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    Our Son Eats Sushi

    This is another one of those posts that I hesitate to write. We are so, so happy with the eater Henry has become (he eats things like vegetarian sushi and seaweed salad with us!). I want to share our general approach and strategies, but I have no way of knowing if there’s a causal relationship between our strategies and the current outcome or if it’s merely a correlation. 
    That’s what happens when your science experiment (er, parenting) only has a sample size of one. 
    Regardless, I want to record our approach in this space because I want to adhere to it if we’re lucky enough to have a second child.
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    Flipping a House?

    Last week, I mentioned that one of my long-term financial goals is to get into real estate as a hobby and a secondary source of income (since I’ll always work primarily in non-profit as my day job). I also mentioned that Matt had no interest in saving up our money for such an endeavor, and it seemed very, very far away since we have about a trillion other things that we need to save for first (the house we’re building, a pool, an orchard, raised garden beds, a couch, a washer/dryer–the list goes on and on). 

    But then someone I know (hereto referred to as My Potential Business Partner) read
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    IKEA Stepping Stool

    I’m in love with this stepping stool from IKEA. I have the hardest time washing Henry’s hands. I’m either pressing his abdomen into the side of the counter, getting his feet soaked by sitting him on the edge of the sink, or honestly not washing his hands even when I should.
    I’ve been eying this stool for awhile, but our spending hiatus made that purchase utterly impossible. When we went to IKEA to get Henry an inexpensive easel, I spotted a similar stool for a much more reasonable price. I love that it reaches so high up, it’s sturdy, it’s natural wood, and it’s narrow so its footprint isn’t too
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