Mommy’s Little Piggy Bank

Wouldn’t it be nice for a stay-at-home mom to have a little fund of money that she doesn’t have report to hubby? Her own little piggy bank to do whatever with. He doesn’t even have to know how much money is there or how it’s spent. It’s just money for things that he would usually roll his eyes to.

Men don’t always agree with their wives on the concepts of needing versus wanting something. They don’t always get why a wife has to buy a hundred-dollar bag rather than a ten-dollar bag, why she needs to have five pairs of the same (according to him) shoes and why she needs to bother with an expensive under eye cream, etc, etc…

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SAHMs’ Essential Connections

Being a stay-at-home parent can get monotonous and downright depressing. What else does one have to look forward to every day besides taking care of kids, cleaning, cooking, laundry? And what about the kids? They need interaction as much as adults do, if not more.

Working full time for many stay-at-home parents just doesn’t make sense. Some choose to stay home, because they believe that child develops better at home, others just don’t want to bother due to high daycare costs. If you have only one, it’s tolerable, but once the second one pops, usually half or more of your monthly paycheck goes to daycare! Whatever the reason is, it’s not an excuse to pout.

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The Potty Training Challenge 2

This is my second post about our potty training experience. I posted the first post five days ago and you can find here.

Elyana is definitely progressing in the right direction, though going into the potty hasn’t happened yet. She likes spending her time mostly without any underpants or in her regular underwear. She progressed to having no accidents. Instead, she tells me, she needs to go pi-pi, when she’s not wearing a diaper. She actually goes and gets the diaper from her room, once I tell her to bring it to me.  She then lays down, and I put the diaper on her.

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The Potty Training Challenge

Well, my daughter is now 22 months and the new baby is coming in February. I am on the quest to get her potty trained by the time the second one arrives. Is it going to happen by then? It’s hard to tell, but I am keeping my fingers crossed!

I feel like she has been ready for the potty since about 18 months, but with me being tied up and her being in the daycare we just couldn’t get the ball rolling. Now she is out of daycare and I have more time to spend on it. We have been taking it slow for about three weeks.

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Courtesy Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Brandon Burn In Hell!!

My husband and I decided to purchase a larger vehicle for me sometime in the future since we are expecting a new addition. I was driving Honda Accord at the time and we were leaning towards purchasing an SUV. Since I had absolutely no idea what manufacturer or model I actually would like, I decided to stop in at a couple of dealerships to try out different vehicles. I knew that I wanted to stick with something used, Japanese and low miles.  The first place I went to was Courtesy Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Brandon, on the corner of Lakewood drive and highway 60. The sales manager met me outside, we talked and like a good salesman he offered me a car, that he thought was just right for me. He showed me this blue Lexus RX300 and I absolutely fell in love with it, once I sat in it. I admit, Lexus knows how to make you feel special. I told him right away that I am not ready to purchase yet, it would have to go through my husband, so he was happy to put together a cost sheet for me. I then stopped by a couple of other dealerships, got to drive couple of Honda CRV’s, which were a little newer, more expensive and with higher mileage. And I wasn’t in love with them!

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IntelliGender Gender Prediction Test Review

I was offered to try this test by my sister-in-law, who works in the corporate office of a large supermarket chain here in Florida. She said that the distributor of this test would like to test this product on public to see how easy it is to do and how accurate it actually is. She referred me as a test subject and I happily agreed, since I didn’t have to pay for it. Currently the test retails for $35 and states 90% accuracy rate. Hey, I’ll try anything once and it sounded like a fun thing to try!

I decided to review this test by discussing each step of the instructions that come with the test kit. So you can decide whether this test is for you!

1. When you wake, please fill the collection cup with your first morning urine when collecting your sample. It is very important to use first morning urine when collecting your sample. Failure to do so will likely result in an incorrect result. Once collected, set the urine sample aside and get the test kit ready for use. Remove the white overcap, exposing the kit’s lid. Remove the white oval tab from the top of the lid, exposing a small hole in the middle. You will need to keep the tab close by as you will replace it over the hole once the urine has been added. You are now ready to perform the test.

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