Posts by DuckDuckGoose

Quote: Originally Posted by birthuwant  thank you for asking this question!! I struggle keeping to a $800 /month budget for two adults, a 4 year old and one year old who recently weaned. That includes household...

For me the 3 y/o and the newborn was easy.  Now at Almost 5 and almost 2 it can be a nightmare.......I feel SO bad for the 5 year old because the 2 year old really interferes with his day.  That said they do have a lot of...

I hear ya!    I sometimes let the frustration bottle all up too. My husband doesn't really lift a finger around the house, but I know that he works his butt off running his own business and the house and kids are my...

My husband started his own business just before our #1 was born. Shortly after that he quit his day job. Its been almost 5 years and we are still about breaking even. Of course the economy has taken a dive, but its been steady. And...

I've done the high grocery budget thing and the low budget and everything in between. We actually got into a fair amount of debt when I was on a traditional foods kick. I wish that I could justify buying all organic/local/fair trade....

I have found myself doing some emotional eating lately. Not something I've really ever done. But I'd never parented a toddler and preschooler before!!!  (They really know how to push those buttons!)    So I NEED...

I'm in your zone!!  So far I have started broccoli, peppers, snapdragons, and lavender.  I have a very sunny house with lots of windowsills and I've had no problems starting the seedlings with natural light.  At night I...

Yeah, it sounds kind of like one more chore, especially since you do it for your son. But at least you are used to it!! It doesn't take very long to understand your eating patterns and what to eat to stay on track though. Its not a...

I am more of a pear. I've always been quite thin up top and had an hourglass middle.  However this second time around nursing I have noticed more weight around the middle. I believe its related to letting my diet go down the drain...

That's inspiring that you are working out so often!  And I'm sure you have  great whole foods diet. However it would be interesting to log your food for a week or so to see if you are getting enough calories or too...