In recent years, the postpartum period has been re-dubbed “The Fourth Trimester” for good reason–your body is still undergoing massive changes, you’re still pumped full of crazy hormones, and you’re still not getting any good sleep (albeit for a different reason than before). I’d learned the first time around that this postpartum period is truly …
What I’ve Been Loving and Learning Lately {2}
Welcome to Round Two of this new little series I started to compile all the things in life I’m loving and learning lately, from the books I’m currently reading to the products I’m loving to the shows I’m watching (which, spoiler alert–won’t be very many or very exciting, since I’m not a huge t.v. watcher). …
What Can I Get Done on Minimal Sleep? {August Goals + July Goals Update}
Now that the baby is a month and a half old (6 weeks as of yesterday, to be exact), I’m now in that awkward stage where we’re basically all adjusted and I finally have my motivation back to do ALL THE THINGS, but the problem is, we’re still terribly, terribly sleep-deprived, so my motivation is …
Secret Family Recipe: Open-Faced Tuna Sandwiches (A Quick Meal From the Pantry!)
As I mentioned earlier this week, we’re working on clearing out our freezer and cooking up meals from our pantry in order to keep our grocery budget at $250 for this month, all as part of our challenge to save $1000 in 100 days. This is a quick meal option that uses ingredients I almost …
Money Saver #1: Tackling the Freezer
Last week, I announced our intention of adding $1000 to our emergency fund over the next 100 days. Now, for some families, this wouldn’t be too much of a stretch, but for us, trust me when I say that this is going to be a true challenge (especially as we are expecting the hospital bills …
What I’ve Been Loving and Learning Lately {1}
I’ve been wanting to start a regular series for awhile now where I can gather together everything I’ve been loving and learning lately, from books I’m in the middle of to shows I’ve been watching to recent products I’ve tried or the links to posts I’ve been enjoying lately. I doubt this roundup will happen …
The Challenge: Save $1000 in 100 Days
Note: There are affiliate links in this post, which means I get a small commission on any purchases made, at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting To Love and To Learn! As we recently crossed the halfway point this year (what the what?), I was reviewing my 101 in 1001 list of goals …
What It Takes for a Book to Get a 5-Star Rating From Me (+ 10 Novels That Made the Cut)
A little more than a year and a half ago, I made an important shift in my reading life—I started not only recording the books I was reading on Goodreads (on a regular basis) and giving them ratings, but I also made the decision to always, ALWAYS give a review of some kind once I …









