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What I Can See With My Lamp
I’ve got some heavy news to share today. It’s been unfolding for three weeks now, and I’m finally ready to write about it. Fall has already been such a busy season. I’ve mentioned before how [...]
Cheap Easy Meals for a Family of Six
I’ve shared our grocery budget before, complete with receipts (literally), to show how much prices have skyrocketed in recent years. People sometimes ask me, “Natalie, how do you do it?” Well, we don't eat [...]
Dreams, Goals, and Habits
It's here! It's here! A shiny new year full of possibilities. Call me an optimist but I love New Year's Day. I have a lot of dreams and ambitions for 2025 so I am going to narrow it down to 10 things.

Awaiting the ABR… Again

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:29:15+00:00December 16, 2015|Categories: Babies, Hearing Loss, My Life, Our Hearing Loss Journey, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: ABR, babies, baby, baby #4, christmas, connexin 26, deaf, development, hearing loss, milestones, motherhood|

Elle is now 5 weeks old. She had her one month check up this week and is now 10 pounds 22 inches. The Doctor has been extremely impressed by her growth. Here is a side by side from her first [...]

The Haircuts

By Natalie|2015-12-10T14:44:43+00:00December 10, 2015|Categories: My Life|

I wanted to do a full blown photoshoot of SJ and I with our new haircuts, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. It gets dark so early and we're all busy with the Holidays and what not. Anyway, [...]

Dramatic Haircuts on the Way

By Natalie|2015-12-04T17:30:20+00:00December 4, 2015|Categories: Frugal Living|Tags: haircut, locks of love, postpartum, sj, transition|

Everyone has different priorities and it just so happens that in this family we don't place a lot of value in haircuts. Some of you are probably thinking and it shows. I have a lot of respect for my friends who [...]

Why You Should Renovate Your Bathroom

By Natalie|2015-11-24T22:46:41+00:00November 23, 2015|Categories: Creativity, Frugal Living, Projects|Tags: bathroom design, bathroom lighting, bathroom remodel, home improvement, plumbtile, renovation|

It's most likely the first room you head towards when you wake up and potentially the last room you leave before going to bed at night. It's the bathroom. With the Holidays upon us and New Year's resolutions right around the [...]

Elle’s Birth Story

By Natalie|2016-03-22T19:44:41+00:00November 15, 2015|Categories: My Life, Natural Living, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: baby number 4, birth, Elle, unassisted birth, van|

When I planned to have my baby at a birthing center that was an hour from our house I got a lot of different reactions from concerned people thinking that would be too far of a drive. However, this was [...]

She’s Here

By Natalie|2015-11-13T22:16:02+00:00November 13, 2015|Categories: Babies, My Life, Pregnancy & Birth|

The review I posted Wednesday was already written and scheduled, other than that I haven't blogged at all since Monday November 9th when I announced baby Elle's name. The reason for this is because I had baby Elle on Monday night. [...]

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