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Maternity Guest Post: Thoughts on Living Car-Free with a Child
By Sarah KayMy husband Henry and I are wrapping up our first year as parents and our fourth year without a car. We
sold our car–my beloved “Rocketstar”–back when we lived in Oregon
and could easily bike and walk everywhere we needed to go. Two years
and two states later, we were living in Austin when we found out we
were expecting our first child, HP.Upon hearing the pregnancy news, well-meaning friends and family often asked us some version of the following: You’re going to have to get a car now that you’re having a baby, right? We… Read More
responded that we hoped to continue our car-free lifestyle with -
Class Starts This Weekend!
Class starts on Sunday, and we would love for you to join us! You can register here…Here are some thoughts from past participants:-
“I want to recommend the heck out of this!”
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“I feel like I have a really solid reference point; all the journaling these activities inspired created a larger awareness for me of what we’re getting ourselves into. We both feel a lot more informed not only about some specifics of preparing for pregnancy, but also that we have a broader groundwork with which to do more research and a better understanding of what we think and feel about taking this step. I feel more
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Postpartum Update: Day 4
I’m writing this update on day four of our expanded family. So far, so good! The “cocoon stage” isn’t my favorite, but I need to remind myself to savor each stage as much as I can. It’s such a special, quiet time as a family, and it will pass all too quickly as the boys grow.
My healing is coming along well, but it’s still difficult to experience the discrepancy between what my mind wants to be doing and what my body is actually capable of doing. I need to find more ways to enjoy this down time. Right now I primarily occupy myself with Facebook, which is definitely not… Read More
