I am now a part of the club of people who have had an EpiPen injection.
Last year I wrote a couple of posts about my favorite apps – here and here. I was having a blast with my Droid and getting a lot of use out of it. It was fun to share what apps I was enjoying and hear about yours, too. However, as much as I liked my Droid, I hated how it crashed all the time. I went through three or four different models in a short period of time before crying uncle and moving over to the iPhone. And I haven’t looked back, once. I heart my iPhone!
Droid v. iPhone - Yes, there are a few differences between the apps (and apps available) between the Droid and iPhone. My experience is that, for the most part, the apps are fairly similar although there are some that are exclusive to each. I’ve learned from my tech friends that the Droid market is open to developers and apps can be published easily and available early – whereas the Apple store has tighter restrictions on what apps they’ll allow and have a review process of sorts. What this means for the consumer? With the Droid you’ll get faster access to cutting edge technology and apps. With the iPhone you’ll get a more stable platform, higher quality (read: vetted) apps and a higher chance your phone can handle extreme multi-tasking – especially if you are an intensive superuser like me.
We all grew up on “regular food” and we turned out fine. Righhhht.
Except for the fact that we are incredibly obese as a nation. Life-threatening food allergies are on the rise. Our children’s hormones are out of whack. And many people connect mental health issues (ADHD and more) to diet. Then there are other health related problems influenced by diet – diabetes, heart disease, cancer, to name a few.
Listen, I was raised on Hamburger Helper and Lucky Charms. So those things seemed really normal for me feed my kids – no judgment here if those things seem normal to you, too. It was my daughter’s diagnosis of severe food allergies to egg, milk and peanuts that shocked me into reading every single label of every single food.
This YouTube video has been making the rounds in the media the last few weeks – a little girl ranting about toys and gender – even calling it out as a conspiracy!
Go Riley!
I’ve thought a lot about gender stereotyping and conforming since becoming a parent. More than anything I don’t ever want my children to feel they can’t play or have access to something because they are not the “right gender” or because it’s traditionally assigned to the opposite gender. Here’s a bit of my experience with toys and gender, with a short video of my kiddos sharing thoughts on toys they enjoy.
Nearly every Christmas morning, my Mom asks “Remember that one year I gave you girls dog biscuits in your stockings?”
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