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Preparing for Garden Season
The next garden season is a long, long time away for me. First, we have to get our house built. Then we have to save up money to build raised beds. Then we have to [hopefully] have our second child and go through the difficult transition into infanthood all over again.But after all that, I want to be ready. I talked with my friend who works at Urban Harvest in Houston, and she gave me some great advice:- Start Small: Of course I wanted to start with many raised beds. She advised me to start with one, get a handle on it, and then expand the garden. I definitely
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Making Handmade Wrapping Paper with a Toddler
The Christmas festivities have started at our humble abode! I hung up our Christmas countdown calendar and our “Cherish” bunting. We purchased a potted Christmas tree (which we plan to plant in the backyard of the house we’re building after Christmas–which, by the way, we still haven’t started because the city is taking FOREVER to get the building permit to us!).
We’ve ordered or made most of our Christmas presents and have started wrapping them. A couple weekends ago, Henry and I made our own wrapping paper. Here’s how we did it:Supplies- Paper grocery bags
- BINGO daubers (we bought three of them at the Dollar Store for $3
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How to File Paperwork
As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a second to reflect on the paperwork organization system that I’ve been trying for the past 12 months.
The set-up was really simple. I purchased a plastic bin that could accommodate hanging folders. I made a folder for each of the following categories:- Bills
- Consulting records
- Important records (birth certificates, social security cards, etc.)
- Hoss
- Receipts
- Taxes
- Cars
- Henry Medical
- Medical
- Financial
- Insurance
- Montessori
- House
- Matt
We have a separate plastic bin with file folders for warranties, manuals, etc. We have one more bin for our taxes (organized into manilla envelopes with the year written on them). (These things… Read More
