4 Reasons Why Moms Should Not Breastfeed in Public (satire)

Mostly Chewy supports nursing moms anywhere and everywhere. 

Enjoy this Friday funny. Laughed so loud, I scared the cat.
That's pretty funny. Best video in a long time. "Amazon Prime it!!!"

Video credit- Kristina Kuzmic 

What YOU Need

Stay Strong Charleston

I moved recently from Charleston, South Carolina. I lived there for over 5 years and fell in love with the city. I had a lot of words to say initially. And none of them really mean much right now. I'm feeling preoccupied and teary trying to understand how a terrorist can walk into a church in one of busiest areas of Charleston and take the lives of peaceful strangers. I had to stop thinking about that person while trying to find the list of people who were killed. In five years I've made a lot of friends and care about a lot of people I left behind. I think everyone in Charleston held their breath while they read through the names. Those nine names; Susie, Ethel, Clementa, Depayne, Myra, Daniel, Tywanza, and Sharonda to be the ones my thoughts go to. I dont want to waste another moment thinking about or giving press to their killer.

To my friends, church friends, activists, and local Mommas in Charleston who are in shock, sad, and upset; I miss you and thinking of all of you. I am sending you all the love in my heart.
Stay Strong Charleston, You are loved. 

Buh-Bye Monsanto?

A rose by any other name...

Word is Monsanto has been courting the UK for relocation. Other than listening to cool accents and a milder climate than their current St. Louis location, Monsanto's move would be for tax reasons.


Merging with Syngenta would mean a possible name change. Considering Monsanto's history; Agent Orange, PCBs, Glyphosate, DDT, GMOs, and  bovine growth hormone more than a name change may be needed to reinvent Monsanto's image and social currency.




At the 2015 Monsanto Shareholder's meeting, Moms Across America found Zen Honeycutt personally spoke one on one with  Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant and asked him to consider leading Monsanto in a direction "... one that does not involve toxic chemicals and hurting our children.". Zen also put a proxy up to vote and asked several questions during the Q&A.

Zen Honeycutt addressing activists 

What is the purpose of the name change? Aspartame became AmnioSweet. Black Water became Xe. Phillip Morris became Altria. ValuJet became AirTran. Will Monsanto slide into obscurity? 

Will a name change confuse the public? 


Will a name change mean a new direction for Monsanto?

Sources: 

Wikipedia Monsanto's page

GM Watch 
'Monsanto Plans to move headquarters from US to UK'

Moms Across America
Full Account of Monsanto Shareholder Meeting

World Baking Day

May 17th is world baking day. I love to bake. I love to bake sweets. I love to bake sweets because I like to eat sweets. I have the best chocolate chip cookie recipe in the world.

I don't share it.

It's that good.


Seriously.


It will get passed down to my children's children's children. It really is one of my favorite things to bake-- Near instant gratification.



My husband woos me with bread pudding--
It was the dessert we had on our first date.
It was my first time trying it and the moans and food-gasm has had my husband making it for me every few years

This was this year's Mother's Day Bourbon Bread Pudding with Drunk Raisins and a bourbon cream sauce (not pictured).

Happy Baking Y'all.

Bourbon Bread Pudding with drunk raisins with a Bourbon cream sauce.

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Danger of Ingestion of Essential Oils and the fleecing by MLM companies

My Point of View

I use essential oils in my life. I am a believer. My favorite thing to do is to turn on the diffuser in my bedroom mid afternoon with lavender essential oil and my the time my husband and I turn in our room is a relaxing, pleasantly scented oasis. We sleep better and enjoy the scent. I like knowing it is not full of other 'junk' that lurks in commercial air fresheners or candles. I have tremendous respect for essential oils and have taken baby steps in incorporating them into my life. I have a lot to learn about them. I am most excited about essential oils is making my own bath and beauty products. I enjoy a wonderful sandalwood scented bath using a packet I purchased at my health food store. The thrifty woman in me knows I can totally make that. I know I can. :) 

I've been able to manage illnesses, my migraines, anxiety by diffusing and using in a carrier oil at the proper dilution rates. I take care avoid a list of EOs for my child as they are cautioned against use in children under 12. I never ingest or take EOs orally. The fad of MLM companies suggesting ingestion is to increase sales for their vastly overpriced oils makes me see red. Taking advantage of others does not set well with me, especially when injecting a religious slant to it.

One Item Switch Out -- May 2015

Switch it out

Slowly over the past few months I have given up my nonstick cookware and have switched over to cast iron and stainless steel--- Cast iron is fairly easy to find online and easy to strip & re-season (most new cast iron is seasoned with GMO soybean oil).

While many stores sell stainless steel cookware, however I lucked out and found some pieces at thrift stores for well under Ebay prices. I am learning how to cook on stainless steel and while I am using a bit more of my Nourishing Traditions oil blend, I am feeling better about avoiding nonstick cookware.

What are ONE item will you be switching out in May forever and ever..?

"You Can't Wash the Wheat"

Jodie Bruning is in New Zealand, she is an amazing . She created one of the most awesome websites we have seen on GMOs and glyphosate www.safesayswho.com.This is a short clip from GMO Free News on Youtube, the whole video is worth a watch-- I am a huge fan of Kathleen Hallal of GMO Free News and enjoy watching her channel on Youtube.