It's called the Uniform Project, started by a chic lil' lady from Brooklyn and has raised over $103,000 to help kids go to school and buy school uniforms. Basically she had 7 identical dresses, 1 for each day of the week, and wore them for a whole year, with some fabulous accessories of course! Amazing what you can do with 1 LBD and some creativity.
Uniform Project Picture Book from The Uniform Project on Vimeo.
http://www.theuniformproject.com/
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Customize Your Firefox with Personas Plugin
First off, if you're still using Internet Explorer... get with it! You probably have had to take your computer in for repair at least once in the last year, you use Norton or some other anti-virus software to scan for trojans and viruses regularly and your computer is still slow, or maybe you've even had to replace it recently .
One of the best and easiest ways to keep your computer healthy and running smoothly is to use an alternative browser such as Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome. I've been using Firefox for years now and have no complaints, but I did want to spruce it up a little so I found this fun (and safe) way to customize my Firefox interface using a neat-o plugin called Personas.
Once you've made the switch to Firefox you can have a pretty browser too.
1. Go to http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/ and download & install the FREE Personas Plugin for Firefox
2. Once it's installed, you can use the handy little icon in the lower left corner of your browser to click and select a new persona to 'wear'
3. Just rollover the different themes (there are literally thousands!) to try them on and click to set it as your default, or try your hand at making your own... one to match your blog perhaps?
Right now, my browser is wearing "Blue Floral Abstract" dorky name, yes, but it looks cool.
One of the best and easiest ways to keep your computer healthy and running smoothly is to use an alternative browser such as Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome. I've been using Firefox for years now and have no complaints, but I did want to spruce it up a little so I found this fun (and safe) way to customize my Firefox interface using a neat-o plugin called Personas.
Once you've made the switch to Firefox you can have a pretty browser too.
1. Go to http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/ and download & install the FREE Personas Plugin for Firefox
2. Once it's installed, you can use the handy little icon in the lower left corner of your browser to click and select a new persona to 'wear'
3. Just rollover the different themes (there are literally thousands!) to try them on and click to set it as your default, or try your hand at making your own... one to match your blog perhaps?
Right now, my browser is wearing "Blue Floral Abstract" dorky name, yes, but it looks cool.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Breastfeeding is hard!
Ladies! There is no need to put yourself, your baby and your spouse through endless sleepless, tearful nights associated with breastfeeding woes. Just cheat! There is a very helpful product that hospitals, doctors, lactation consultants, nurses and LaLeche league almost NEVER tell new mothers about. Perhaps it is because they themselves are unfamiliar with it. Or perhaps they insist on breastfeeding done the old-fashioned, "worked for thousands of years" way, ignoring the fact that so many mothers start supplementing formula after just a few weeks because of the extreme pain that can be involved in breastfeeding.
Fortunately for me, when my first son was born and we were having exactly these kinds of problems with breastfeeding, my dear mother heard about nipple shields from a friend and mailed me one from across the country. What a lifesaver! With the breast shield in place during feeding, he was able to easily latch-on and stay there for a full meal. The pain associated with cracked, blistering nipples was immediately eased and the sores were healed within a week and I was able to stop pumping between feedings and supplementing bottles. Occasionally I tried feeding without the nipple shield, but found it wasn't worth the struggle so always went back to it.
I relied on nipple shields again with DS (dear sons) 2 and 3, but for some reason when my daughter was born I rebelliously thought we could do without. Oh boy, was I wrong! I should have known better! In the hospital before going home I met with a lactation consultant (first one ever, which is amazing considering this is baby #4). I told her that DD (dear daughter) was doing well latching and feeding, but it was very painful. She tried to help me get her repositioned and a better latch, but there was still a clicking sound while sucking, even when everything appeared to be correctly placed (boob, baby, head, tongue). I decided to grin and bear it because after all, breast is best. After nearly a month of suffering I finally broke-down. I jumped on Amazon.com, ordered 2 and had them shipped overnight for the fastest relief possible.
Below are the two I ordered most recently. I preferred the Ameda one because although the plastic was a little thicker, it stayed in place better, and I didn't really see the value in the odd shape that the one from Medela had, it usually just got in the way.
Finally, I lost both nipple shields at about 3 months. I think they went in the trash by mistake. Good news is that we have been doing just fine without them ever since so I didn't feel the need to re-order.
Have you tried these? Is it okay to cheat at breastfeeding?
Fortunately for me, when my first son was born and we were having exactly these kinds of problems with breastfeeding, my dear mother heard about nipple shields from a friend and mailed me one from across the country. What a lifesaver! With the breast shield in place during feeding, he was able to easily latch-on and stay there for a full meal. The pain associated with cracked, blistering nipples was immediately eased and the sores were healed within a week and I was able to stop pumping between feedings and supplementing bottles. Occasionally I tried feeding without the nipple shield, but found it wasn't worth the struggle so always went back to it.
I relied on nipple shields again with DS (dear sons) 2 and 3, but for some reason when my daughter was born I rebelliously thought we could do without. Oh boy, was I wrong! I should have known better! In the hospital before going home I met with a lactation consultant (first one ever, which is amazing considering this is baby #4). I told her that DD (dear daughter) was doing well latching and feeding, but it was very painful. She tried to help me get her repositioned and a better latch, but there was still a clicking sound while sucking, even when everything appeared to be correctly placed (boob, baby, head, tongue). I decided to grin and bear it because after all, breast is best. After nearly a month of suffering I finally broke-down. I jumped on Amazon.com, ordered 2 and had them shipped overnight for the fastest relief possible.
Below are the two I ordered most recently. I preferred the Ameda one because although the plastic was a little thicker, it stayed in place better, and I didn't really see the value in the odd shape that the one from Medela had, it usually just got in the way.
Finally, I lost both nipple shields at about 3 months. I think they went in the trash by mistake. Good news is that we have been doing just fine without them ever since so I didn't feel the need to re-order.
Have you tried these? Is it okay to cheat at breastfeeding?
Saturday, May 15, 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
TweetDeck for PC
TweekDeck - My newest obsession. Perfect for 10-20 distractions per hour and never getting any work done. On the other hand, it's great for staying on-top of what's what and who's who and since I'm just now getting into this Twitter thing for work, I'm loving how simple it is to view multiple searches all at once. The other day I was watching Celebrity Apprentice and decided to plugin a search for #celebrityappentice in my TweetDeck and discovered what social television really means. It was awesome and amazing and I can say that now I finally 'Get It'... the whole reason behind Twitter, it was the missing piece of the puzzle for me. Fun!
Do you tweet? I would love to follow you! You can find me at http://twitter.com/harryandjules
...more software reviews to come later
Do you tweet? I would love to follow you! You can find me at http://twitter.com/harryandjules
...more software reviews to come later
Top 10 Application for Windows
Considering that I spend about 2/3 (if not more) of my waking hours in front of the warm glow of my laptop screen, thought I would post a list/reviews of the applications I use (nearly) everyday, just for a little nerdy fun. ;)
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