A couple weeks ago, we nabbed up a mini session with Jennifer Rose Photography to get Ezra’s 18 month photos done. I can’t believe this child is already a year and a half! I know it’s cliche but, seriously, where…
Extra parking space? Yes, please!
Remember that To Do List we have been gradually whittling down? Well, the biggest project on that list was to put a concrete pad beside our existing driveway to address the awkward slope of our driveway and provide extra parking….
Carpet be gone (aka: new basement flooring)!
One thing we wanted to do to our house before listing it for sale that wasn’t on our big To Do List was replace the flooring in the basement. I don’t know why this didn’t make it on the original…
What I’ve been up to lately
Reading – Not much. Mostly things about finance, selling and buying homes and budgeting. But I’m a nerd so I get excited to read about those things. I do have a few books waiting to be read but my hands…
Money Monday (On Wednesday): Grocery spending goals and recipes
Last week, I talked about our grocery spending and how I had been slowly but surely reducing our weekly bill down to $80.00. And last night, I achieved victory!! We spent $78.69! And saved $16.45 (17% of our bill). That…
Money Monday: Grocery Spending in 2013 so far
It’s been a long time since there’s been a Money Monday update! I’ve been using the grocery tracker spreadsheet that I used last year to track our spending and I have to say, I’m pretty excited about our progress. I…
Why We Use Cloth Diapers, and How We Made the Switch
One question I remember being asked a lot when I was pregnant with our first baby was what diapers we would be using – disposable or cloth? My answer was always that we would use disposables when E was a…
How to Setup A Living Room and Playroom in One
The very first house Alex & I ever owned was a cozy little ranch – just about 1,000 square feet. We lived there for about a year before having our first kid. Which meant we were met with the challenge…
3 Regrets and 3 Smart Things about Baby Sleep
From my drafts – I originally wrote this back in October 2012 _______ Ah. Sleep. Every parent’s bane. Or every parent’s joy (when they have a “good sleeper”). I’m not going to talk about whether Ezra is a good or…
Mid-week Links #5
I’ve never seen so many tulips in my life than the number of tulips that are at the Cincinnati Zoo right now. There are probably thousands. And the colors are so vibrant! Just look at them, in the photo. Yesterday,…
Money Monday (on a Wednesday): First Steps before Selling our House
One of my goals for 2013 was to move out of our house. I set this goal in a big fat hurry. I tend to do things that way. Maybe you can relate? I think of something that I know…
Weekend Wrap Up 4/12-4/14
This was a busy weekend! Friday was as slow as this year’s tax return deposits. So slow, I can’t even remember what we did. And since I took no pictures on Friday, I have no record of what really happened….