Kaisha's Profile

I bought this for my daughter before she was born (two years ago) and I love, love, love it! The design and layout is perfect, beautiful and well worth the price. You can feel the quality and somehow you can tell it was made with love.

Are we really so spoiled that we can't rub sunscreen on our kids with our hands? Bring a cloth and some water to wipe your hands off and let your kid roll around in the sand and get covered in it, that's part of the fun of going to the beach.

This is beautiful. Being from the west coast, however, the parasols above the crib terrify me as we are in a major earthquake zone. Sorry to be a poo-pooer but yikes.

Our daughter's room is Farrow and Ball Vert De Terre. It's a beautiful sweet green. I love how subtle it is.
http://us.farrow-ball.com/vert-de-terre/colours//fcp-product/100234

I get that it's a companion product but the name is too hilarious. I kind of wish my daughter still ate all pureed food just so I had an excuse to get this.

Halo is amazing!

My (and my 14 month old daughter's) favorite cooking book is The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman.
http://www.maryannhoberman.com/books/sevenSillyEaters.html
It is a rhyming story about Mrs. Peters seven children and their crazy eating habits. I don't want to give away the ending but the final baking event has actually been made into a recipe.

I agree that these products are outrageous I have to confess that we have a banana guard and my husband uses it every day. He rides a road bike to work and has a bag that is very flat so it sits tight to his body but his banana would always get squished. The guard actually totally protects it. I know, I feel crazy even defending it but it really has been useful for us. Hopefully the bicycle commute and the eating organic bananas will offset our use of such a silly product.

When we replaced the kitchen in our house, we uncovered beautiful 100 year old fir floors throughout the house and we love them. We have wooden cabinets and gray concrete countertops but haven't yet decided on a backsplash. It all looks good but I may paint the cabinets white as the two woods and the gray countertop make everything a bit too neutral. You may find the same thing, depending on your taste.

Me, my husband, our seven month old and our dog love our little 100 year old, 720 sq. ft. house. We have renovated the small interior and removed excess walls to expand/combine important rooms, making the place feel much larger. We also have a large yard that we have set up for summer entertaining. Our only issue is storage (only one closet) but it has taught us to be creative with our space and thoughtful about what we buy.

Downsizing is such an important way to combat the growth of giant manufactured suburban homes, cars, people, etc. I say absolutely downsize to a beautiful little house. Of course you can do without all your extra stuff. After all, in most countries even 720 sq. ft. is considered excessive for one family.