Health insurance can be a huge stress factor for pregnant women, with co-pays at an all-time high and low cost health insurance being harder than ever to find. When I first found out I was pregnant, Nate was still going through school and I was the only one employed (at a job I was THIS close [...]
One of the big expenses that I dread when it comes to kids is all of their sports equipment. That stuff is EXPENSIVE! $500 bikes, $100 uniforms, $50 gloves. Don’t even get me started on what you can expect to pay if your kid happens to be into horseback riding or ice hockey. Fortunately, there [...]
One of our main goals here on the blog (and in our own lives) is to simplify day-to-day tasks. I frequently hear parents discuss healthy food, unhealthy food and the constant struggle they face trying to balance time and convenience. I get that it isn’t the simplest thing in the world, but health should be [...]
Babies can really throw off the whole organizational standards of any household. It sure did for us. As soon as Some Boy came along, our office/guest room turned into an office/nursery/guest room. Yikes. If you’re short on space (or just short on sanity and sleep), there are a few ways to maximize space and minimize [...]
When I was pregnant, I was convinced that we could do this whole baby thing with minimal purchases. We’ve cut out a lot of unnecessary items and don’t have that many toys laying around, but I’ve found that children do require a lot of GEAR. We live an active lifestyle and don’t spend a ton of time [...]
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