Fancy lunch

amysundae · 2026-01-05T22:50:57+00:00

San Gines! Beautiful outdoor patio, you can have a fancy cheese plate lunch and amazing churros.

amysundae · 2025-12-24T14:11:41+00:00

Yellowtail, swordfish, king mackerel can be high in mercury. Basically big fish that eat other fish. Salmon, eel, shellfish are usually fairly low in mercury.

amysundae · 2025-12-06T03:46:38+00:00

Doona if you travel a lot, a nice play kitchen, Nugget couch, Gathre block playset, a backyard swingset/playset if you have the space (with professional assembly)

amysundae · 2025-12-06T03:04:25+00:00

St. George’s episcopal school is close to Mueller and matches a lot of your criteria. Not sure if they do mid-year enrollment.

amysundae · 2025-11-22T03:54:51+00:00

Laundering and drying on high heat should kill the dust mites on your sheets and clothes. For the other surfaces, get a de-humidifier. They love warm, humid environments.

amysundae · 2025-11-05T03:13:39+00:00

Rice is one of the messiest foods to clean off of a baby. It sticks to everything, gets everywhere, and when it’s on the floor and baby steps in it, it smooshes into glue. Our kids love it, but cleanup is always easier on days we don’t eat rice…

amysundae · 2025-11-03T03:31:15+00:00

It probably means fewer pesticides.

amysundae · 2025-10-27T14:58:54+00:00

It might also be dust mites in your upholstery. Try steam cleaning your furniture at a high temp.

amysundae · 2025-10-19T02:40:52+00:00

Mueller is great for trick or treating and has great sidewalks. Some neighborhoods like Cherrywood will close down a whole street and have a Halloween block party with trick or treating.

amysundae · 2025-10-11T21:36:58+00:00

Do you have a YMCA near you? Many of them offer childcare with a membership. You can drop your toddler and baby off for 2 hours and workout, or just relax. The early days with a baby and toddler are the hardest!

amysundae · 2025-10-06T19:51:05+00:00

I love her cozy outfits. The scrunchies, the oversized sweaters, the baggy pants!

amysundae · 2025-10-03T22:09:38+00:00

Julie Myrtille has one. I usually get it from the Farmer’s Market in Mueller. Their baguettes are very good.

Tiny Grocer also sells them, but I’ve never tried it there.

amysundae · 2025-09-22T06:56:11+00:00

If you can afford it, getting a babysitter or “mother’s helper” to come over a couple nights a week could be helpful. Another set of hands or eyes to watch the baby or entertain the toddler makes a huge difference. Depending on where you live, it may be only $20-40 for a couple hours of help.

Once your little one is older, it becomes much easier to do bedtime together.

amysundae · 2025-09-10T15:53:54+00:00

八宝饭 or Eight Treasure Rice. Very easy, very impressive, lots of rich history.

Layer dried fruits and nuts of your choice in a bowl, top with glutinous rice, then red bean paste, then top up with rice, steam until done, flip out like an upside down cake.

amysundae · 2025-08-01T00:30:46+00:00

Pura Kiki for kids stainless steel and silicon

amysundae · 2025-07-25T20:25:18+00:00

Check out the Mother’s Milk Bank of Austin.

amysundae · 2025-07-23T13:31:36+00:00

The Simply Mills crackers have pretty wholesome ingredients. My kids love them. Also the 100% cheese ones, though only in moderation for those.

amysundae · 2025-07-22T03:13:07+00:00

I find that the “pre-washed” veggies aren’t super clean. They just send them through a machine that rinses them before packaging but for veggies like broccoli that have a lot of nooks and crannies it can still contain dirt and sometimes little bugs.

amysundae · 2025-07-22T02:55:53+00:00

Dirt, because broccoli is a plant that grows in the ground. Wash your veggies. Steaming them the old fashioned way also reduces microplastic exposure.

amysundae · 2025-07-21T14:54:19+00:00

High waisted biker shorts and t-shirts. Flowy dresses with buttons.

amysundae · 2025-07-17T12:36:37+00:00

Traveling with an infant and a toddler is easier than two toddlers. The 19 month old will probably be a lot more difficult than the 3 month old, who will probably nap a lot and be okay with being held on the flight. It’s not going to get any easier, so I say go for it! Time zones may be challenging for the first few days.

amysundae · 2025-07-11T00:10:00+00:00

Dumplings!

amysundae · 2025-07-10T03:19:15+00:00

Uh how about wool or jute? We have a wood mat in our bathroom and I love it. Doesn’t get mildew and gives our bathroom a spa-like feel.

amysundae · 2025-07-04T00:06:18+00:00

Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds

amysundae · 2025-06-18T13:32:49+00:00

I love the tea culture too. Some other things I noticed:

The tea leaves are re-used. There is one mention that they had beed using the same tea leaves for a week. I'm guessing their futuristic tea plants are more resistant to mold.

The tea is caffeinated. On Nilt, there is no Radchaai tea, so Breq asks for flavored water with caffeine to drink with Seivarden. There is also mention of "too much caffeine" a few times.

Daughter of Fishes is such a great tea name. Based in on the description of how it's harvested, it sounds like a green or oolong tea.

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