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Cool Tool Tuesdays: Panasonic Electric Thermo Pot

Jan 17. 2012

I have decided to implement some regularity to this blog. I believe that not only will it give readers something to look forward to on a weekly basis, it will also force me to be more creative as well as provide a focus when I am struggling with writer's block. The new schedule will not be too rigid, because anyone with kids — heck, without kids too — knows that life is anything but predictable. So for now, I plan on doing the following: Cool Tool Tuesdays, where I feature a favorite item from my life and spotlight it so that others who are not familiar with the product may also benefit from it. A cool tool can be any book, gadget,...

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Personal, Relationships

Beneficial Friendships

Jan 13. 2012

My parents have always said that everyone needs the following three people in their social circle: a doctor friend, a lawyer friend, and an auto mechanic friend. The reasoning for this is simple, and it is so that you have someone you trust to give you advice and consultations on matters that could otherwise screw you over if you went to the wrong person. When I was younger, my parents also encouraged me to study hard and attend a good college not only so that I can make a good life for myself, but also because they believed that I would have a greater chance at befriending those who would be in powerful positions as working adults. At first, I was appalled...

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Baby, Personal, Shopping

Why We Don’t Cloth Diaper or Buy Used Clothes

Jan 11. 2012

Let me preface this post by saying that I do not look down on anyone who cloth diapers or purchases used clothes. I do not think that I'm any better than those who choose to, nor do I believe that our way is the best and the ultimate. Once again, this is a personal decision that we have made for our own family based on our unique preferences and circumstances. There was a period in time as I neared the end of my pregnancy with Claire when I seriously considered cloth diapering. It is more green. They say it's more economical in the long-run. I have also read that today's cloth diapers are superior to those in the past, and that they can...

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Claire, Personal, Relationships

More Family Resemblances

Jan 10. 2012

A couple of weeks ago, J's relatives in China found this old photograph and sent it over: Can you guess who the little girl is? It's J's mother when she was about 3 years old! Everyone immediately noticed how remarkably Claire resembles her grandmother in this picture. Here's a recent picture of Claire for comparison: Even my mother did a double-take when I showed her the old picture. "Claire's going to look just like that in a couple of years," she predicted. And we couldn't agree more. As stated in a previous post, Claire currently resembles her uncle (J's brother) the most of everyone in our family. Sometimes, you could even swear that she's a carbon copy of him! And because J and his...

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