Sharpen the pencils, make the lunches…

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It's that time again....summer is coming to an end and school will begin soon! I don't know about you, but our summer has flown by. I'm excited for school to start and sad for...
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Tips for Traveling Moms

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I’ve had to travel quite a bit for work over the last month, and as I boarded the plane last week, I thought about the ways I strive to provide stability and continuity for...

Worth It Wednesday: Cloth Diapers

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I decided to switch to cloth diapers when Lincoln was about 6 months old. We weren't trying to be earthy or green... it was strictly a cost effective decision. I did a ton of...
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Are Children Too Expensive to Have More?

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I have recently been going back and forth with my husband and myself about having 2 or 3 children. We only have 1, but if we decide to have only 2, then I would...

Holiday Budgeting: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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Holiday Budgeting is a stressful thing for the average family.  I know in the Barry home we struggled with how far to extend our gift giving and how much we could spend on each...

Addiction, Recovery, and Motherhood

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This is my sister's story. A story of addiction, recover, and motherhood. As I write this, I’m at the airport, waiting for a plane to bring me back to Austin, having spent the last...
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Join the Austin Moms Blog Neighborhood Groups

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  Join the Austin Moms Blog  Neighborhood Groups Our primary goal in creating Austin Moms Blog was to connect moms online, as well as offline through playdates and our events.  We know that being a mom is the most...

Weekly Recap January 9 through January 14

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Last week we announced that Miss Ivy Blue Carter made her debut and not that it was like exclusive to AMB Readers or anything (even though that would have been awesome!) it was the...

PYRAMID SALES: How to Choose?

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You don’t have to be a stay at home mom or even a mom for that matter to know that there’s an ever-growing list of “multilevel marketing” opportunities to choose from.   All you have to...

To Lie or Not To Lie…In The Name of Santa?

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Spoiler alert! Spoiler alert! So do you start off your kid’s childhood memories by lying to them or not? How do you deal with the innocent questions of whether or not Santa Claus is real?...