A friend and I were discussing weight loss and during our conversation she mentioned something that just stuck in my head. She said something along the line of… weight loss is a journey, remember you are not running a marathon… and this couldn’t ring more true. All too often I find that I am “running”…
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Infertility: Thank you
Thank you to all of those who have reached out to us. Thank you to those of you who have sent words of sympathy. Thank you to those of you who have cried with us. Thank you to those of you who are praying for us. Thank you to those of you who have sent…
Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 4
First, check these blogs out if you haven’t already done so, they will help you get up to speed: Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 1 Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 2 Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 3 Ebates.com (use this link to get a $10 bonus after spending $25) is another website that is important to cover…
Life: Favorite Podcasts
I newly discovered Podcasts… I mean I have always known about them but never really listened to any. I am more of a visual person, so I guess that maybe why I didn’t indulge, but oh my gosh! What was I missing? Podcasts are a great way to pass time, are easy to listen to…
Infertility: Second Guessing Our Decision
To HSG or not to HSG that is the question… Maybe too much time has passed since that horrible experience for me to be thinking rationally (read about that here: Infertility: HSG Test), but I am seriously considering going through with an HSG test again. Bottom line, I think I just want answers, a definitive…
Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 3
First, check these blogs out if you haven’t already done so, they will help you get up to speed: Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 1 Finances: Penny Pinching Series Pt. 2 Before we get into Online Shopping Stacking it is important to give you insight about swagbucks.com. Swagbucks in short, is a website where you make…
Cooking: Jon’s Famous Guacamole
Guacamole has to be one of our favorite things to eat and after trying several store bought versions we could just not find one that hit the mark. To be honest there is just nothing like a good homemade guacamole in my opinion. After a bit of trial and error I think Jon came up…
Infertility: IUI on hold?
If you need to get caught up on our infertility journey, check out these blog posts: Infertility: Infertile Myrtle Infertility: How to Support your Infertile Friends and Family Infertility: Ultrasound and the Next Step Infertility: First Appointment with the Infertility Specialist Infertility: HSG Test Infertility: Male Testing and How I Support my Wife Infertility: And…
Life: Time is Money Pt. 2
Another one of our favorite time is money hacks is to get a nice restaurant meal delivered to our home. Although there are times we would love to get away from the house, sometimes you just don’t have the time to get out, things need to get done. Other times we plan to make something…
Weight Loss: Progress Makes Perfect
It’s about time for a check-in! Before we dive in, check out this post first if you haven’t already: Weight Loss: Background and the Keto Diet I am officially down 31 pounds from my heaviest weight. To some, that is everything, that is their entire goal, but to me… it’s just a drop in the…
Building Our Little Nest 