Just because

I thought it would be interesting...

INSTRUCTIONS ON GETTING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY WITH INFANT

1. Make sure that infant is secure in carseat
2. Pack all toys, blankets, pacifiers etc. in backpack.
3. Remove belt
4. Upon reaching steel tables, grab 3-4 bins and spread out in case more bins or space is needed.
5. Remove laptop from backpack and place in its own bin.
6. Place belt, milk, formula, anything you think they might be interested in (diaper rash cream) in bin.
7. Upon reaching carpeted area, remove shoes and place in bin with belt.
8. Ensure all pockets are empty and contents are in a bin.
9. Arriving towards the dark hole where all things must pass, remove the infants carseat from stroller (with infant in it) and place on floor.
10. Collapse stroller quickly, folding handlebars, and breaking down all extraneous pieces (baskets) that may enlarge this piece of equipment.
11. Ignore all human around you who are staring with interest, amazement, curiosity or annoyance.
12. Pretend to have extrahuman strength and hoist stroller up onto table to pass through scanning machine.
13. Your bins may or may not have already passed through, but passing stroller and carseat first is desirable so that you can retrieve and place baby down first.
14. After your stroller is crammed through, unlatch baby and ensure carseat handle is in the down position.
15. Pickup baby with one arm and carseat with other.
16. Cram carseat through scanning hole.
17. Cram YOUR bins through after carseat.
18. Wait barefooted to pass through metal detector.
19. Once through metal detector, pull bins out, acknowledging security guy rummaging through one of your bags, testing diaper rash cream etc.
20. Get carseat, place baby in seat and try to strap in.
21. Get stroller next, open and place carseat in stroller.
22. Cram all your crap back in whatever bags you have.
23. Throw shoes on floor and slip on.
24. Give baby belt to chew on until you are past the hollering security guards as they push everyone to get your crap and get dressed over on the benches 10-15 feet away.
25. Breathe a sigh of relief. :)

ORGANIC! My new hobby.

"Organic food: Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives."

Yes I'm jumping on the bandwagon, and I thought I would document part of the journey. As a new mother, I have been reading all sorts of books, one in particular called SuperBaby! :) I skipped ahead to the toxic chapter, which in my opinion should be the first chapter! My thoughts on all this organic stuff....

Of course we all know their are toxins in our environment all around us everyday. But do we really know the extent of their existence? Or the damage they are actually doing? I have learned a lot just reading a few pages...and I feel that if there is anything I can do to make the health and well-being of my family even a tiny bit better, it is my job and my passion to do so. Now I know everyone is thinking..but it's sooo expensive...and well yes it is more pricey than ordering cheeseburgers from McDonalds every night. At this I think to myself, what luxuries I am living with...my iPhone, cable tv, internet, a nice car, the list goes on. And then I think, living Organically is also a luxury. In my opinion, one that could lead to a life, what I like to all-encompass as "cancer free". So unfortunately, it sounds like living in this world cancer free is a luxury...hmm...

I think I will invest in this luxury.

Ok well I hope that I will be able to shed some education on the subject in future posts. Thanks for reading!