August 25, 2011
As fall approaches, we find ourselves embarking on new projects and will be taking a break from My Little Buddha writing. The Weekly Gem and Twitter will be on hiatus too.
We hope transitions to school and September schedules go well and that you continue to find helpful resources at My Little Buddha–we’ve got lots of good posts on starting preschool in the Library under Preschooler (which help for toddlers too!).
Please feel free to check in with us and we will keep you posted on our latest news. We are so grateful to share this time with you exploring the world of raising young kids.
As always, thanks for reading!
July 27, 2011 | Product picks
On Oliver’s third birthday, a favorite babysitter gave him a National Geographic Little Kids subscription. He loves looking at the magazines so much that we keep each one on the bookshelf and renew every year.
Each issue features a young animal on the cover, a simple story, a maze, some questions and answers and a matching game. Often there are cards to cut out of different animals. The square magazine is just right for small hands, and kids enjoy reading the pages over and over again.
The National Geographic Little Kids site is a bit thin on the magazine description. They’ve developed Little Kids for ages 3-6. We also subscribe to their National Geographic Kids magazine which is great for the early grade years.
July 13, 2011 | Site we like
We love butter LONDON nail lacquers–amazing colors, better than Chanel. Really. And they are free of formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and parabens. Kelly confesses that after making Gwynneth Paltrow’s Chicken Milanese for dinner (it’s true the cook book works for non-chef, non-cook food preparers) curiosity hit and she found butter LONDON at GOOP.
butter LONDON’s colors are so good we have to pass them on.
July 13, 2011 | Site we like
Marie Veronique Organics Anti-Aging Oil is one of those products that inspires conversation, how great it feels on our skin, how we can’t imagine going back to lotion, and does it add a little life color or is that just our imagination?
And then we start talking about the Anti-Aging Mist. Spray that on and then dab on the oil–we are rejuvenated. We can walk to the kitchen and make breakfast for small children. We might even whip up french toast.
MVO products are organic, natural and well formulated. EWG lists their sunscreens as some of the best. The Anti-Aging Oil (we’ve graduated to the Anti-Aging Oil+) and Mist are our favorites, worth trying out their other products too.
July 13, 2011 | Site we like
rms beauty’s living luminizer could be our favorite make up product ever. Living luminizer is a small pot of highlighter that brightens tired eyes with one sweep across the eyelids. Combine with their concealer, lip & skin balm and a lip2cheek color, and our make up’s done in less than five minutes. Even better, it looks great.
Celebrity make-up artist Rose-Marie Swift created rms beauty and includes information about skincare as well as the ingredients in her organic, mineral products. A great line, really thought out and so easy to apply.