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Saturday, March 17, 2018

5 Reasons to shop at Thrift Stores


As a kid my mom will always got to thrift stores, me and my sisters loved it. We knew as soon as she told us we were going we will get something. She will always gives us a price we cant pass. For example no more that 10$ each. Sometimes we will end up with 3 to 4 different things. Of course this was like 12 years ago or so so 10 can get you a lot.What i learned when shopping at thrift stores, if you really look you will find good quality things even some treasures. So here are 5 reasons to get your shopping on!

  1. Save Money! This is the most obvious and perhaps the main reason why many people go to a thrift store to begin with. It's ridiculously cheap. You will find thing bran new but will be more than half the price if in a regular store. Also if something is 8 bucks on other days might be 4$. The beautiful thing about thrift stores is that they always discount their discount, and who doesn't love discounted things.
  2. Helps the community most are tied to some kind of charity, so shopping there helps to support people in need. The Salvation Army's stores fully fund  adult rehabilitation program, including a work rehab program that operates in conjunction with the thrift shops. Even the more reason to buy stuff.
  3. Good Furniture The great thing about the stores the big stuff are not as expensive, although dining tables and vanities ect might have dents or scratches. They are still very very cheap. How is this good? well do what my mom and step dad do fix them! find look for the real wood and fix them. The end product bran new furniture for a low price. Hey you can even re sell them for a higher price and make a profit, many make this as a hobby.

  4. Creativity If you are like my sister always decorating and re decorating her home. Then you will love thrifts stores. They are the perfect places to look for cute home decor. They have many vintage items that can make your house welcoming.

  5.  Children toys & clothes This is for all the mamas. Kids grow fast in a blink of an eye the first years. So why not get clothes there. I have found a lot of baby cloths for my daughter and most of them still with their tags. I rather spend 1.50 than 5 or more on other stores for pants and shirts. Of course always wash them first.

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Postpartum Depression

  We see picture of a new mom cradling her baby, and she’s looking down and smiling and the baby is looking up at her lovingly, and the husband has his arm around the mom. The honest truth is that that dose not always happen.

  Ive always heard about Postpartum Depression and how they can be very bad. Of course everyone is different and is effected differently. Me and my partner took us a little over a year and 2 miscarriages. you can imagine how worried and happy we where when we finally had a healthy pregnancy.

  My partners cousin told me how bad she had it with her daughter. she said she could not stand looking at her baby and would have horrible thoughts. Her family had to always be with her to keep an eye out in case she actually harms her baby. At this point i didn't know what to say, i had a blank face. She kept telling me that little by little it went away and hated her self for even thinking those thing. It really opened my eyes, but told my self that its not going to happen to me.

  When i had Emma i just remember just not having any emotions. During my delivery i tore in 3 different placed and lost a lot of blood. They closed me up so fast that i ended up with a hematoma. As soon as they sat me up i passed out because i was given triple the magnesium for my blood pressure that was borderline toxic and dropped my blood pressure super low. If that wasn't enough the hematoma kept getting bigger so the next day i had surgery to drain it and a blood transfusion. so yeah a lot has happened.

  I started to hate my self. Why? i could do anything. I wanted to change her. Bathe her. Feeding her was a struggle. Evey time i was alone i would just hold her and cry. Useless! i know things happens and it out of my hands. but i will feel nothing towards her. I hated my self even more for knowing that. When i left i had an appointment for her. big story short i had to take her to the hospital the next day because her jaundice was very high. Back to the hospital for another 3 days for her. Of course i cried all those days just over thinking things.

  When all that passed i was back home and would visit my mom. Moms know best i always say. Every time she will ask me if i was ok and i will always say yes. she kept telling me im always talking and im not. I did open up to her but not to the fullest. she told me it was ok to feel like that but if i feel it getting worse to go see someone. I thought about it and i ended not going, in time i felt better. Once i recovered i felt i can do anything.

  I love my daughter i wish things could of happened differently but that's how it went and there's nothing i can do about it. Now im enjoying every dirty dipper, sleepless night with her. she is the light of my life. I couldn't of ask for better help and that's my mom my boyfriend and sister without them i don't know what i would of done.

  If you feel just a bit different
tell someone, let it all out. Know that you are not the only one.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Baby Hospital Bag

You can never pack enough, especially women. I watched many many videos of " whats in my baby's hospital bag". And let me tell you i over did it! by  a lot, but hey i don't feel bad. So let me tell you what i packed and what i did and did not end up using.
  • Baby cloths (duh) I got one outfit in every size. NB,0-3m, 3m. 
  • Baby hats, gloves, socks.
  • Blankets at least 2. A thick one and a thin one to wrap baby in.
  • New Born size diapers. However i did not use them they provided me with them and gave me 2 packs to go take home.
  • Baby wipes. I was also provided with wipes, so i ended up saving mine.
  • burping cloths.
  • Cell phone charger 
  • Bottlers if you are not breast feeding.
  • If breast feeding you will need breastfeeding pads. Lots of pads! 
That's about it my bag if full but i was ready for everything. you can never be to prepared. Hope this helps for the first time moms.

5 Reasons to shop at Thrift Stores

As a kid my mom will always got to thrift stores, me and my sisters loved it. We knew as soon as she told us we were going we will get so...