The title says it all. Absolute exhaustion. There's where I've been since September. I'm actually even having a hard time writing this as my brain just no longer likes to function. -On top of the pregnancy, we are also in the market for a larger home. This house small for us almost since the moment we moved in. It was never meant to be a long term house. With another child on the way, it's time to find something that fits us better (without breaking the budget...ha!). Which means this … [Read more...]
Saving Money By Using Your Time
I often find myself lamenting that living is so expensive. Even a gallon of milk is almost $4 around here. However, there isn't much I can do about the cost of items and the cost of living. With raises few and far between these days, it involves a lot of creative thinking and doing to make what income we do have stretch far enough to cover all our expenses. There is one major thing that helps stretch that budget for me: time. Saving money by using your time is a great frugal living strategy. … [Read more...]
Growing Our Family and Fears of Having a Second Child
I am happy to share with you that we will be welcoming a new baby to our family in May! Abby is ecstatic to be a big sister. Matt is so happy. We had been trying to just over a year when we had the miscarriage in August. He was so thrilled that we got pregnant again right away. Me? Well, how I feel is different on any given day. That may seem odd to you since we very much wanted to expand our family. But something happened to me after the miscarriage. I started questioning so much of my life. … [Read more...]
First Frugal Things to Do After You Get Pregnant
It's so exciting! That moment you look down see that plus sign or the two pink lines or even the word, "pregnant." It's like no other moment in the world. Shortly after the excitement comes the worry. There are so many things expectant mothers worry about. What to eat, how to exercise, what labor is going to feel like, what to do after the baby is born, and how to afford the baby. It's that last one that we are going to talk about today. If you live on a tight budget, there are some frugal … [Read more...]
How I Spent My Blogging Break and Plans for the Future
First, I would like to say, thank you all for letting me have this month to take a step back, focus on family, and re-evaluate some of my blogging and business life. I think I have a better plan going forward to help prevent burn out and keep this whole blogging thing more fun. In case you were wondering, here is how I spent my blogging break. Lots of reading Yup, that's right. I spent hours and hours reading, even daytime hours. And not just the typical reading books because I have to review … [Read more...]
Lessons for “Those Days”- Imperfect Mom Confessional
Yes, I am still on my blogging break but before I made that decision, I agreed to guest post at Busy Being Blessed as part of their Imperfect Mom Confessionals series. I think we’ve all had those days when we just absolutely don’t want to be a mom. It may be because we have spent the day cleaning up messes, dealing with tantrums, and trying to teach obedience. It may be simply because we are tired and don’t want to play or talk or even be touched. Whatever the reason, we all have those … [Read more...]
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