Both of my kids have eczema, which flare up when the air becomes dry around winter and also if they’ve eaten something they’re allergic to i.e. shellfish. As we are quite careful with what I eat when I’m breastfeeding and also now, when we eat out i.e. almost no Japanese or seafood restaurants, sometimes, slip-ups [...]
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During a shopping trip with my girlfriend (with kids in tow!) we were both drawn by the wonderful aroma of the L’Occitane outlet. Since they were having their sales, we went in to see if we’d get any beauty goodies for both us. The darling that she is, she dutifully grudgingly handled both kids (the [...]
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Now that my kids are bigger, I have been looking through the little keepsakes I’ve collected from their baby and toddler years. It’s amazing how time flies! Soon the elder one will be going to real school while the younger one can prepare for preschool I know I’m getting all nostalgic but that’s what mothers [...]
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Last semester, two of my students came to see me with the most horrible looking skins. The first was a boy whose skin looked as if he had aged horribly – he looked as if he had turned from a young man into his grandfather overnight! As he had missed a class presentation, he had [...]
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After moving to China, I have become an expert shopper. Seriously because it’s been soooooo difficult for me to find basic items for myself, I am now armed with practically all the numbers that I need to get what I want. For example, I now know that I need to look for underwear that would [...]
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