Halloween Costumes on a Budget
This was the first year that Peanut actually chose what she wanted to be and as you can see, she wanted to be The Cat in the Hat. She also requested that my husband and I be Thing 1 and Thing 2 (respectively). I wasn’t too excited initially, but then I figured out a way … Read more
Pregnant With a Toddler
Being pregnant with a toddler is hard. Some days it’s so hard I want to go back in time so I can slap myself during Peanut’s pregnancy for complaining so much. Some days it’s so hard I want to lock myself in my room. Some days it’s so hard I wonder why I even thought … Read more
What’s In Your Bag?
I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while and this guest post by the Minimalist Mom on Babble made it come back to thought. People are always making fun of me for my huge bag (often called my Mary Poppins bag by others and myself). Yes, sometimes it’s actually huge-ly full of stuff, … Read more
Apples, Apples Everywhere
For some crazy reason, I decided I wanted to make homemade apple sauce. It was a bigger project than I had anticipated. Wow. I spend hours in the kitchen cutting apples until I couldn’t feel my fingers. I created a ridiculous mess on my stove top from apples boiling over. I spent $50 on apples … Read more
Money Update
I think I’m headed in the right direction, but I’m at a bit of an impasse. We’ve switched over to the cash envelope system and it seems to be doing well. I know exactly how much money I have until more comes in. I also know exactly how much to give myself on November 20th … Read more
Envelopes and Basketball
As you all know, I started full disclosure with my finances last month. That post went up two weeks ago, but it actually documents my spending in the month of September, which means it’s really been over 3 weeks since I updated. I got a lot of really helpful comments on that post and I’ve … Read more
No More Time Out
I was recently talking with one of my favorite mom-friends about what we wish we were better at as parents. This particular mom is one that I highly admire and, quite frankly, wish I were more like that majority of the time I’m talking with her. Within this conversation, she confided in me that she … Read more
Project 333 Maternity Wear
Before getting pregnant, I went through my wardrobe and got rid of a lot of clothes as part of minimalizing my life. I didn’t give myself a set number of items to keep or get rid of, just that I had to get rid of anything I didn’t like wearing to begin with, was too … Read more
Homemade Gifts
I used to think of homemade gifts as cheap. Something that only incredibly thrifty (when that word used to have a bad connotation in my head) people gave. I used to think of homemade gifts as macaroni necklaces that kids made for their parents in school. I used to think of the importance of gifts … Read more
