5 Tips for Having the Best Pregnancy Experience
The fact that we, as women, have bodies capable of growing a whole person inside of us is a miraculous thing. There’s nothing quite like seeing that line appear on the first pregnancy test, and then...
View ArticleHow to Be Successful at Online Dating
I am by no means an expert at online dating. But considering that I met my husband on a dating website, I must have done something right. An NPR article published a few years ago reveals that Asian...
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother – Review & Personal Reflection
The author, Amy Chua, and I have a lot in common. We are both Chinese-American women with respectable careers, married to American men, and born to parents who immigrated from China to America. Now...
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A Tour of China
Even though I was born in China, I moved to the U.S. at the age of four, and I have no memories of living there as a child. Aside from my parents and my brother, all of our family is still residing in...
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Vegan Weight Loss Journey
My husband, Kyle, was overweight for most of his childhood. He comes from a divorced household, and he frequently sought comfort and stability in food. Growing up, he often dealt with teasing from...
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Baby Registry – What Do I REALLY Need?
Who knew bringing home a tiny human required so much STUFF? In the nine months I had leading up to arrival of my son, Elijah, I mostly spent time researching what I did and did not need, to make our...
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Kombucha for Beginners
Have you heard about this new health drink that’s invading grocery store shelves and even has its own section at Whole Foods? The drink first became popular in this country in the early 1990s, fueled...
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7 Recipes for a Vegan Holiday Feast
Originally published on Thirty on Tap Being a vegan can be hard, especially when living in a small town in the South. Lack of convenience is one of the biggest drawbacks. I can’t just go to a...
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Beyond Meat: The Beyond Burger
Introducing: a brand new series, called Too Good to be Vegan! A lot of omnivores automatically assume vegan friendly foods means bland, sub par dishes that consist mostly of salads and tofu. This is...
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Sleep Training
After you bring your new baby home, sleep becomes one of life’s most precious commodities. When the baby doesn’t sleep, one or both parents also don’t sleep. Some babies are naturally great sleepers...
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Evolution of Chinese Food in America
There are over 45,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S. That’s more than McDonald’s, Burger King, and KFC combined. The majority of these restaurants offer very similar looking and tasting food, even...
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Fiction Kitchen – Raleigh, NC
Walking past Fiction Kitchen in downtown Raleigh, the first thing you’ll notice is the bright green paint and the large yellow sign. Peering in for a closer look, you will see the mismatched furniture,...
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Helmet Head
Back is Best The Safe to Sleep campaign (formerly known as Back to Sleep) was launched in 1994 by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recommended that parents put their babies to sleep on their...
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DNA Ancestry Testing – Am I Really Chinese?
Unlike my husband’s family, who has been in the U.S. (and North Carolina) for generations, my parents were the first people (that we know of) to immigrate to the United States from our family. I like...
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All About Chinese New Year
It’s almost Chinese New Year! This year, the lunar new year falls on February 16th. 2018 is the year of the dog, according to the Chinese zodiac, which repeats every twelve years. Even though China is...
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Helmet Head – Before & After
The original prognosis was that Elijah would have to wear a Doc band for 3-4 months, taking into consideration his age and severity of the plagiocephaly. However, it turns out that Eli is a...
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Opposites Attract!
People often say that opposites attract. Never has this been truer than for my husband and me. I am ISTJ and he is ENFP. Total opposites in every regard. overview of the two personality types We have...
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The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)
I wanted to share with you a great book that I read recently. Written by David Emerald, The Power of TED is a book drafted in a narrative style, similar to a fable, and it tells the story of a man who...
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My Birth Story
WARNING: The following post contains graphic descriptions of childbirth. Expectations My due date was June 16, 2017. In the weeks leading up to my due date, I had decided against having cervical checks...
View ArticleDear Special Needs Mama, You Are Not Alone
Guest post by Brynn Burger of The Mama On The Rocks Momming is messy and hard no matter who your kids are. Even the most well-behaved and polite child will throw a tantrum eventually. When you parent...
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