Posts by skreader

In some cultures, people just use water and their left hand. A watering can with a longish spout can be kept in the WC to pour or splash as needed.

I'm not into labeling kids: "you're a naughty boy", "you're a bad girl" but I feel comfortable with labeling different actions right or wrong, "naughty" or "nice", "selfish" or...

NOT the librarian , the book-store clerk/reader woman. I guess I am crazy too. I kind of think it's not big a deal. Sneaking another cup-cake when your parents say no *is* naughty in my thinking (being disobedient +...

Some folks will also go vegetarian for the first 3 days. In HK it's very popular to get daffodils (narcissus) bulbs and get them going so they bloom on New Years Day (or close to it). Decorating w/ red gladioli is also...

Not "off grid" - but in warm humid places... *bathing before bed * sleeping on a bamboo mat instead of sheets * turning on the electric fan My DH tells me his dad used to use a "head-rest" instead of a...

How big are you talking? We buy our rice in 10 kg bags (~ 22 lbs) and keep it in a plastic pail under our sink. So, I think that a nice plastic garbage pail w/ a fairly tight lid would do. Line it w/ a garbage bag & then put in...

I've never made a transoceanic move w/ a baby, but g-d knows I've flown w/ babies and toddlers across oceans a lot. Baby jet-lag is a major bummer and will last about 5 days to a week. After that, as long as you are there and her papa...

I also will self-describe as "Euro-American" because to trace back all the permutations and combinations is rather tedious unless people want to hear a long story. For my kids, I do tell stories of their grannies and...

Yeah, we celebrate, but we live in Hong Kong, so supplies are not an issue. I googled "Chinese groceries" & found places to order online. If you google "chinese new year party supplies" you'll also find...

I started wearing tampons from my 1st period (used my mom's OB). When my DD started, I got her pads and also suggested she might want to try using tampons. I gave her some very small OBs and showed her the instructions, etc. She has...