Meal planning in 8 easy steps
If you’re a longtime reader of my blog it should come as no surprise that I am a planning junkie. Earlier this week, I was …
Category: Things I’ve Learned
the things I wish I’d known
Most people I know have a certain number in the back of their minds–the age at which he or she becomes officially old. For me, …
On lost and lonely moments
One of the things I most remember about being sixteen and pregnant was how the growing slant of my belly had a way of eliciting …
This is the way we…lunch
Judging by my Facebook news feed, I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of American children ventured back to school last Monday. …
On Happy Endings
When I was eighteen I worked with AmeriCorp (also known as the domestic peace corp) as a mentor for pregnant and parenting teens. My own …
5 Food Guidelines We Live By
We are a family of peculiar eating habits. And by peculiar I mean that we {I} go to great lengths to ensure that we’re not …
This is the way we…clean up
Last month I started what I envisioned as a bit of a series here on the Spot. It was a post about our spending habits, …
Show Me The $
I thought I was so clever when I chronicled my budgeting method and off the cuff threw in an: oh yeah, come on back and …
This is the way I keep the books
Confession: I’m a wee bit of a control freak. Which would explain why I’m the one responsible for the household bookkeeping. I have been using …