So I have tried to blog before, but never been very successful...I think my life was either just too boring before, or I was just keeping my life too close to the vest for fear that others would not approve! Well not anymore! I would have to say that I am happier right now that I probably have been in years! Morgan & I moved out on our own (long story) right after I found put I was pregnant with Kayleigh this time last year. Since moving, Morgan started Kindergarten with some of the best teachers I have ever known, she learned how to cope with her new life & pretty much non-existant dad, & she became a big sister to Kayleigh and continues to deal quite well with it all!
I have learned that I can do this parenting thing all by myself, cause let's face it, I had pretty much been doing it on my own for years anyway! While money is often tight, I am finding ways to stretch my budget & save money here & there. I have decided that now that I have been given the wonderful new laptop from my parents, I am going to take back my DVR box & drop down to basic cable. At first I thought about looking for a VCR at a garage sale, but with Hulu & most cable stations showing online episodes, I decided there wasn't a need. I can watch just about anything I want for free on the internet if I miss it when it first airs! I also keep my thermostat set so that my AC doesn't kick on and off all the time, I also turn it up (down in the winter) when I leave in the morning to go to work so that I don't cool/heat an empty house. This cut down on my gas bill in the winter & my electric bill this summer. This most recent money saving endeavor is my branching out into the world of cloth diapering.
Both of Morgan's Kindergarten teachers cloth diapered their daughters. They were the ones that first got me thinking about trying it, but I wasn't quite commited to the idea. Then a friend of mine told me about her decision to cloth diaper her second son due in about 7 weeks. That got me thinking even more. My mom cloth diapered me back in the 70's & cloth diapering has greatly improved on the last 30-some-odd years! So when I got the invite to my friends cloth diaper shower, I decided to do some research when I went to purchase my gift for baby Grayson's precious behind. For an investment of around $100 dollars, I could never have to budget for diapers again, as the size I would be purchasing for K is adjustable & works for 8-35lbs. This inventment would take her all the way through potty training! I have already spent well over $100 in disposable diapers in K's short 5.5 month life! That really put the idea into perspective for me. I found a starter kit of Econobum cloth diapers (a brand Morgan's teacher used & mention she liked) for a reasonable price, so I decided to just in. I am going to try it at home for a while & decide how I like it. Not to mention I had just purchased a jumbo box of diapers for both home & daycare use. Also, I don't want to bring the daycare into the mix until I am used to functioning with them & until I have used up the jumbo box of diapers. So the starter kit arrived today via UPS & her cloth diapers are in the wash right now to get them prepped for use. They will be ready to put on her precious tushie tomorrow when we get home from work.
I am slowly but surely building my savings and always looking for new ideas on saving money! Once I get going on the cloth diaper run, I am contemplating making her baby food rather than buying it at the store! But that is a whole other under taking all together!
I have learned that I can do this parenting thing all by myself, cause let's face it, I had pretty much been doing it on my own for years anyway! While money is often tight, I am finding ways to stretch my budget & save money here & there. I have decided that now that I have been given the wonderful new laptop from my parents, I am going to take back my DVR box & drop down to basic cable. At first I thought about looking for a VCR at a garage sale, but with Hulu & most cable stations showing online episodes, I decided there wasn't a need. I can watch just about anything I want for free on the internet if I miss it when it first airs! I also keep my thermostat set so that my AC doesn't kick on and off all the time, I also turn it up (down in the winter) when I leave in the morning to go to work so that I don't cool/heat an empty house. This cut down on my gas bill in the winter & my electric bill this summer. This most recent money saving endeavor is my branching out into the world of cloth diapering.
Both of Morgan's Kindergarten teachers cloth diapered their daughters. They were the ones that first got me thinking about trying it, but I wasn't quite commited to the idea. Then a friend of mine told me about her decision to cloth diaper her second son due in about 7 weeks. That got me thinking even more. My mom cloth diapered me back in the 70's & cloth diapering has greatly improved on the last 30-some-odd years! So when I got the invite to my friends cloth diaper shower, I decided to do some research when I went to purchase my gift for baby Grayson's precious behind. For an investment of around $100 dollars, I could never have to budget for diapers again, as the size I would be purchasing for K is adjustable & works for 8-35lbs. This inventment would take her all the way through potty training! I have already spent well over $100 in disposable diapers in K's short 5.5 month life! That really put the idea into perspective for me. I found a starter kit of Econobum cloth diapers (a brand Morgan's teacher used & mention she liked) for a reasonable price, so I decided to just in. I am going to try it at home for a while & decide how I like it. Not to mention I had just purchased a jumbo box of diapers for both home & daycare use. Also, I don't want to bring the daycare into the mix until I am used to functioning with them & until I have used up the jumbo box of diapers. So the starter kit arrived today via UPS & her cloth diapers are in the wash right now to get them prepped for use. They will be ready to put on her precious tushie tomorrow when we get home from work.
I am slowly but surely building my savings and always looking for new ideas on saving money! Once I get going on the cloth diaper run, I am contemplating making her baby food rather than buying it at the store! But that is a whole other under taking all together!
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