Category: rants raves life & love

RANT: Bullying – What Do We Teach Our Kids?

It’s a fact of life. There will always be bullies. How do we deal with it? I struggle with the answer to this question as I decide what to teach my 4-year-old daughter. We went to a community carnival and spent 20 minutes in line for a turn in the bouncy castle. When it was her turn, my daughter went...

RAVE: Top R’s for Green Living

Happy Earth Day! I am so excited to celebrate Earth Day with all of you – so thank you for reading and being a part of juicy green mom. Now more than ever we need to focus on doing the R’s for our earth. There are lots of Earth Month and Earth Day challenges out there, so I hope that...

RAVE: Swap Success – Why & How to Run a Swap Page

Recently I have discovered the world of swap pages. A friend of mine was telling me about how she was addicted to a particular swap page and couldn’t stop buying stuff off it. I didn’t understand until I joined the swap page myself. Then I realized how awesome it was. Here are the reasons why I absolutely LOVE my swap...

RANT: Introversion and Sensitivity Are Not Disorders

After discovering that my daughter is a Highly Sensitive Child (by reading The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them by Elaine Aron), I have been interested in reading more about the qualities of sensitivity and introversion. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain is one that I...

RANT: Why Early Healthy Eating Habits Matter for Our Children

One of the concerns, when we were looking at daycare for my daughter, was what she would eat. Up until she was 1 year old, I was vigilant about what she ingested – it had to, HAD TO be organic. That’s why I signed up for The Organic Box, so I could make her baby food and ensure she wasn’t...

RANT: Newborns are starting life “pre polluted”

The choice to live a greener lifestyle is often daunting and complicated. There are so many toxins and chemicals in our world that it seems impossible to get away from them. Some people may say, “Why bother? You can’t get away from everything.” The new report released by Environmental Defence called Pre-Polluted: A report on toxic substances in the umbilical cord...

RANT: Food Labeling Issues

If you’re a follower of this blog, you know that I am doing my best to be green – and we all know that food is a huge concern for those who are attempting to be green. Lately there’s been a ton of talk about the fact that in Canada and the US, GMOs (genetically modified organisms) do not need...

LIFE: Getting to Know My Highly Sensitive Child

When taking the journey into parenthood, every parent will ask people questions, make posts on forums, and read parenting books. They hope that doing this will help them be prepared when their baby is born and while it does help a lot, they can’t learn everything they’ll need to know because they don’t know who their child will be. Will...

LOVE: It’s In the Moments

I have found that being a mother has increased my anxious, hurriedness about life. It’s hard not to let that happen. There’s always something to attend to, something to get ready for, and when you get those things done, you have to start again. So it’s easy to fall into routines and not pay attention to those moments. You know...

LIFE: Boundaries Around Children

It’s so interesting what different people are used to with strangers, big gatherings, and shopping malls. I used to think it was more nurture than nature, that your upbringing and family culture dictated how you behaved and reacted in these situations. Watching my daughter from infancy to toddlerhood has changed my viewpoint a bit. Even at 2 months old she...