I know most of you are probably concerned with the title of this post. Love? September? Same sentence? And I know we’ve not had the best summer this year (fact: Moncton had 328mm of rain this year in July & August, up from 150mm during the same time in 2010), but I still LOVE September. September is always a fresh start – new pencil case, new scribblers, new sneakers…what’s not to like? Plus, some of my favourite people have their birthdays in September! Hubby Fred, Uncle Joey, Aunt Marjorie, Cousin Leigh (today! Happy Birthday!), Cousin-in-law Jeff, and likely many other lovely Virgos.
September also allows you to sit on the sofa reading blogs and online shopping without feeling guilty that you’re missing beautiful sunshine! (ok, who am I kidding, I now feel guilty ANY time I’m online shopping because it’s become more of a sport than a leisurely activity. I’ve now started shipping packages to my parents’ place and my office. Hopefully Fred won’t read this post.) I have found lovely little things for Georgia’s room, her closet and even craft ideas for us to do together. So, I thought I would share some of my favourite mom-related blogs/shopping sites with all of you to get you on your September way of coziness. I’ll start with two and give you a few more later this month!
1) Design Mom: I love and envy this blog at the same time. Design Mom is a full-time blogger, designer, and MOTHER OF SIX. And if you take a moment to look at some of the fun things she does with her children, you might immediately quit your job and run to the dollar store. For example:
Design Mom Fun!
She outlines instructions for making what she claims is an obsession with pencil crayon jewelry making! Just click on the picture to check it out. She does some lovely things on her site and also points me to really cute kids clothing sites. A must read!
2) Oh Dee Doh: WARNING, they post several posts every day so if you are like me and obsessively like to read each one, you will be staring at the screen for quite some time! There are a number of people who post on this site with different ideas for birthday parties, fun kid food, nursery decorating, and general kid play. They have great gift ideas and links to educational sites. Click on the picture below to get to the site.
Knit your own air balloon - oh dee doh!
Happy reading everyone!
Georgia’s Mom
PS. Happy Birthday to Fred, Marjorie and Joey this week! (Note – you will have to share all birthday celebrations with Georgia. i.e. pretend it’s her birthday too. She feels that April 2012 is just too far away and I don’t disagree.
