Amanda Soule of SouleMama posted the greatest idea the other day--a summer bag (hers is a beach bag) exclusively for mamas! No sand, no diapers, no toys--just mama stuff. This is a truly novel concept and one that I have already adapted for myself. I change the contents of it pretty regularly, but as of today it has the following inside of it:
1. my current mindless knitting project (the Baby Boo Sweater) by Alchemy Yarns of Transformation
2. a video camera--I have been quite intent lately on catching my kiddos at some of their cutest moments
3. summer reading (Healthy Child, Whole Child)
4. an old pair of sunglasses
5. some honey candies if I am lucky
Mine is not exclusively a beach bag as we spend very little time at the beach. I take it to the park, outside in our backyard, on trips to the in-laws, etc... Because this is my bag, I end up carting around two bags for every trip--one for diapers, toys, and general kid stuff and then my own. It is so worth it--there is no spilled milk in my bag, no plastic bags full of dirty diapers, no renegade raisins. I love it. I love my summer bag.
In other news, we have been eating like kings and queens this summer so far. On Friday, when H woke up from his nap, I had this waiting for him on his high chair tray.
Hazelnut spread with bananas and raspberries on a dessert crepe from a recipe out of this book. Wow was it good. More time in the kitchen and time in the outdoors to come this week. Happy Sunday.
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