Monthly Archives: February 2015

Clean Fifteen and The Dirty Dozen

As a child growing up in Australia, my parents always reminded me to eat my fruits and vegetables, however I never really understood how it important it was until I grew up and began to understand the nutritional value of food. Now that I have my own little bundle-of-joy, together with my husband, we both encourage our Son to have a positive relationship with fruits and vegetables, just like my parents did with me.

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Post-Partum Blues, and Getting my Body Back

Oh, how being pregnant for the first time changes your life, in more ways than one. Besides the complete upheaval of your life, there is a little voice in the back of your head wondering how you are even going to look after this little defenseless creature? However, a couple of months in you are rocking and rolling in that department, wondering what you were even worried about in the first place. As it is second nature, and as sure as brushing your teeth you soon figure out how to look after a newborn just fine.

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Margaux and May organic swaddle blankets

Here at Willy B Mum, we are very excited to be working along side an array of fabulous bloggers across the United States and Canada, to help spread the word about Margaux and May.

Margaux and May, are a baby product company who are steering away from the cliché baby animals, blues and pinks you generally see when you think “newborn”. Instead, they are putting Mom first, with more “grown up” designs leaning towards style and sophistication. And, you can see that, with the bold print on the twin-set of the organic swaddle blankets we are giving away to our readers.

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Valentine’s Day Red Salad

Embrace the spirit of love in your kitchen this Valentine’s Day, by making this delicious “hearty” salad. Kindly submitted by mother and daughter duo, Paulding and Company, a full catering kitchen based in San Francisco. This salad was created to raise awareness and support of, Women’s Cardiovascular Health Awareness.Yield:  2 servings

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Love Snowshoeing

I just arrived home from 8 glorious days in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah, on a family ski trip, which was beyond some-kind-of wonderful. I enjoyed it so much, saturated with moments spent looking around in awe at the natural beauty surrounding the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort where we were staying. Not to mention, spending quality time with my husband and Son, I am so grateful for the experience.

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Sleep and Our Family {guest post}

I put all this energy, during my pregnancy, so that my Son would have his space and his room and in my pregnant mind that is where he was always going to sleep: alone, happy, long, long hours. I am such a sound and good sleeper that not even for one brief moment I thought my baby could be any different. Or maybe it was just the denial of the possibility driven by my own attachment to precious undisturbed sleep.

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Create A Stir – Brown Rice & Almond Milk Stir

Here at Willy B Mum, we love USA grown, non-GMO Della Rice, so we jumped at the chance to spread the good word about them with this article, by creating a plant-based rice stir.

Della Rice comes in a variety of rice including  ArborioBasmati White Rice, Light Brown Basmati, Jasmine White Rice, and Jasmine with Roasted Garlic.

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