Just received a reminder email for this course starting in September. We all know how challenging motherhood can be and this seems like a nice way to address the different issues we face every day.
I’m pasting the flyer below:
Mommy Coaching Time at shui urban spa !
A series of four coaching workshops for new moms & moms-to-be！
Mark your calendars and SIGN UP TODAY!
Two hours to recharge your batteries and feel boosted with positive energy, in a cozy lounge, around constructive topics of discussion. Enjoy this time just for you, in a very informal and relaxed atmosphere！
To sign up for one or several workshops, or for any questions, please email Alexia at alexia.michiels@gmail.com
Led by Alexia Michiels
“Drive Your Life！” Coaching Proposals for Women
www.alexiamichiels.com
Certified Life Coach and mother of four children.
Thursday September 4, 10 to 12 noon
How does the motherhood experience change you forever?
Thursday September 11, 10 to 12 noon
Put aside the myth of the perfect mom and discover your special gift as a unique mother！
Thursday September 18, 10 to 12 noon
Identify and use your core values to guide you more confidently through motherhood
Thursday September 24, 10 to 12 noon
Identify your breaking points and design your back up plan ！
Groups are limited to 10 people MAX.
1000 RMB for the 4-workshops series, 300 RMB per workshop.
know it’s not cool and a little embarrassing but yes I have to admit that I was a little too excited when I saw that Mothercare was opening a shop on Huaihai lu a few months ago. Mothercare has in fact started a joint venture with Goodbaby who already manufactures many of the nursery products sold through Mothercare world wide and is opening 2 stores in Shanghai and another in Beijing. Anyhow the Huaihai branch is now open, just by the intersection of Ruijing lu and I went to check it out with a couple of friends last week. We weren’t all that impressed to be honest, especially with the fact that they don’t even have a ramp!! It felt quite expensive especially since we were coming straight from Puan lu and it isn’t as big as I expected. That said it is really handy and does have things that aren’t available in other places, such as splash mats, maternity bras, on the go potty, nice muslins, and environmentally friendlier (not sure how) disposable nappies, washable swimming nappies, stroller, stroller bags, maternity clothes, and a lot more I can’t remember. I think it surely will make life easier to mamas to be and mamas in town.
I remember doing an online test on a natural birthing forum I was/am a member of when I was pregnant, the test was to decide how crunchy granola you are… turned out I didn’t breast feed enough children at once, didn’t grow my own veg and shaved my arm pits too often to qualify.. 
Anyhow maybe not crunchy granola enough.. but hey I’m feeling pretty good about my crunchy muesli credentials recently after finding this awesome recipe online, I must admit that I felt like a bit of a kitchen goddess baking my muesli in my mini oven til one o’clock in the morning while my boys were fast asleep. We are all big fans and now that the jar is almost empty, I’m getting ready to make another batch in the next few days. I’m adding the recipe below for those you are keen to try it out.
Apologies to the original creator of the recipe as I can’t find the url anymore, thanks for putting this recipe online anyhow I love it!
CRUNCHY MUESLI
Ingredients:
1Kg Oats (from Tesco’s)
200g slivered Almonds (I didn’t have any of these and it was great anyways)
250g Sunflower Seeds (from Helekang)
250g Pumpkin Seed ( I didn’t have any of these either..)
1tbs Cinnamon
Finely grated rind of 2 oranges
1cup firmly packed Brown Sugar
100ml Canola Oil (from City)
2 tsp vanilla Extract (I didn’t bother and I don’t think it really needs it but try it if you have some nice vanilla extract in the house)
200ml water
I also added half a cup of flax seeds
Preheat oven to 160C
Combine, oats, almonds, seeds, cinnamon, rind, sugar plus half tsp of salt in a bowl. Whisk together oil, vanilla and water and drizzle over the oat mixture, then suing your hands mix until well combined. Spread over 2 large oiled baking trays. Bake for 1 hour or until golden, stirring occasionally and swapping trays half way through.
You can add all kinds of seeds and after it’s baked any dried fruit you have. I didn’t bother adding that part of the recipe as I find that dried fruit in Shanghai is extremely expensive.
After the mixture comes out of the oven let it cool down completely and store it in an air tight container, it’s delicious served with yogurt!
Helekang has a really long list of items on their order form. Not only fruit and veg, also organic meat, milk, grains, pulses, coffee, baby wear by Wobabybasics and deet-free herbal insect repellent (imported from US). If your order is over 100rmb delivery is free, if not you pay 10rmb.
I tried it out recently and found the service on the phone extremely good, they were very very polite and helpful. Will be ordering from them again soon…