My current trends

My husband jokingly points to the fact that I tend to follow fads and trends. To a degree, he's dead on. Like, I wanted an ipod, not some pretend phoney of an MP3 player. I wanted the real deal! So when we looked for an MP3 player, I won the war. On a less-materialistic level, I also spent a little bit of time in college as a semi-committed vegetarian. Confession: I maybe joined PETA and Green Peace. Yeah...I like the environment and I like animals but I just couldn't keep it up. I'm a little nutty but I don't think I'm cut out for that kind of commitment.

But here are a few of my current trends:

--eating whole foods: What better time to eat all-natural than during the summer? Produce is fairly cheap, enormously delicious, and I've got some time to invest in preparing and cooking good, wholesome, delicious foods. With the exception of the Nutella and pretzels I love munching on, we've moved pretty much away from processed foods. I call it the redemption for my body after months and months of living off of crappy food at university. I'm hoping my body forgives me sometime soon.

--babywearing: Okay, potentially expensive life coming up. I love carrying Hyrum around with me. Maybe this sounds kookey, but it's kind of addicting. The more he's with me, the more I like him there. And I love a cute baby carrier. Right now I'm borrowing the Beco baby carrier from a neighbor and I absolutely adore the thing. We also have a Moby wrap but Hyrum seems to have outgrown it and we have a pouch sling that I ordered a few weeks ago and use from time to time. I've also acquired some fabric to make a mei tai and a ring sling. They're just so cute! Anyone ever seen an accessory cuter than a baby? Yeah...didn't think so.

--permanent make-up: Okay, I actually haven't done this one yet but a friend of mine told me that she gets her eyelashes dyed and now I really want to do the same. Think about it, no more wearing mascara! I quick 1 hour procedure every 3-4 months and you never have to wear mascara again? I think I need to set up that appointment STAT.

--cloth diapering: is it weird that I think they're kind of cute? And even though it's just something you stick on their bum bums, it's kind of fun to have an identity as a cloth-diapering mama.

--sewing and knitting: I have fallen in love with making things for littles. It's so much fun to sew with cute fabric. Right now on the docket I have a few all-in-one diapers, the aforementioned slings, a sleep sack, a growth chart, an alphabet book, and an activity book. Phew! So much to do and not nearly enough time to do it. I've also been knitting to get ready for the winters here. Brrrrr. Everyone needs sweaters, leg warmers, and wool socks.

Okay, but while I talk about the things I do, here are a few trendy things I don't do. I like looking at what other people do and admiring it but I just can't seem to find the gumption to do it: scrapbook--too messy for me; photography--seems like everyone's doing it these days and I'm just not savvy enough to figure out the editing software; yoga--I wish I was a yoga person. I'm just not really sure how to get into it; elimination communication--infant potty-training. I'm just not brave enough and I'm maybe too lazy for that; eating organic milk and eggs--I WISH we did but when it's $7 for 12 eggs, you've gotta draw the line somewhere.

Do you have any fun "trends" that you're jumping into? I'd love to hear about them!