Five on Friday | blogging, boxes and breast pumps

Good morning!! I'm linking up with the lovely ladies behind The Good Life, Carolina Charm, A. Liz Adventures, and Hello Happiness for 5 on Friday today!

- ONE -

Our October Citrus Lane Box finally arrived this week and I was really happy with this month's selection. In our box there was a Boon Water Bugs Floating Bath Toy, an issue of Babybug Magazine (Such a cute idea. Owen loves reading it together.), a Green Tones Train Whistle and a bag of BOPS Organic Potato Chips. We also added on the cute Little Spider book to add to our collection of Halloween / Fall books. We have so much fun opening our Citrus Lane box each month and I'm always looking forward to the arrival of our next one. If you'd like to sign up you can use this referral link to get $10 off your first box!

- TWO -

I've always loved reading about people's experience at blogging conferences and have always though it would be so fun to attend one myself. The problem is that the conferences would usually require a plane trip and hotel stay, and I just can't justify all that for something I consider a hobby (a fun, and very important to me hobby). Well, lo and behold it looks like BlogHer is coming to San Jose in '14!! I could not be more excited about this, because I think it means I'll be going! Anyone else out there planning to attend?

 

- THREE-

If you read my guest post last year on Julie's blog about my breastfeeding journey you might remember that I kind of gave up on pumping pretty early. I really wish I could have kept it up so that Owen would have always had breast milk when I was away (it was a huge source of guilt for me) from him, but I just could never find the time. I breastfed him up to a year, but could never manage to carve out the time to pump after a feeding.

I'm re-telling you all this because a friend of ours is developing a breast pump that is going to change ALL that for so many moms. The (patented-pending) design he developed features improved performance and smaller size (it will be about the size of a smart phone!). This new technology will not only make pumping sessions shorter and more efficient, but also make the experience more discrete.

Anyway, I think this is so neat and wanted to introduce you all to it because I know many of you are mothers / breastfeeding mothers. Do me a quick favor a LIKE their page on Facebook to keep up with them and help this amazing technology get the exposure it needs!

- FOUR -

The power went out yesterday afternoon, right before nap time, and I almost didn't know what to do with myself. I couldn't turn on the monitor, humidifier or white noise in Owen's room. My Kindle was dead, so I couldn't read. I couldn't start a load of laundry, watch television, make a cup of tea (I remembered later that I could have used the stove - duh!) or blog.  It was all a bit frustrating at first, but once it set in I really enjoyed the peace. I ended up straightening up the house and making some phone calls that I would have probably put off otherwise and when Owen woke up we just sang songs and read books. I didn't feel the pressure to switch the laundry, check emails or vacuum the floor, etc. I could just play. Keith says I wouldn't survive a day in a zombie apocalypse.

- FIVE -

Monday is my birthday (I'm going to be 30 again 32 this year, if you're wondering), so I'm looking forward to a great excuse to have some fun with my favorite people. Saturday we're going to lunch + shopping with my mom and sister, Saturday night we're getting together with Keith's family for pumpkin carving and dinner, Sunday night Keith and I have a date night and on Monday we'll have a fun family day. I'm really looking forward to all the fun the weekend has to offer!!

Happy weekend, friends!

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