Budget, starting where you are now.
This is a sort of bonus last part to Harper’s birth. Now that I’ve had time to think through everything, I wanted to write out some lessons learned. 1. Fear can play an enormous role in your birth if you let it in. This first […]
If you haven’t already, check out part one and part two of Harper’s birth story! While Camellia was braving the flood to get the drug, Alex and I were on the bed and Stephanie was beside me on the floor, helping me through transition. Every […]
If you haven’t already, check out part one to Harper’s birth story! Thursday, December 6 around 8:30pm, I stared having mild contractions. Alex and I labored out in the living room on my birthing ball. I spent a TON of time on the ball leading […]
Harper’s birth story starts a week and a half after her due date. Everyone and their mothers texted and called asking if I had the baby yet. A friendly piece of advice: don’t tell people your due date. You will start getting bombarded with questions […]
The whole family, including three pups, our little 5 month old, my husband, and myself all sleep in the same bedroom. I love my husband and our sweet pit bull, but man, can they snore. While we were creating our baby registry last year, one […]
We are starting to make the transition from using paper towels to cloth towels. We’re not 100% there yet; I’m weary about using the cloth towels for everything. As it turns out, microwaved cheese does not clean off well from a cloth towel. We’re using […]
Today’s Mini Monday (and by Monday, I mean Tuesday) rant is coming from a tired mama. That’s half the reason why this post is coming out on Tuesday: developmental leaps can stink! Harper is in the thick of leap 5, and if this makes no […]
I have to rave on Ibotta for a second. I had heard about it quite some time ago, but thought it might be too much work. Boy, I was wrong! Ibotta is an app you can download on your smart phone that gives you cash […]
Check out Dave Ramsey’s website and order The Total Money Makeover book. It’ll change your life! There are also lots of free resources online, including people who vlog about their experience (Life with Sarah is a good one), a free Excel spreadsheet that adapts Ramsey’s […]
A big question that everyone has about becoming a stay at home parent is, “how could you afford that?”. Unfortunately, I don’t have a quick fix answer for you, but I can tell you how we laid the groundwork. A few years ago, Alex and […]