It’s hard to believe that it is week 35 already, but here we are! I’m starting to get that “I don’t think I can get much bigger” feeling. Unfortunately, we all know that’s not true. I can, and probably will, get bigger. Baby Hazel with be making her appearance sooner or later though, and since […]
Read More Packing The Hospital Bag!!If you’ve been following Baby On A Budget, you know that we were surprised this spring to find out that we have baby #3 on the way, and that since I quit my “serious” job last fall, we need to keep the baby related expenses to a minimum this time. In the first two parts […]
Read More Baby On A Budget: DiapersWelcome Back for the second installment of my Baby On a Budget Series: Clothing! If you missed the first installment of this series you can find it below. Baby On A Budget: Gear When we left off I had most of the gear I need for the new baby. I had spent $46 dollars, and […]
Read More Baby On A Budget: ClothingWith the “Lazy Days of Summer” winding down, and school starting soon, I’ve been making an effort to switch myself from “Summer Break” mode to “Full Time Homemaker” mode. Although I’ve technically been keeping house since I first moved in with my husband, I’ve never really been a homemaker. I’m the kind of person who […]
Read More Settling Into a Homemaking RoutineWelcome to the first post in my new series, Baby On A Budget. As many of you know, last fall I left my “serious” job for one that paid a lot less, but allowed me a TON more time with my kiddos. It was great. Then this spring we discovered that we have another sweet […]
Read More Baby On A Budget: GearI was planning to wait for this announcement until I had an obvious “Baby Bump” photo to share with you, but as it turns out, I’m nowhere near patient enough for that. My jeans have just barely started getting snug, and I haven’t gained any weight yet. (No complaint about that!) We are expecting this […]
Read More Surprise!With so many opinions out there as to what one can do when the kids get sick, I’m sure you aren’t hurting for advice. And since I’m just a Mom, not a Doctor, I wouldn’t be qualified to give advice even if you did want it. You should contact your healthcare provider for that. But […]
Read More My Four Favorite Fixes For Sick KidsSince my article on Straight Talk is consistently in my “top posts” list, I thought it was time for an update. At the time of my previous post we were happy with the cell coverage, and with the price, but we were having issues with making payments, and with reaching customer service. At the time […]
Read More Update On Straight Talk WirelessAt the risk of sounding like I’m tooting my own horn, people often ask me how I get my children to be so well-behaved. Today I’m going to attempt to answer that question as honestly as possible. I think I can boil it down to four main points. They’re faking it. They are on their […]
Read More A Discipline ToolboxUpdate: Would you believe I wrote this post last spring and there are still one or two items on the list that we haven’t accomplished? Which is why I never published it. Well…it’s the time of year when I ramp up thinking of all things money and job-quit-y, so I’m back at trying to cut […]
Read More Decisive Action…put off by only one short year.