Why Do I Feel Guilty?
I just canceled Peanut’s enrollment in her dance class. Why do I feel guilty? I sincerely think it’s the right thing to do. Financially and emotionally. As you all now know, our finances are not in a happy place right now. We need to make some changes. The class itself costs $31/month, which is kind … Read more
Are Hospitals Really Safer?
The great majority of births are in hospitals. In 2007 in the United States, only .62% of all births were at home. While trends show an increase in both homebirths and birth center births, they are still remarkably low. I get it. As is obvious by the fact that I had an accidental home birth, … Read more
Total Disclosure and Total Reform
Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Money Matters This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how finances affect their parenting choices. Please read to the end to find a list of links … Read more
Knitted Gryffindor Scarf
Yeah, I’m a little bit of a Harry Potter fan. I’ve read the books three times now and I loved them this most recent time just as much as the first two. Even knowing what was going to happen, I loved going through and realizing connections I hadn’t before. I loved watching the love stories … Read more
Feeling Beautiful in Pregnancy
I spent a lot of my first pregnancy hating the way that I looked. Feeling fat even though I knew I should be celebrating the fact that I was growing life inside me. Feeling un-sexy regardless of knowing my husband still found me desirable. Feeling disgusting rather than relishing in the changes my body was … Read more
Pregnant Student vs The Vending Machine
Vending machines liter my campus. There’s 3 in the sitting area by Peanut’s classroom where I study. There’s 4 right in front of me when I enter my building. There’s one around every corner in the student union. This is par for the course for a college campus. This is to be expected. Regardless, it … Read more
The Importance of Tailored Sitting
I love my recliner. Love, love, LOVE my recliner. It’s the perfect way to relax at the end of the day and do some knitting while I watch TV. I love to cuddle Peanut on it while we watch a movie. I love to lounge and read a book. And I’m giving it up. Why … Read more
Newsletter–September 2011
Hi Peanut and Twig, This month has been a lot of repetition. Monday through Friday Peanut goes to preschool for a few hours while Mama goes to class. You’re loving your preschool class. So much so that we might keep you in it spring semester when Mama isn’t in school. It could be nice to … Read more
Tandem Nursing and Nearing the Third Trimester
I’ve done my best to document how nursing through pregnancy has been. First it was painful and gave me the heebeegeebees, then my milk went away and Peanut didn’t nurse for days on end, then my colostrum came in and she was ecstatic, now things are pretty much back to normal. I realized that I … Read more
