A doula is an extra birth partner, usually someone you hire to help you during labor and delivery. This person is trained in assisting during childbirth, but doesn’t provide medical care or supervision like a midwife or obstetrician. While there’s a million reasons I could explain as to why I […]

First, I only heard of what a doula was, in Michigan, from my good friend, who was attempting to have a vaginal birth on her second try, after a c-section (called a VBAC) she regretted with her first-born. She traveled an hour to a birth center that would allow her […]

So you’re planning on purchasing a bed-in-a-box: you’ve got a lot to choose from! The mail-to-your-door mattress craze is the newest way to get the best of the internet delivered to your home. And all the promises: the money-back-guarantees, the free shipping, the speedy delivery, and the trial period! It […]

Low-risk pregnancies are not medical emergencies I’ve recently been asked to elaborate by family and friends as to why I would want to have my next child outside of the hospital setting. I’ve gotten better at answering this question for the person who doesn’t want all the nitty gritty details, […]

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Why Organize the Games? Avoiding the House Cleaning Checklist This all started with my house cleaning checklist. The list I know is waiting for me, whenever I make time, and it embarrasses me when I realize how long it’s been since I cleaned that bathroom. The reason this is what […]

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Don’t have a free shuttle at your hotel? Use this tip to save $100 on your next trip. Disney Resorts have a shuttle Some resorts offer many amenities that others do not, but if you’re a little bold like we are, you can benefit from these amenities by doing this […]

Please click around to see what I found while shopping for my own room. On the hunt for a new king-sized mattress, I was confronted with the need to decide: bed in a box shipped to my house or buy the traditional innerspring mattress? I’d recently tried a 4 inch […]

Free printable chore chart for families or adult roommates: get more done by posting this and having everyone sign-up for the chore they don’t despise. Click here to let me know you’d like this. Like I mentioned in my last post, we’ve had some experience with renting a room in […]

Looking for the free chore chart printables? Subscribe here, to let me know. My family is headstrong on saving money… or getting by being our own bosses. We are entrepreneurs, and we have a couple businesses in our home town. By having these businesses instead of full-time jobs, we’ve learned […]

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Looking for the sign-up for free flights with select cruises in 2019? Subscribe here. The expenses of taking a holiday begin long before the bags are packed, don’t let a vacation put you behind on your bills, by budgeting before the trip and planning ahead not to be caught in […]