[April Update] Yoga/weight lifting/walking 3x a week. Before the last third of the month left me ridiculously ill, I was good about staying active. I’m slowly getting back into it – but dehydration hangover and blah blah blah. Work on the pre-baby list. I bought almost everything we’ll ‘need’ – well, a new stroller (ourRead the whole post >>
Archives for April 2014
32 Weeks.
Crazy eyes over how round I’m getting. How far along? 32 weeks. How big is baby? Longer than 16 1/2 inches and almost 4 lbs. Total weight gain: +20 lbs. Same as 2 weeks ago thanks to the Plague of Death and Much Illness, during which I lost 4 pounds (and then eventually gained 2 back). Updates:Read the whole post >>
Family Logistics // Being a One Car Family, Part 2.
Last week, I discussed being a one-car family – some ways sharing a car has made our life more simple and more complicated as well as the keys to how we’re able to make this work for our family. Today, I want to talk money. Money is one of my favorite things to talk about and analyze, because it’s so empowering.Read the whole post >>
5 Things. // On Overwhelm, Child Care, Easter, & Books.
1. Yesterday was the first day of spring break for Gabe’s preschool. My plan to use preschool as child care continue to be thwarted by silly things like “days off” and “breaks.” They go to school like 9 hours a week! What kind of break could they need?! Sadly, he doesn’t seem to want aRead the whole post >>
Family Logistics // Being a One Car Family, Part 1.
I’m still sifting through the survey responses (and I’m really flattered by the kind responses – you guys are absolutely wonderful and just as I suspected, it feels like I’m writing to a bunch of friends.), but lots of folks wanted to hear more about money and budgeting and just how we can live on less income AND severalRead the whole post >>
