I’m in that fun postpartum stage where your hair starts falling out. Fortunately I have a lot of hair on my head. This stage has coincided with the baby being in a grabby/trying to get mobile stage. So I’m vacuuming a lot. With the extra vacuuming, or hoovering as they call it here (so cute!)
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Why We Went From Car-Free to Car-Lite
We bought a car to get in shape. I have to laugh at myself when I boil it down to that reason. Last fall the first, and only, Crossfit gym opened in the Isle of Man. I literally screamed with joy when I found out. Unfortunately, I wasn’t ready to join at the time because
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No Car Family: Two and a Half Years Without A Car
After three years with kids and no car, we are now car people again. I’ll write more about it later, the why behind it, but right now I’m thinking about what a win it was for our family to live without a car for almost three years. I could go on and on about the
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Kids
More Ideas for Simplifying Travel with Young Kids
I am not a fan of travel with the under five set. While I love being at our destination I find the getting there exhausting and often stressful. When will they have teleportation figured out? I think I have now flown trans-Atlanticly four times round trip with young kids and have done another half dozen
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How To Be Rich (Without A Lot Of Money Or Stuff)
How to be rich (when you don’t have a lot of money). I am very wealthy. Rich in fact. Of course, we’re not able to retire early. We have a lot of years left on our mortgage. We don’t own a car. I ride the bus. We do a lot of walking. My wardrobe is
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When It’s Not Just Clutter
3-5% of Americans suffer from hoarding, a condition recently recognized as a psychological disorder. That statistic shocked me. Does it shock you? Hoarding is in the spotlight right now because stuffed homes are becoming a public health and safety risk. Hoarding goes beyond a guest room used to store unwanted things or a large
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Five Ways to Buy Joy
Someone recently asked me how I ‘do it all’ with blogging and having young kids. It was an embarrassing email to read not only because I was reading it five days after it was sent but also, I had taken an unplanned two week hiatus from writing, blogging and most online activities. If you’re a
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Kids
Can You Go Minimalist With Potty Training?
Months ago another blogger asked me if I knew of or had any information on simplified potty training. My curiosity was piqued. I started asking other parents how they trained their kids and read up on some popular methods. There are so many, many ways to go about potty training. What would make one potty