An LCD TV for Under a Cabinet

In my recent efforts to lose weight, I've been spending a lot more time in the kitchen. I know that sounds ironic, but the problem is that in the past, I relied on 'quick' food, that wasn't that healthy. When I actually spend time preparing food, cooking, etc., it ends up being healthy food.

I can't see the TV in my living room from my kitchen. So, I've been looking into getting an under counter TV for the kitchen. I'm looking for something with a screen big enough to see from across the kitchen, but also has a DVD player so I can watch movies while I cook.

The idea is to be able to watch TV and movies. The one thing that seems to be a pain for any under cabinet TV is running a wire from your cable/satellite box. There's no easy way to hide the cable. If you're willing to forgo connectivity to cable or satellite, most of them have a decent receiver. And hey, there's always the DVD!

Take a Nap, Kid!

My 3-year-old has decided that she doesn't need a nap any more. Well, WE need her to nap. The quiet time in the afternoon is essential for us, and if she doesn't nap, she's exhausted by 7pm.

Unfortunately, her room is a southern exposure room, which means she gets lots of direct sunlight in the afternoon.

We decided to get some room darkening curtains to block the light. That helped by making it nice and dark. So she started to get up and turn the light on. lol

Fortunately the light in her room is on a ceiling fan, so we can turn it off with the chain at the fan...even though she can reach the wall switch, she can't turn it on.

Eventually we added an air purifier to make some white noise. If she is even slightly tired, that knocks her right out. :)