Posts by FrugalGranolaMom

  Quote: Originally Posted by LoveOurBabies  Just went on a rampage!   Put aside 53 items to be donated... Made up of toys and clothing.   New total: 275 /...

pants 3 magazines change collected throughout the house and cashed in for $25.42 2 unidentifiable items from the freezer 2 puzzles jacket 2 hats 2 pairs of mittens shirt   224/2012 $37.93

Ok, finally got around to finishing a few things. After having to buy a new hot glue gun, I finished the felt board and felt characters for DS's board. I just did a handful to start with (cow, triceratops, snake, car, train, flower)...

consolidated the half empty sanitizer bottles into one, recycled 2 empties 3 pieces of junk mail shredded   209/2012$ $12.51

  Quote: Originally Posted by justmama  Quote: Originally Posted by rebirth  And on a whim I made blueberry muffins for breakfast... I have about 6 bags of frozen blueberries in my...

That is a hard time of day for me too and I just have one to worry about. One thing that helps is I will make myself a cup of tea right before bath time. I will quickly wash DS and then let him play for in the tub while I sit there...

I feel absolutely blessed to be a SAHM. Yes, there are times when I feel completely overwhelmed with the day-to-day stuff, but I know this is where I'm meant to be.

Afternoons are hard.  What about switching some of the morning activities to the afternoon?  DS is usually better at entertaining himself in the mornings and I can get a few chores done then.

It wasn't a factor for me. DH and I only planned on having one child and due to complications I ended up needing a c-section. If I was really set on having more children, I don't think having a section would have changed my mind.

Jumping in here too.  We have a pretty small backyard and with a toddler and a dog I need to leave room for them to run around.  I am still getting my feet wet as a gardener and just did a few containers last year with...