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The Temptation of Great After Holiday Deals

There are some great holiday deals out there, but giving in to temptation can put you into debt. Here is how to take advantage of those deals without hurting your finances. We have been spending a lot lately. From replacing clothing that is falling apart to a new pink Barbie bike we got at the thrift store, money seems to be pouring out of our hands lately. Add to that the fact that our big grocery shopping trip was this past month, and it has gotten me a little bit nervous. Next month will be a lean one for us, … Continue reading →

Is Underwear Really a Big Deal?

I was chatting with a new-ish mom recently—a first-time parent with a preschooler who has decided that underwear is out. He is not the slightest big interested in wearing them even though it has only been a year or so since he graduated to “big boy pants” in the first place. She was a bit frazzled and convinced that some sort of irreparable damage would be done, or she would lose all control as a parental authority if she gave in and “let him get away” with not wearing underwear. I couldn’t help but think that is this is just … Continue reading →

Potty Training Our Son Part II

I backed off a little giving him his potty training space. He continued to show no interest in the short weeks before our daughter was born. My goal of having him potty trained before his sister was born was not going to happen and to be perfectly honest I did not have the motivation either. As we approached Christmas, I bought some “big boy” underwear to go in our son’s Christmas stocking with the hope that having his own underwear would peak his interest in potty training again. Unfortunately, “big boy” underwear were entirely inconsequential to our son especially with … Continue reading →

Potty Training Our Son Part I

I have been dreading this phase of our son’s development since I consciously acknowledged that one day he would need to be potty trained. While I looked forward to the day that our son no longer needed to wear diapers and the day that I would no longer need to change them, I did not look forward to the accidents in his big boy underwear which would inevitably end up on the floor/carpet. Once our son crossed the two year old threshold, I made my first attempt at getting him potty trained. We started talking about him being a big … Continue reading →

Preparing for Homecoming Weekend

(My Daughter’s Homecoming Dress) This weekend is homecoming weekend. It’s an exciting time for many teens and the parents who get to partake in the excitement. In some ways I feel like I get to live out my high school years through my daughter. I wasn’t allowed to go to homecoming. When I think back to my high school years, I do wish that I had been allowed to go. But getting to share in my daughter’s experience is more than making up for it. There is a lot of thought and planning that goes into this weekend. The first … Continue reading →

Department Store Tricks that Make You Spend

Grocery stores aren’t the only ones that have invested dollars and years into figuring out how to make you buy, buy, buy! There is a lot of marketing that is done to figure out how to make your part with your money, even if you weren’t planning to do so. This is why many people complain that they go into the store for one thing and come out with a bunch more. Think about the Target store. How many of us really go in there and come out with the one, and only the one, thing that we came to … Continue reading →

Rain, Rain, Come Again

Tomorrow it’s going to rain. This is no big deal in my part of the country. It rains most of the time in the winter here. Oddly enough, in my townhouse complex very few of the kids play outside in the winter rain. Snow, yes…they all go outside in the snow. But rain seems to drive us indoors into nesting mode, with a cup of hot something or other in our hands. Why enjoy a rainy day with your baby? I have one answer: it gets you out of the house. I go stir-crazy without fresh air and exercise, even … Continue reading →