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How to Resurrect Trick-or-Treating in Your Neighborhood
This Halloween we hosted our third annual neighborhood party. We buy inexpensive pizza, chop up some fruit, set out some water and Italian sodas, and bring some of the boys’ toys outside. We gather for about an hour in the driveway and on the front porch to play and eat. Then we go trick-or-treating as a group.This year, we set out:- An easel with crayons and paper
- Two bean bags with a hopscotch drawn on the sidewalk
- A ring toss game
- Trains and tracks to build with
- Large legos to build with
Three Halloweens ago, we had just moved into our new house in a neighborhood that didn’t… Read More -
The End of Toilet Paper?
Listening to Kelsey and Chris’s podcast, Matrimoney, is introducing all sorts of new ideas and goals into my life around money. But it’s also getting me interested in the idea of eliminating toilet paper from our master bathroom.
Yes, seriously!On the podcast, they talk about using the diaper sprayer attached to their toilet to clean their private areas before using a resusable baby wipe (the kind made out of fabric) to pat dry. Then they went on to get a bidet for their bathroom.I am always looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact, and I’m interested in exploring this idea. Kelsey, what kind of bidet did… Read More -
We Need to Save More Money
I know my topics keep repeating themselves:
- We need to tighten up the reigns with our money.
- Motherhood is hard!
- I need to recommit to healthier habits.
But that’s the thing about life, right? It’s always a work in progress. I find that in Western culture we tend to be very goal-oriented, and yet many of the most important things have nothing to do with achieving a goal and being done.Take muscle flexibility as an example. Being flexible is an important part of keeping our bodies in optimal health. And yet flexibility is not just something you can achieve and move on from. You have to maintain it.… Read More
