http://www.malikarisley.com Good Living is About Being Practical, Not Frugal Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:20:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My other posts from this series: Furnishing a Nursery Choosing a Stroller and a Car Seat Choosing a Jogging Stroller Necessary Baby Equipment In this post I will focus on articles that I found unnecessary either through my own experience or judgment. So here is my list: Breast pump. I'm sure it depends on the type ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/02/18/preparing-for-a-new-baby-minimalista-way-the-not-so-necessary-baby-equipment/ Today's visit to my gyno was a little disappointing. My cervix is still completely closed, not even a hint of dilation or ripening. Before my visit I was pretty sure that something was happening, since I had quite a bit of cramping for two days in the row, just couple ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/02/16/40-weeks-and-3-days-pregnancy-update/ My other posts from this series: Furnishing a Nursery Choosing a Stroller and a Car Seat Choosing a Jogging Stroller In this post I am going to focus on other baby gear that I personally found important to have and why. If you're about to have a baby shower for your first child, walking ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/02/15/preparing-for-a-new-baby-minimalista-way-necessary-baby-equipment/ http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/02/12/pregnancy-update-week-40/ Before I even start talking about choosing a jogging stroller, here are some questions I think you should ask yourself: How often are you planning to use the stroller? Once or more per week, once a month, when the opportunity comes up? This could decide the quality of the stroller you ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/02/04/preparing-for-a-new-baby-minimalista-way-choosing-a-jogging-stroller/ In my earlier post I talked about saving money on furnishing and decorating the nursery. In this post I'll be talking about picking the right stroller. In my opinion, an every day stroller is not a thing to buy at the garage sale. Since it has a few nuts and bolts, ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/02/02/preparing-for-a-new-baby-minimalista-way-stroller-and-car-seat-selection/ Baby news can put anyone over the edge considering the upcoming medical bills, acquiring all the baby gear, nursery furnishings, clothing. All this is besides the upcoming every day expenses, like diapers, formula, health insurance, etc. I am a minimalista and in less than three weeks we are expecting our second ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/01/31/preparing-for-a-new-baby-minimalista-way-furnishing-nursery/ Another giveaway from Skin MD Natural is coming your way! Click here for the first giveaway. The giveaway is Valentine's Day themed and will end Feb 8th to allow enough time for shipping before the holiday. The give away entry page with details is located here http://www.skinmdnatural.com/forms/valentines-giveaway.php The prize basket is valued at ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/01/29/skin-md-natural-valentines-day-giveaway/ http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/01/26/pregnancy-update-37-weeks/ Today my 2-year old daughter gave me about 1 hour of extra work that I didn't ask for! It all started with me changing an old litter box to a new automatic litter box. As I was pouring the litter into the new litter box, I realized I didn't have enough. ... http://www.malikarisley.com/2010/01/25/litter-fight/