EVERYONE needs a budget. Yes, that means you. Today I’m not only discussing why YOU need a budget, but “Why YNAB:” why I love the You Need a Budget (or YNAB for short) software and app. YNAB named their software this because they believe everyone needs a budget, whether you have $1 or $100 million to your name and I…
One of the primary benefits of using cloth diapers is the savings over disposables. But how much exactly can you save? In this post I run through 3 different scenarios and break down the costs and savings of each. (Did you miss part one of the series, pros and cons of cloth diapers? Read it here first!) In this post…
This Friday’s post is coming to you a little later than usual! I’ve been swamped at getting behind the scenes stuff for the blog going, so I’m just going to share a few random thoughts with you today. 1. All the book clubs I don’t know what’s gotten into me in 2021, but I’m wanting to join all the book…
My two boys are 21 months apart. Whenever someone asks me how I handled two under two, my answer is simple. Baby wearing. It’s the only way I survived maternity leave, home by myself outnumbered by children! Having BOTH hands free to prepare meals, clean, EAT, and more was so necessary. I wanted to share my favorite 3 baby carriers…
I love reading motherhood posts from Kylie at immaeatthat so I’m going to do my own version here. In some ways I can’t believe it’s already been 6 months of having two kids, and in other ways it feels like we’ve known L forever. I think so far, the “taby” stage (12 months – 2 years) was the hardest for me.…
I got this idea from Laken at planwithlaken (youtube). With 2 small kids, a full time job, and now the blog I’m trying to build in my spare time, it was a good exercise for me to sit down and map out how many hours I can reasonably expect to spend in each area. It’s serving as a reminder to…
You stayed up way too late the night before scrolling social media. Watching the stories of your favorite instagrammers for hours. The next morning your alarm goes off, and you groggily pick up your phone and check your emails, groaning at the numerous “Order Confirmed!” emails you had forgotten about. What happened? Let’s taker a closer look. What is Influencer…
Stay tuned for Part 2: The cost of cloth vs. disposables Listen, I hear you. You may be thinking “EWW GROSS, not for me.” I get it! I was you, 100%. When I was pregnant with my first, I didn’t consider cloth diapering at all. It wasn’t until D was 7 months old and we enrolled him in swimming lessons…
New here? Check out my intro post. I took a break from goal setting in 2020. In hindsight, that was a good thing in many ways; in chronological order: 1. pandemic 2. moving 3. new baby. Little time was left for goals and that was just fine with me. 2020 was a tough year for many of us and I think…