Weak Job Market Leaving Grown Children Needing Financial Support from Parents in UK
Recent figures have revealed raising and supporting a child until they are 21 costs parents over £225,000, but even once the grown child leaves home, they still very often have to rely on their parents for financial support. image by photostock at A study conducted by Fidelity revealed that 25% of parents still financially support their 30-39 year old children. In the 1960s it might have been possible for young adults to find a job, a house and live a financially independent life. For most people however, this is no longer possible and the question of course is: What has…
Another one bites the dust!
ONE MORE POUND DOWN!!I've now lost 11 lbs! I have no lost that much weight on purpose) since I had Kylie! (That's 11 years! I lose weight when I am pregnant - that's not happening again! - and I lost a BUNCH of weight right before I had the emergency gall bladder this My body isn't doing this for me. Guess what folks!?! I AM DOING THIS!Super-dee-duper STOKED!Soon, I'll be "and another does, and another one another one bites the dust!... dun dun doot doo doo doot doot doot!"You know, I'm all about the visuals:11 lbs of petrified wood from…
Eating Fruits: Are you doing it wrong?
My mother received an email not too long ago about the correct way to eat fruits! I never would have thought twice about it if she'd not have told me about the email, and although she deleted it before she could send it to me (good job ma!), I did a little looking online, and I've found several different sites that pull together the basic concept of what my mom was trying to tell me from the email. I'm not all great with this whole blogging thing, so hang with me for a bit while I try to get the…
40 Sticks of Butter…
and ladies and is the equivalent to the amount of weight I've lost so far! 10 lbs.!Happy Earth Day!I wish I had it in me, today, to post some Earth Day tips, however, I'm spent! Don't forget to check out our Green Mama Benefit Auction! Don't worry, most of it isn't even cloth diaper related!
More Gush For your Gallon: Water Conservation/Cloth Diapering
According to the American Water Works Association, many washing machines use 40 or more gallons of water PER load of laundry!So how do you conserve water while cloth diapering? That might not be such an easy question to answer, but this Earth Day, we're all being asked from some blog or another to conserve more course by USING cloth diapers, you're conserving the Earth's water supply as a whole, because the manufacture process and use of disposable diapers consumes times MORE water than that of cloth diapers according to The Real Diaper Association and a 1993 HarperCollins , the obvious…
I’m SWAMPED with The Green Mama Benefit!
Yes, it's that time! Our annual fundraiser for The Cloth Diaper Foundation. We have so many great donations, and I hope it goes well. Our organization really deserves to catch a break. We've helped so many people, and every time we turn around, it's like we hit a speed bump - Hard. You know, the kind that makes you get out and look under your car to see if you did any permanent damage? Those kind of speed bumps! Anyway, back to the fun stuff! This year, we're doing an Earth Day/Mother's Day Theme. It's pretty neat, because this time,…
First game, first goal, first injury, and first… injury!
I may have found my solution to drinking water! I forgot that I ordered myself some liiv botanicals aluminum water bottles with my last Avon order. I was super happy when it came in today, and they were there! They hold 24 oz of water, and I ordered 4. I think I might do a give-away with one of the extras! It may help someone else along on their water drinking journey! (Love the clip!) I always find the coolest stuff when I'm ready to place my Avon orders! I received my new scale as well! Now, I know that…
Soccer, Flip Flops, and Nuggets… Oh My!
I was AMAZED at how quickly the gnocchi went last night! Braxton had tomato sauce and cheese on his, and he gobbled it up like crazy! Thank you, Italian Grandma Francesca, or whatever your name is, for the great recipe! We'll have to do it again soon!Girl Scouts was canceled last night for reasons beyond our control, so all five of us piled into Andy's itty bitty car and trekked to Kylie's soccer practice! I wanted to get some video of her first practice after a year of not playing, but I forgot that Andy filled it up from Brax's…
Gnocchi it is! (That’s nee-okkee in Texan!)
What is gnocchi? Basically, what I'm making tonight is a small dumpling/pasta made with potato and flour. I hardly EVER follow a recipe, but I know some of you like to, so I'm posting the link to the recipe as well as posting my own version under the pic. How to Make Gnocchi like an Italian Grandmother Recipe LJ's Simplified Gnocchi Recipe 2 pounds of potatoes (2 large or 4 maybe even 3 mediums if you want!) 1/4 cup egg, lightly beaten 1 cup of all purpose flour salt Boil potatoes for approximately 40-50 minutes or until you can easily…