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all babies need is warmth, love and boobies. they'll sleep happily in your bed (and, have access to the 3 needs), move from place to place happily in your arms (and, have access to the 3 needs)... yes, they require clothing and nappies, if that's what you're in to, but holy heck! little babies don't need 100,000 cuddly toys. or shoes. or much else. the poor new parents have a big enough task on their hands without having to chuck consumer choices at them too, labelling them 'must haves'.
good article- challenging for some, i'm sure.


Avoiding the Avalanche of
Baby "Must Haves"
8/7/12 4:08 PM

you think that's cool, you want to check out post-quake christchurch's shipping container mall! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by1B_32rkmk (look out for the very crooked hotel grand chancellor in the background, at the beginning of its deconstruction stage)


8 Shipping Containers Equal 1 Family Home Designboom
3/1/12 2:26 PM

i used museum wax to stick some stuff to the top of a painting (deep frame) so it wouldn't fall off in an earthquake. the next earthquake the whole picture fell off the wall (and the picture was very securely fixed...)
in the last year we've had 3 major earthquakes and i've seen some crazy stuff happen. painting directly on the wall seems the best option, followed by a firmly fixed textile... it seems a shame to live your life in fear, but if it is your reality (like it now is mine) the best you can do is be prepared.


Lightweight Decor for Earthquake-Wary SoCal Native?
Good Questions
11/23/11 2:37 PM

you want to look at the seriously cool dot-on calendar: http://www.dot-on.de/seeit.htm
it's stylish, and you can personalise it to make it your own!


Looking Ahead: 2012 Calenders
10/11/11 6:02 PM

it's not the playgrounds that are making our children 'dumb', it's the sitting in front of the tv/computer for hours on end playing 'interactive' games.
our children should be smart, creative, free little creatures- if we let them.


Are Today’s Playground Designs Dumbing Down Our Kids?
Design News 7.29.2011
7/31/11 6:25 AM

Hi Cambria,
I know that one day I will write for you- but I don't think it will be this year...
I live in Christchurch, NZ and our last 11 months have been heavy with earthquakes; our homes are all cracked and broken- for a while I couldn't even visit this site as all I could see was the potential for disaster.
Time will heal and soon enough we'll be opening our doors and our hearts and I'll be there, listening, photographing and writing it all down to share with you. Later.
b


Would You Like To Write For Re-Nest? We're Hiring!
Deadline is this Sunday, July 31st!
7/28/11 8:36 PM

i've an apple tree i've just done the same thing to. in my back garden. i have two small folk- they know not to go on the garden because that's where plants grow: they have plenty other space to play.

what a shame your culture is so dominated with the potential to blame and the potential to profit from it that you can't allow simple folly, or art, to take place...


Repurpose Broken Plates for Colorful Garden Ground Cover
7/28/11 5:22 AM

here's a question: i have inherited several pieces of furniture that i don't especially like... one, an old camphor blanket box from great-granny, an other (real antique) 'ladies chair' from great-aunt- can i paint them? i'm imagining the wood white, and reupholstering the ladies chair (currently granny-pink) ???


In the Family: The Value of Antique & Heirloom Furniture
6/18/11 4:47 AM

i ponder this thought constantly- apparently more than a third of the energy consumed in a car's lifetime is in its creation alone. so, my theory is, the longer it's on the road, the more economical it becomes & therefore my toyota grandad is almost an eco-mobile...


Dilemma: When Vintage Is Bad for the Environment
4/11/11 6:13 PM

hi. i live in chch, new zealand. we've just experienced two pretty big earthquakes in a 6 month period; previously, we didn't live over a fault line...
the first earthquake we all felt quite pleased with ourselves- our house was ok & while we didn't have water for 6 days or electricity for 2, we managed. you can carry water, right? and we had bottled water anyway, cos we were prepared.
problem was, we thought that was it. our 'big one'. 6 months later another one happened, and although lower in magnitude on the richter scale, more intense ground shaking was measured in this earthquake than any other in the world.
but we'd had our 'big one', hadn't we? - we'd used, and not replaced, our bottled water. we hadn't allowed for flooding, liquifaction... the road rose up outside our home and exploded, a volcano of filthy water flowed towards my house.
we didn't have electricity for 2 weeks. while we have water on at the tap, it needs boiling (1 month later) and our sewerage is still broken. my family, 2 kids under 3, and i have all had vomiting and diarrhoea.

the least you can do for yourself, for your family, for your neighbour, for your friend, for the guy in the street you don't even know: is be prepared. get prepared twice. keep back-up stuff stashed in your car, shed, garage, next-door, online. memorise 2 phone numbers. learn to light a fire.
pack spare chocolate.


What To Put in a DIY Disaster Preparedness Kit
ready.gov
3/30/11 8:40 PM