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I think too many people fear color on the walls - it's only paint! I think the bright walls really showcase the unique pieces in the room, and I love the variety of textures, colors, and prints!

I haven't ordered rugs from Novica, but I have purchased a purse and was highly impressed with the service and quality. Also love that you know who made the piece - mine came with a card from the artisan.

I have a rug from Overstock in my living room - I wanted a rug that could handle a toddler and three dogs in a high-traffic part of the home. To get a 9x12 rug shipped to your home all for less than $250 is fantastic and a great choice until we have an older child and/or less pets.

I have to say I am so glad you are doing these reviews. Two years ago we got a 2K mattress that we utterly despise. Your reviews will help us in deciding a replacement.

Fantastic!

I think it being a toddler size is pointless - a twin I may have gotten as that I currently have the Gulliver Crib and the rest of the room looks great with the Gulliver. Would be a nice step up after making the crib a toddler bed...

I want this in my backyard, what a great way to cover up part of my dilapidated tool shed!

We have a rocking chair in our daughter's nursery and I have used it since about 5 months for nursing. It's not really big or heavy - it's the same one my mom used with me.

My daughter is now 19 months and climbs up in it herself. I worried about her smashing her feet or hands and took two of those linkable plastic rings that you can buy at Babies R Us (toy) and put one around the front side of each of the rockers so it couldn't completely rock forward, but could still rock back (which rocks into a corner and not as easy to pinch and smash back there). It was a random thought using what was available and works quite well and is cheaper than a new chair.

I find the chair comfy for nursing an older baby or toddler, but awkward when she was small and I was new to nursing. I also invested in a nursing stool from Medela which gives me a better angle for nursing, especially since I am petite.

I had my daughter at the beginning of January. We cloth diapered, so onesies weren't the best since she had a very fluffy bum as a newborn. What was great for us:

- 3-6 long-sleeved kimono-style wrap shirts (Carters makes some)
- 5-7 footed sleepers (if they have the foldovers for hands and hoods, all the better)
- We had a fleece swaddler, but preferred the hospital-issue swaddling blankets for the best baby burrito
- 3 little knit caps
- The Kiddopotamous infant carseat cover in sherpa. Unlike other types that willa ffect the safety of a carseat, this one fits on like a showercap and will make a snuggly warm spot for baby. We had a Snap n Go to make a stroller so it was great for walks, getting around, as well as being in the car.
- Socks. The only socks that worked for us were the ones by Trumpette. A dozen socks that will actually stay on

That's all we felt we really needed. Our baby spent most of the time swaddled to sleep or worn by us in a Moby Wrap so she didn't need a ton of clothing.

You can take your placenta from a hospital if you put it on your birth plan and some require a release form. I had no problem taking mine in Maryland. And FYI, they put mine in one of those hospital-issue water pitchers and then that in a basin full of ice.

However, I agree with others that I find this incredibly wasteful and very Silence of the Lambs-like. I took mine home to be encapsulated, which I think really helped me with milk production and beating PPD, and loved that I never had to look at it in its original form. The encapsulation specialist made a tiny wreath of the umbilical cord and gave it to me in a silk pouch but for the life of me I don't know what the heck to do with it. Shadow box? Christmas ornament? People may find it grody I encapsulated but I even find it grody to decorate my home with human organs.

I love the idea of donating it to the police, a great idea if encapsulation or planting isn't your thing.

I used to travel on business a lot and I agree, this post is geared towards business travelers.

My list was an iPod and speakers so music would fill the space, room spray (more fire-safe than candles), a pashmina to use as a wrap and also was nice to cover the pillow and make it feel more homey. I do like a nice frame with pictures on the nightstand (have a leather one that folds up like a passport and takes up no space), I use my cell phone as my alarm. I also like to bring bubble bath so I can have a luxe bath in a tub bigger than my tiny home one so I can find some pleasure in business travel!

And lounge clothes or a thin jersey robe IS useful if you are traveling on business - takes up less space than a whole other outfit and after a day in a suit you want desperately to have a change of clothes.