I've attended hundreds of playdates over the past few years as a stay-at-home-mom and hosted my fair share of them at our house. One thing I've learned is that themed playdate ideas are always more popular than regular playdates. Whereas a "come hang out" playdate might get 3 or 4 Yes RSVPs from the moms in my SAHM group, a themed playdate will have 8 Yes RSVPs plus 2 more moms on the waiting list! I have a theory about this. When everyone sees a playdate with a fun theme and there is an RSVP limit (which I always set when it's an in-home playdate), they RSVP Yes so they Keep Reading
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Can You Really Afford to Live on One Income?
Several years ago, I transitioned from a stressful desk job to being to a stay at home mom. How our family manages live on one income is probably the thing I got asked most about when friends and family learned I wasn't going back to work after my maternity leave ended. Living Beyond Our Means: Could We Ever Live on One Income? Making the initial jump from a comfortable two-earner household without kids to a single income household with a little one was not easy. We were used to spending our money willy nilly without any pressing responsibilities to Keep Reading
