		4.3 out of 5
Service		4.2 out of 5
Cleanliness		3.9 out of 5
Value		4.1 out of 5

More blog posts about Bubba Garcia’s: 

• Slagowski Boys,

• Veggie Guy and Girl,

• To Know Him,

• It’s Another Day,

• What I Would Have Liked to of Said

• Hurricane Radio

• Island Profilin

Nantucket Dreamhouse!

Oh wow this could well be the one…the one I have been dreaming about my whole entire life!

!Images via Architectural Digest - Photographs by Durston Saylor from Abolutely Beautiful Things

Fresh LOCAL carrots from L&D Farm Fresh Produce, right here in Statesboro. The fruits and veggies are slightly more expensive but oh so worth it.  Yummy. And, healthy, too.

I will try to leave you my recipe — if I have time over the next few days.

so cute. thank you sister for the shoes. they are so cute, so outdoorsy, so i-wanna-hop-on-the-trail-and-hike-ish.  you’re awesome. thank you.

want your own baby Teva’s?  go HERE.

Pretty Children’s Rooms

Cath Kidston Boat Wallpaper

Two pretty children’s rooms via Living Etc and Absolutely Beautiful Things. Love the wallpaper in the top room! 

I am not expecting building another nursery any time soon. But, a girl can dream can’t she?

“Some days are better than others,” Barry says while catching his toy at the beach. 

  Beatrice agrees.
 And, so does Papa! 

We had a beachy break this weekend. And, boy did we need it. It was great.   St. Simons whispered our names on Friday.  We listened.  We loaded up the car and headed her way as we set our clocks to island time.  The weather was amazingly spring-like.  Even though it’s February, the beach was busy with swimmers, golfers, families, and dogs. 

Hmm…a former classmate at the University of Georgia J-School is launching a fab, new project.  She’s my favorite Charston-ite.  Let’s check it out!

  Happy Valentines Day, Beatrice!

She went to her first Valentine Party on Thursday.  YAY! 

She was interested in the cards.

I was interested in the food.  It was all so very good.  I love homemade party food!  I snapped a few pictures to share with you.  There was also an apple dumpling sweet-thingie. Although I did not get a photo, it was yummy, too.  
      

A primer on Bisphenol A (BPA) and the current status on baby bottles that do or do not include BPA.

Don’t forget the 2008 HGTV Dream Home is still up for grabs – until February 19th.  Slither over to the Dream Home Blog and snake a chance to win! And, if you win don’t forget who sent you. 

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Krisha Craven’s Pet Portraits session is Saturday, March 1.  ALL of the proceeds are donated to the Humane Society. 

Call to make Fido and Fluffy and appointment today, 912-489-4141,!  Or, visit Krisha’s blog for more information.   

Wow. This is really a cool benefit.

I have been so busy lately that my post haven’t been very personal.  I keep thinking that I will get a chance to leave a post about each little exciting thing — but there just isn’t enough time.  So, here’s what has been going in my Moon Dreams and Day Beams: 

1. Beatrice took her first steps last night!  We are so proud of her.

2. We went to a 30th birthday party that was SO much fun.  All the guests wore black and white while the birthday girl wore her favorite color. It was our first date in a very long time. It was Beatrice first time spending the night away from home!!!

3.  Papa got Mama new ride. Way to go Brian. I LOVE it!

4. I found this silver platter for 2.99 (!!!) at a thrift store.  Now, I have to figure out how to clean it.

5. We have found out that Beatrice will eat ANY thing, even onions!  And, she loves raisin’s.

6.  I have been forgiving my husband for asking me on a Valentines Date and forgetting to show up.   Yes, I do love him. And yes, I have forgiven him.

7.  I have been busy loving Miss B.  This takes up most of my time as it is a full time job. I don’t have much time left to blog. She’s the reason for the season so blogging comes in last place on my list of things to do. 

Happy Tuesday!

something is desperately wrong with your heart if these photos don’t make your voice pop into that high range and you’re not goo-gooing and ga-gaing  right about…..

now . oh, this looks like Barry.  Barry are you moonlighting? wanting to inhale that sweet puppy breathe or kiss this little baby right on the muzzle. Muah!A photographer  and an author, sharon montrose is one of the best dog and cat photographer.   Don’t you think?  Barry…yew-hew, where are you?  Would you like a photo?

 The tail shots are great. They are so whimsical!

look how beautiful her work looks enlarged her job just has to be so much fun. Hmm…since I miss pet sitting so much maybe this would be an option.  It looks like a great job!  check out her blog for more shots. and then, have a dog-gone good day

You can win this JULIAN & Co. birth necklace at Southern Mamas.

All you have to do is leave your name.  Again, I am still wondering if people actually when these bloggy prizes.  So, let me know if you win!

I know it has foot prints on it, but if you don’t have children maybe you could have your pets paw. 

Stephanie, I am thinking that Bella’s paw would look really cute!

It’s the year of the Rat in Statesboro!

Chinese Spring Festival

The new Statesboro restaurant called Southern Buffet located at 418 Northside Dr. is having a Chinese Spring Festival on Saturday, Feb. 9th from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. They invite you to bring your children to join them in
experiencing this traditional Chinese Holiday. They will have some
games, gifts, and will write your name in Chinese and give a red
envelope to every child coming. On this special day – One child under
10 is free with two regular buffet purchases.

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Interesting.  I found this over at Dwell.  I am not so sure that it fits with our motif but it is definitely interesting. Apparently, Gomi Style is YouTube home makeover show where a robot maker and his sidekicks make home furnishings from refuse. Gomi is the Japanese world for trash. In this clip, they demonstrate how to make chairs from layers of cardboard.  It’s pretty, well, interesting.

I bet Danny Seo would like this!

 Like, Chicken Fried Therapy, I have always been bewitched by the concept of a Leap Year. Haven’t you? 

I am bedazzled. Really, I mean, it is unbelievable that Julius Caesar’s people, who must have been busy calculating ways to murder him, still had time to figure out that the 365 day calendar wasn’t matching up with the Earth’s rotation, actually 365 days….and ¼.

How in the world do people figure out things like this?

 Chicken Fried Therapy (and The Busy Dad Blog and Piper from Bliss in Bloom)  is launching a TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH 08, a month-long campaign.  Hop over there and check it out. 

I’ll be here trying to figure out how anyone figured out the extra quarter-of-a-day in each 365.

TGIF!
 

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, Ya’ll!

It’s coming. The Year of the Rat.

To find out more about The Year of the Rat, click here.

Chinese New Year falls on Feb 7th this year.  That’s today. 

I hope you are getting ready!

 Rat is associated with aggression, wealth, charm, and order, yet also associated with death, war, the occult, pestilence, and atrocities. And, for all you Mamas expecting babies in the year of the Rat, it looks like we will have a clever, ambitious, creative, hard-working, fastidious, charming and sociable, but can be a bit stingy when it comes to sharing their wealth or possessions bunch.  It’s an honor to be born a Rat!

Rats have been given a bad rap in Western Culture but in China, the rat is a respected intuitive creature, synonymous with courage and an enterprising character. Rats know how to come up with solutions, take care of themselves and others without problems.Besides being curious and intelligent with a vivid imagination, rats are very lively and need oodles of attention (mental and physical stimulation).  To sum it up, the positive side of the rat personality includes being easy-going, smart, magnetic, quick witted and well-liked.  

On the flip side, rats have also been known to be a tad cool, calculating, selfish, and protective when they’re not in top form.What motivates Rats? You guessed it — money and status.  “Earth Rats” (those born in 1948 and 2008), are said to be very honorable folk who love to do things around the home and enjoy a stable life. Although a titch stingy with their moolah, they are cheerful with friends although are prone to stress.For more on the little known life of ratties, and what to expect from these ripsnorting rodents in 2008, don’t hesitate to check out what makes a rat tick!

And, for the rest of us (who aren’t expecting this year):  in the “Year of the Rat”, we can expect 12 months of plentiful opportunities and prospects not to mention being relatively free of turbulence, (which is great to know especially if you’re planning on making some long-term investments, starting new projects, or keeping the home fires burning brightly).

*Photos by montblanc.tins, michlancaster2002, SMILING PUG*

Okay, so I found one more thin at Beach Bungalow 8 that I adore.  Her blog is so inspiring!  It’s that chair.  The brown, velvet one that looks amazingly comfy.  I like the lines and the mini-ruffles around the bottem.  Have you seen any like it. Is there anyway to find out where I can get one. It would look amazing in our bedroom.   Any hints?

Wow. What does this do for you?  Beach Bungalow 8, my new favorite blog, posted it. I just can’t help but share it with you.  The bed is big, majestic and dramatic.  And, the bright, funky, modern textle really brings fun to the piece.  Oh, it screams Brian’s name. For that matter it screams MINE! 

You want to catch the next plane out?  I sure do. This brings a connotation of resort, relaxation and cabana boys bearing beverages.  Yummy. 

Get your serving arms ready boys, we’re coming!

To see Beach Bungalow 8’s post, click here. Her blog is so much fun, right down to the music. I am SO adding it to my blog roll.

This card is to you, to all of my readers. What started out as a research project for my husband’s business, has turned into my new favorite hobby.  So, friends and family, here is your early Valentines present:  I Wheely Like You. Thank you for visiting my blog, for the kind emails, the comments, and all of the laughs, smiles, and inspiration. 

Wheely, I do like you!

To check out these cute letterpress cards. Check out her site.  Her work is Wheely good!

I just wanted to update you all on a previous post

• Sadie has been found (Stephanie this is Cassie Caldwell’s sister).

If you are in Statesboro, and like me, you have a few overdue library books. Guess what?  You can get out of the fines until February 16th! All you have to do is bring in one canned item per dollar in fine. 

That’s amnesty. And, that’s a deal!

Food for Fines

Where:Statesboro Regional Library When: Feb. 1-16, 2008
The Statesboro Regional Library presents one of our most popular events, “Food for Fines” beginning Friday, Feb. 1 through Saturday, Feb. 16. During that time library patrons may bring in 1 canned good in exchange for $1.00 in regular overdue fines on library materials. Up to $5.00 in fines will be forgiven.

Library Director Lois Roberts said, “The ‘Food for Fines’ program is our Valentine’s gift to the community and to The Food Bank, Inc. of Statesboro, which will receive all donations brought to the library. This year all five of our affiliated libraries will be participating at the same time, and various charities in those communities will benefit.”

The program provides library patrons with a way to reduce or eliminate overdue fines, and provides much-needed donations to The Food Bank, Inc.

Canned items such as soups, vegetables, beans, pasta dishes and meats are welcome, as well as rice, oatmeal, cream of wheat or grits packed in individual servings, dried beans, dried pastas, and dried milk may be donated, according to Alton Odom, director of The Food Bank, Inc.

A patron donates food at the library.

More:  Statesboro Herald Article

*Photo by Terry Bain

One of my girlfriends is expecting a baby girl this summer. She has picked out her bedding.  Gorgeous. Simply Gorgeous.  It’s Serena and Lilly.  And, I LOVE it! I like it so much that it inspires me to create a new nursery.

Oh, I would need a new addition for that. On second thought, I will live vicariously through my crony.  Beatrice isn’t ready for any sisters or brothers yet! 

Isn’t this bedding brilliant? It looks so fun, and whimsical, and fresh and clean. And, this friend has a  (huge) gift for decorating so I know the nursery will be splendiferous. It will be pleasing, and cute and perfect. 

Because Brian and I opted to not find out the sex of Baby Hulsey, I didn’t have the luxury of selecting an overly feminine scheme. Instead, I selected a simple cotton batiste with clean lines design from Lulla Smith. Poor Mama. Oh, no whining for me. Pinch. Pinch myself.  What am I saying! I love my bedding.  But, next time maybe I will find out the sex just so I can have something more colorful.

This is so cute.  More, the description is perfect. Great bedding baby A!

More about Serena & Lilly baby linens: Their Social Mission, Their Serendiptious Start, Find a Store Near You,

Speaking of riches…

Thank you Messy, Thrilling, Life for the post and the picture each is lovely.  As my leisure hours are distinctly different from a year ago (and, I must mention very rare), I find this quote most appropriate.  There isn’t a price for those few vacant moments, moments overflowing with freedom. 

Idle hours are scarce these days, yet highly sought.

HappY Week. May you have plenty of wealthy leisure this week.

I subscribe to The Simple Dollar for facile ways to manage money.  They offer investment, thrift, frugality, financial management and wealth building suggestions.  The typical post is straightforward, a little abstract, number oriented, un-involved & non-personal. It’s expectantly practical while it is perfectly uncolored.

But, today’s newsletter is different. It’s more emotional than usual.  Surprisingly, it’s intimate and a little privy. 

I like it.  Per their post, I plan to live a rich life. I hope to live a rich life. And, I will start today. 

Here are the ten things they suggest (and  that I hope that) I to do today:

If I can do all of these things today, and tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that – then I’m in the process of living a truly rich life.  

Let’s get rich ya’ll!

*Photo by *Proserpine*on flickr

About the Documentary: Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?

You can find more information:  The Business of Being Born, Southern Mamas

Other Links and information:

ADVOCACY & BIRTH RESOURCES

Childbirth Connection: 212.777.5000 – www.childbirthconnection.org

Choices In Childbirth: 212.983.4122 – www.choicesinchildbirth.org

Citizens for Midwifery: 888.CFM.4880 – www.cfmidwifery.org

My Birth Team – www.mybirthteam.com

Birth Works: 888.TO.BIRTH – www.birthworks.org

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) – www.motherfriendly.org

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

Birthing from Within: 505.254.4884 – www.birthingfromwithin.com

The Bradley Method: 800.4.A.BIRTH – www.bradleybirth.com

Lamaze International: 800.368.4404 – www.lamaze.org

HypnoBirthing: 603.798.3286 – www.hypnobirthing.com

HypnoBabies: 714.952.2229 – www.hypnobabies.com

MIDWIVES PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American College of Nurse-Midwives: 240.485.1800 – www.acnm.org

Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)  888.923.MANA (6262) – www.mana.org

DOULAS

Assoc. of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators (ALACE): 888.222.5223 – www.alace.org

Doulas of North America: (DONA) International:  888.788.DONA (3662) – www.dona.org

Thank you Oh Happy Day for letting me taste a glimpse of these detectables by April Reed. Wow, how savory. Talk about bon bons for the eyes, sugar-coated confit for the senses. 

More about April Reed and her cakes: April Reed. Or,  Style Me Pretty (who also has a gorgeous site) likes her cakes as much as I do!