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Reply: I'm Going Shampoo-Free, too!

If I were to cut a hair product out of my repetoire for environmental purposes, I would...

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Reply: Ways you cut costs

Runninmama, you reminded me of something that we do, that might be helpful... I actually...

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Reply: Ways you cut costs

I'm not a SAHM, but our family income took quite a dip once DS was born because we...

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I'm not a SAHM, but our family income took quite a dip once DS was born because we taylored our work schedules so we could avoid putting DS in daycare for his first year. Now, the economy just sucks, so we are finding it hard to get more hours or find better paying positions

I think for us, alot of our budgeting revolved around what we felt we could cut out of our lives without feeling deprived, and finding ways to pay less for the stuff we cannot live without. For instance, we still have cable with a good number of channels at our house, but we feel like that is a better investment in our entertainment than going out to a movie. I also try to make one "fancy" meal (like nice seafood, meals with more exotic ingredients) like every other week. It is like having a really nice restaurant meal (something we rarely do anymore) at a fraction of the cost, and it allows us (or me at least) to avoid those cravings to go out to a nice place, given that our taste buds can be satisfied to the same level at home. Also, I will pack my lunch on most days, but I still find it hard to completely avoid Starbucks. I've cut back alot, but I find that it is just one of those pleasures in life that I just don't want to do without... to some extent, I view it as an investment in my productivity, so if you think about it, it's not that bad, right? lol

However, we do do alot of basic things to cut expenses as well...
- Keep the freezer well stocked with meal food for those days when you just feel too lazy to cook. Then you can avoid doing takeout.
- I know alot of people think Whole Foods expensive, but I've found that buying from their bulk grains section saves alot of money. You can make a nutritious side of rice or other grains for the entire family for under a dollar per meal. I think I am going to start cooking rice and other grains in bulk so we can use them for a few meals in a row...
- Eat less meat! I have recently been trying to go vegetarian/vegan in the past few weeks for health reasons (although, I can't say I'm always that successful lol), but I have noticed that spirals into cost savings on meat products. And did you know tofu is $1.50/lb? I didn't until I started eating more of it. Compare that to the average price of meat per pound and, well, I think it is pretty obvious. I still buy meat for the boys, but going vege for myself totally and for a couple family meals per week actually saves a good amount of money, even considering that you will probably spend a little more money on fresh veggies for those meals.
- Look for sales. This, also pretty obvious. We stock up on items that we use frequently when we see one of the stores in our area is having a good sale. DH also scans the little coupon books that come in the Sunday paper... those coupons more than pay for the cost of getting the Sunday paper delivered, so it's a good investment.

I am sure we do other stuff, but that is what I can think of off the top of my head. Maybe next step will be to take the advice to unplug more stuff around the house when not in use... I've actually been meaning to do that, but I always forget

That would be something really easy to do and will have zero negaitve impact on our current lifestyle, so I should get on that lolView Thread

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Reply: egg whites

Sorry, this is totally veering OT, but that is insane that a hospital (I am assuming......

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Reply: Conforming your child...vent.

O, and btw, our regular ped told us at DS's 12m d/a that making the full transition from...

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Reply: Conforming your child...vent.

I agree with Katie, I think alot of it just has to do with confidence. When I first had...

Posted by cheeezie25

I agree with Katie, I think alot of it just has to do with confidence. When I first had DS, I didn't feel like I had a clue what I was doing, so I was always so paranoid whether I was doing things the "right" way and would get really anal because I felt like if I did stuff that wasn't perfect, something bad would happen. Honestly, I was probably my own worst critic, but it didn't help when grandparents and whoever keep trying to tell you what to do, and random people would ask you if you were bfing and crazy stuff like that (like hello, my boobs, my business!). But once I started sleeping more and slowly regaining my sanity, I realized that most things aren't life or death situations, are that I have good enough instincts as a mother to know whether something is important enough to push it and when I relax and just let DS lead the way in letting me know when he is "ready" to do whatever it is he is "supposed" to be doing at whatever age.

Just from reading all the poll threads and books and stuff, I have just come to realize that DS is just consistantly 1-2 months behind his peers in hitting his milestones. This used to bother me alot, not because he was behind 1-2 months, but because I was worried that he was really delayed, had problems causing these delays, whatever. Now, I could really care less because he is happy, healthy, and I am confident that he is just going to do everything on his own timeline, and do it well!

Like, DS would NEVER go to sleep on his onw in his crib. I tried CIO, and it just never ended up working. I ended up getting in the routine of rocking him to sleep for about 5-10 minutes each night and then laying him in his crib, but whatever, it worked, and I can think of many worse things than snuggling with your kid at night for a few minutes, KWIM? lol Anyway, last night, he just seemed fidgetty and uncomfortable, so I just randomly tried laying him in his crib with his blanket to see what happened... he was a little squirmy, but no crying or anything... he just looked like he was trying to get comfy... I listened on the monitor, and after a few minutes, all was quiet! I thought it was a fluke, but tonight went the same what with the fidgetting, so I tried laying him down while asleep in his crib with his blankie, and omg, instant success!!!

Sorry, that was kind of a long antedote, but my point is that I guess he was just ready to trade in mommy for his blankie and fall asleep on his own in his crib! No tears needed! In the back of my mind, I really thought I would need to use CIO to get him to go to sleep on his own this summer, because it really is just too hot to rock him at night where I live, but hey, guess not!

So yeah, don't sweat it if your 16 month old is still drinking from a bottle (hey, so is mine!), because eventually, he won't be. It is always good to try and offer sippies with milk from time to time, just to see if he is ready to go for it, and it's obviously not a good idea to keep your kid from doing something if they are ready to move on to a new developmental stage (like if I just continue to push the rocking, for example), but if he isn't ready, he isn't ready, and you know that. And if anyone gives you crap about it, whatever! I mean, stuff like pacis and bottles... doesn't really matter. I mean, if your kid is like 5yo walking around with a paci and bottle, you might have a problem on your hands (I've seen it... it's weird!), but let's be real, you know that isn't going to happen, so don't worry about it! That is my philosophy at least lolView Thread

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Reply: Cool Sun Protection for our Kids!

I actually bought a similar pair of sunglasses with the strap for DS from Target (in a...

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Reply: How many children would you have...?

He was born at 33 1/2 weeks. I had a pretty normal pregnancy, but I started feeling sick...

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Reply: How many children would you have...?

I would probably have two biological children... I have no desire to have a large...

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Reply: Canning

That is really good to know! I forgot that sugar can act as a preservative. I was...

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