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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Project: Food Budget – Week 13

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So… I haven’t been keeping up with our food budget at all, so Project: Food Budget went on hold for quite awhile. In fact, my last entry was from March 30th! That’s okay, though, because I’m jumping back in. We’re about halfway through the year and I’ll be tracking our progress from July forward. To   …Continue Reading


I am officially in love with knitting

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In my downtime, I have not only been reading a lot but I’ve been knitting a lot too. Of course, I’ve been working on pouches for my shop… but you can only knit so many rectangles and fold them in half before you start losing your mind. For the summer, my local knit shop started   …Continue Reading


Our Top 10 Baby Must-Haves

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This is a post from my drafts folder that I never published when I originally wrote it… oops. It’s from May, when Ezra was soo leetle. Now he looks like a jumbo baby compared to his six-week self haha. So, since it’s so old now, I’ve also added in 3 month update notes to each   …Continue Reading


52 Books in 2012: May & June Update

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Believe it or not, since having Ezra I have been able to read more books than before. Could have something to do with the time spent sitting on the couch nursing, haha. But mostly it has something to do with the fact that I treated myself to a Nook (with Glowlight, oooo)! I can check out books   …Continue Reading


Things I wish I had known about birth and recovery

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(Disclaimer: This might be a little TMI for some people. So read at your own peril!) When you become pregnant, there are several pieces of advice you’re going to hear over and over. These include: Say goodbye to sleep! You’ll never sleep again! Your clothes are going to be covered in baby goo for the   …Continue Reading