Posts by 2babybees

My dp is 61 and I am 30. My kids(6yrs and 3.5yrs) are from my first relationship. But their bio father has limited contact, dp and I are their primary parents. He has a son from a previous marriage who is older than me and has chosen...

Saving it! We have some house remodeling projects on the horizon and I am sure this will be some of the money for it.

Aldi's has helped me make it through some really bad budget times. I get all of our staples there. I am not a huge organic shopper because of budget issues. I can get whole oats, beans, tortillas, milk, eggs, bread, etc etc for much...

There are many times when my 3.5 yr old ds still wants the closeness of being held. Last night I had him in the Mei Tai for an hour while I cleaned the house. He had a bummy tummy and I had a million and one things to do. We both...

My mother and I were just talking about it this past weekend. She wants them if something were to happen to me. She is banking on the fact that their father would abdicate to her as I recommend in my will. If it happened right now she...

It started because my then dp was not frugal at all and our money seemed to just disappear. I still had to be responsible and make sure the power was on. I got pretty resourceful. Then I left him and became fulltime single mom. I...

Mine thermostat is also set about that low and my January bill was $165. We are gone during the day for 8+ hours so I turn the thermostat back to 59. The house is cold. It is almost 1500 square feet built in 1904. We have had bills...

Just a moment to pop in here. My running has been so-so this week. Never managed to get up in the morning. I am craving sunlight. So I've done three lunch hour runs in a row(3.15 miles each). And J and I ran another 3 miles last...

3.15 miles down in sunny eather. Tomorrow morning at 5am will be much tougher... Here is my race list: Churchill's 1/2 marathon March 16th DoobyDu April 20th Ann Arbor Triathlon June 8th Clark Lake Tri July...

I would really like this but can't seem to justify the splurge. My dad got one for Christmas and I fell in love. I also would like a really good professional photo session of my family. Not $5 special from Walmart etc.