Posts by mamadiamond

i use a mixture of pre-folds and covers, and some flannel fitteds that i made. my dd is a really heavy wetter and although i don't have leakage problems, even if i change her every 1.5 hours the diaper is still soaked. i don't like her...

  i've found some recipes for vegan cream cheese and cheese sauce, and they look good and do-able, but they involve nutritional yeast and cashews and other items that are out of my price range. when i can afford it, i'll...

thanks everyone! this is really giving me good ideas and helping me feel like i can do this without breaking the bank :)

thanks!!   i know there are so many things i could be cooking, just needed some help brainstorming. about 90% of my diet involved dairy, so suddenly having to cut all of it out sort of threw me for a loop. stir fry is a great...

i blog. it's such a good outlet at the end of a long day with dd. it's a combination of daily life musings, soapbox rants, and occasional photos and recipes.   my favorite mom blog to read kandeeland.

my dd screamed so horribly any time i put her in the car, and i had to make two 9 hour drives with her by myself. the first drive was awful and i cried almost as much as she did. so i got one of those seat mirrors that plays music, and...

i live in MD and just saw on the news where parents were lined up (hundreds of them) outside the courthouse with the option to either vaccinate their kids on the spot or face jail time for truancy. not joking. religious exemptions...

i recently had to cut dairy out of my diet because of dd's allergies, and i've lost all of my go-to cheap casserole recipes. other than spending a fortune on groceries or only eating chicken soup every day, does anyone have some good...

thanks for the kind words. i hadn't thought about the 'finding your tribe' section, so i'll definitely check that out. i'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and reach out and make new connections, it's just frustrating sometimes.

my dd did this from about 6wks till 6months when she learned how to growl and decided she liked that better. she just did it for fun, and sometimes for attention. i wouldn't worry about it if it doesn't seem like there are breathing...