Nurturing our Children
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Chapter Newsletter | July 2011 |
| Holistic Moms serves as a support community for those interested in holistic living and natural parenting. We appreciate all those who have joined our community and spread the word to help make the Western Suburbs Chapter possible.
With Love & Friendship,
Jen Stahl, Kate Boyle, Theresa Muth & Laura Schreiner
Chapter Leaders Chicago Western Suburbs
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| Next Month's Meeting
Embracing Motherhood
July 5th, 2011 7-9 PM | Remember the days of going out with your girlfriends-going to a movie, having dinner, ending the evening with a cocktail? Or maybe you and your husband decided to stay in and have a romantic dinner for two? Then along comes that precious baby. You're so excited to bring a child into the world! And now you have a new name: MOM! Such an amazing feeling! So many things change when we become mothers. How do we balance being a mom, a wife and a woman? How do we deal with our change in responsibility?
Please come to our next meeting and share your story of how you have "embraced motherhood" and everything that goes along with it. Share with others the way you have chosen to create balance in your family. You won't want to miss this one! |
Member Profile
Meg Dedolph |
How long have you been a member of HMN? Two years.
I'm a Holistic Mom because: I want an alternative to mainstream thinking. 
My holistic passions are: eating seasonally and locally, vegetarian cooking, simple living and natural parenting.
What inspires me about Holistic Moms or holistic living? Our family likes to work on living simply, eating local and resisting consumerism, which makes HMN a nice place to find like-minded people.
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| Chapter Events and Activities
| Chapter Meetings: Held the 1st Tuesday of every month from 7-9 pm at The Health Doctors, 28379 Davis parkway, Warrenville, www.thehealthdocs.com Open to the public.
Morning Meetup & Open Discussion: Join us at Whole Foods Naperville for a morning open discussion meeting the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9:30-11 am. http://wholefoodsmarket.com/storesbeta/naperville/ Open to the public.
Playgroups: We meet regularly for play dates at members homes. Locations will vary. Membership is required to attend playgroups.
Moms Night Out:We gather the 3rd Friday of each month for a moms only "playdate". Babies in arms are welcome. Activities and locations vary. Membership is required to attend mom's night out.
Book Club:We meet several times a year to discuss the chosen book. Location will vary. Membership is required to participate in book club.
Mom & Tot Outings: Special outings planned several times a year specifically with our young ones in mind. membership is required to participate.
Family Gatherings, Movie Nights, and additional members events will continue to be scheduled.
Check out or local website for details. http://chicagowestsub.holisticmoms.org |
| Clean Out the Closets-get ready for the August meeting now! August 2nd, 2011 |
Our August chapter meeting is a great time to clear the clutter out of our lives. Do you have clothes that you have been meaning to clean out of your closet? Outgrown toys out of the basement? Clutter from the garage? August is the time. We will be having a free swap. Bring anything that will fit in your car to the meeting and put it out to be taken. And then look around, you may find that perfect something that you have been looking for, but for free. Everything that is left over will be donated to a local charity. The best part is that we will get it to the charity for you! We are giving you the heads up now so you can start making piles. Please let me know if you are planning to bring stuff to put out so that we can plan on enough tables and space for everyone. Thanks! Kate ksmboyle@gmail.com |
|  | Our Sponsor
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Millennium Pediatrics,
Dr. Chad Olsen, M.D.
1012 W 95th St., Naperville IL
630-548-1100
www.millenniumpediatrics.com
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Meeting Topics
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Jul: Embracing Motherhood: Finding Balance.
Aug: Clean out the closets
Sept: TBD
Oct: Creating a Family Mission statement
Nov: The Five Love Languages
*subject to change
Dec: TBD |
| | | Prairie School of DuPage First Grade Teacher Wanted: We are an independent K-# school located in the Naperville area. We have a strong commitment to the environment and have an integrated curriculum that includes the arts, music, foreign language and an ecoliteracy program. We are looking for a teacher to take the incoming first grade class in September 2011. You are the ideal candidate if you have a Bachelor's degree, previous teaching experience (all pedagodgies acceptable), a deep love of nature, a passion for the arts, are enchanted by children and speak some Spanish. You are professional, organized, a good communicator, and collaborative. Any extra creative skills such as music, arts, yoga, are a plus! Please send inquiries and resumes to jobs@the PrairieSchoolofDuPage.org |
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