It’s hard to believe, but our family has been uninsured for almost three years now. In fact, three of our four children have never had health insurance — crazy, I know! In 2017, I wrote a lot about health sharing basics and some cost breakdowns. Today, I want to share an overview of our health…
Lately I’ve been motivated to work down my upcycle pile. The pile is one of those things that’s really been daunting me, especially when I consider trying to move with it or part with it. On one hand, it’s amazing to have so many fabrics to dream up new uses for. On the other hand,…
It probably seems weird for me, a breastfeeding mom, to ask people to stop trying to “normalize breastfeeding”. If you scroll through my Instagram feed, or even my Facebook for that matter, you’ll probably find places where I’ve actually used that very hashtag. You see, I’ve never really thought critically about what I’m saying when…
Shortly after I had Paisley, I found other moms online who had babies near her age. It was fun to see our babies hit developmental milestones around the same time and learn new things. One of the things I noticed was that a lot of these babies – especially the other little girls – were…
Are you tired of posts that start with “So I saw a pin on Pinterest…”? Then you may not want to dive into this one. Because, you see, I saw a pin on Pinterest and it led me down a deep rabbit hole that eventually resulted in my FIRST EVER HAND-SEWN DRESS. Ok, sorry for…
Before we started our family, my husband and I knew that we wanted our children to participate in church life with us. The church that we were going to at the time had a practice of separating children from adults during the Sunday service, and we weren’t sure that’s what we wanted for our children.…
Thrifting has got to be one of my favorite ways to save money and support sustainable living. Besides the obvious benefit of saving a ton of money on clothes and household items I already need, – especially with constantly growing kids – thrifting for my family is actually a great way to benefit my community…
I’ve been struggling lately. As a mom. As a human. For some reason, I find myself in the mothering doldrums every year around Mother’s Day. The day comes and goes, but I have really small kids and a nonexistent budget for brunches or presents, so it’s a day just like any other. Nearly every year…
I always thought that sewing for little boys was way less fun than sewing for little girls. No dresses, frocks, ruffles, or cute little accents. Just pants, dress shirts, and loads of straight lines. When Kyriakos surprised us (me) by being a boy, my hopes for sewing matching little dresses and bows for Paisley and…
Lest anyone be deluded by the idea that I’ve got my poop together, let’s talk about my morning today… I need to go to the post office to check our company PO box and to Target to get some Band-Aids and toothpaste. By the way, we need Band-Aids because someone skinned their knees in the…
