The Young Mommy Life

So I’ve been plotting and thinking and planning and prepping for 2012. I got laid off at the end of 2010, so 2011 was a year of “yes” to anything and everything to make sure I could pay my bills and provide for my kids. I learned a lot of lessons, business and otherwise, and [...]

I just finished my first semester of grad school and I’m tired. Beat down mentally. But I’m pushing forward because I know getting that degree will so worth it in the end. (Plus, I get to learn about all the research that policy makers depend on, so we can all get more family-friend policies and [...]

Every single day I get web hits from someone searching for “cute maternity clothes for young moms.” EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. Now, I’ve done a couple posts on it in the past, but nothing to make me the expert in maternity clothes options for the 20something (or younger) mama. So I figured it’s time to revisit that topic (sexy [...]

So my husband has been on this quest to buy a pool table. He’s got his man cave set up in the basement and the only thing he wants to make it complete is a pool table. You know, for when his friends come over. Never mind the fact that his friends never come over. [...]

We’re moving soon and our monthly payments are about to go up significantly. I’m looking at ways to cut corners and I think cable TV is about to get the ax.  Apparently I’m not alone. We spend about $100 a month for internet/cable/phone service (which isn’t bad, I guess) but the more I think about [...]