Mr. BBB recently told me, “It seems like we work really hard at work, come home, work some more, collapse in bed, and then repeat.” It took me some time to process his statement (I was at the time trying to find the best way to scrub dried squash from in between the bars of … Continue reading Dost Thou Love Life? Then Do Not Squander Time
Are Cloth Diapers Really Better for the Environment?
I promised in my original cloth diaper article that I would talk through the environmental and monetary impact of cloth versus disposable diapers since I know there’s a lot of debate out there about whether cloth is truly better. I will start today by going through the environmental impact and leave the monetary discussion for … Continue reading Are Cloth Diapers Really Better for the Environment?
Installing In-Wall Speaker Wire
Since we have all of the walls open in the new section of the house still, Mr. BBB and I decided that we would use the opportunity to run some speaker wires so that we could later mount speakers all around us. Music is a central part of our lives, especially for Mr. BBB. He … Continue reading Installing In-Wall Speaker Wire
Five Months In and Still Going Strong
I realized it’s been awhile since I’ve done a day in the life post. Those are some of my favorites from other blogs, so I thought I’d do another now that the girls are five months old and on a somewhat more predictable schedule (emphasis on the somewhat—for example, Pretzel has been awake for forty … Continue reading Five Months In and Still Going Strong
An Alternative Mortgage Option
I mentioned in an earlier post that while financial freedom will not be a major focus of this blog, it is something we are working toward in order to give us time to do some of the things we want to do, such as working on our homestead. And so today’s post is going to … Continue reading An Alternative Mortgage Option
Washing Cloth Diapers
Some may call us crazy, but it was never really a question for us as to whether or not we were going to use cloth or disposable diapers. Ever since we started talking about having kids, we wanted to use cloth, even when we learned there were two babies instead of one. There was a … Continue reading Washing Cloth Diapers
Wiring a Kitchen (Part 2)
If you’ve done the steps in my previous post on wiring a kitchen, you have done all the ground work for wiring and now comes what I consider the most fun part—the part where you actually get power to some of your outlets! The first step is to attach all of your outlet boxes. You … Continue reading Wiring a Kitchen (Part 2)
Who Needs Sleep?
Well, you're never going to get it. Barenaked Ladies ("Who Needs Sleep?") Sleep. It seems to be one of the top things on the minds of all new parents, especially parents of multiples. It was certainly one of the top thing on my mind after the girls were born. I cannot even remember how many … Continue reading Who Needs Sleep?
Wiring a Kitchen
Since I plan to finish up wiring the kitchen outlets in the next week or so, I thought it would be a good time to take a step back and talk about how to actually go about wiring a kitchen. This is definitely not an easy project, but I personally believe it is within the … Continue reading Wiring a Kitchen
Weaning off a Formula Supplement
So up until this point, I have referred to our daughters collectively, i.e. “the twins” or “the girls.” However, each has definitely asserted her own personality, and I know there will be many times when I will need to refer to them individually as in this post. Since I don’t want to use real names … Continue reading Weaning off a Formula Supplement