Posts by FloridaBorn

I like the $150 dollar amount a prior poster said.  We probably spend about that.  Usually a big bottle of wine every night split between myself, my husband, and my mom.  Sometimes gin or scotch is bought for the...

  I was not the primary breadwinner in our household, but it still sucked when I lost my job ten days before Christmas.  I was the whistleblower on a corporate bullying situation and *poof*  I was gone like a fart in...

Hey everyone!  I'm the gal who made the original Not on Facebook post in the Tribal section.   Anyway... my most recent rant is that I can't seem to get my 18 month old daughter involved in any local playgroups because...

Ugh.  So glad to read this post!!  I'm definitely in the same boat.  It seems like when ever I'm out in public, people ask about future children.  I think it's because people don't really know what to say about...

I had my daughter at Labor Of Love in Lakeland; they're awesome!   There's also Sweet Child O' Mine midwifery services in Brandon...  http://sweetchildbirth.com/site/

Plant City!!  Lake Thonotosassa!     30 minutes to Lithia/Fish Hawk, very agricultural, historic district.   Or maybe somewhere off the Little Manatee River more Tampa way.   BTW, Fish Hawk is just...

I feel bad that there are crickets chirping on this thread.  No, there are no Waldorf style shops in this area and most folks here don't have a clue as to what Waldorf education even is.  The closest Waldorf school in the...

This thread was started in May.  Are most of y'all still in the thrifty category?  Prices just keep going UP!   I usually spend about $200 a week, but that includes wine.

Quote: Originally Posted by 261houston  I do not like what social media does to us or or children....sorry to get off the FB topic, but I needed to....and if anyone has suggestion as to where I need to post, feel free to...

I live about an hour's drive West of Orlando, so I can't really speak to living there, but I'll tell you what I know.  There's A LOT of urban sprawl  :(   Endless strip malls and gated communities.  That kind of...