Easy Cheap Rainy Day Toddler Craft

There's basically a hurricane outside my window today. No, seriously. A late season Nor'Easter is bombing out over my house. We should get over 3 INCHES of rain today and the winds are 75+mph for gusts. It's nasty out. So, despite extreme disapproval of my kids, we will not be going outside today. However, that …

This tea will kick whatever illness you have in no time!

I don't think anyone likes being sick. I know I don't. This time of year, it seems pretty much everyone is sick. The whole name of the blog, Double Crunch, comes from us being a crunchy family and having twins. Being crunchy means that you tend to follow a less mainstream lifestyle. Some examples of …

Just Believe Women. My New Year’s Challenge to You

I've spent the whole year not talking about it. But tonight, on the last night of 2017, a post came across my feed that showed just how much we MUST talk about it. There were many things about my childhood that weren't common as childhood goes. Surviving years of abuse doesn't come lightly. But amongst …

Breastfeeding Support: What is an IBCLC and How do I Find One?

I get messaged frequently with breastfeeding questions. With the amount of research I did in the first year and the amount of questions I asked of Moms with much more experience than I, I have acquired a lot of knowledge about breastfeeding. However, an experienced Mom does not replace the necessity and value of help …

Where Have I Been? Fighting Molars, Roseola, and the Flu…

March 13, 2016 I have watched Rio way too many time in the past two weeks.  So, the only way I can think to describe the past two weeks is.."Cheese and sprinkles." My children are horrible terrible no good very bad teethers.  It is extremely painful for them.  They teethe extremely pain stakingly slowly, and …

If You Don’t Own This Sweatshirt and You Babywear, You Need To Buy It RIGHT NOW!

I am not one to buy clothes. Actually, I kind of hate buying clothes. For the girls, sure. They grow and change and need clothes. I have a particular love of buying them pajamas. Because. Well. PJ's are awesome. Duh.     Anyways, there's been a ton of hype about this sweatshirt at Target that is …

4 Reasons NOT to Arrive Unannounced at a Stay-At-Home Mom’s House

For three hours you have been fighting a teething, growth spurting, angry at life child down for a nap.  When you finally transfer the now sleeping little and shake off the stress of the battle, gazing lovingly at their little sleeping face......THE DOORBELL RINGS. That tiny sleeping face contorts and their body squirms and you …

Purging the Plastic – Frugal Ways to Toss the Tupperware

What does your tupperware drawer look like?  Is it a jumbled mess of plastic?  Mine was. It was impossible to keep clean.  No matter how often I pulled every piece out, neatly stacked and placed them in the drawer or cabinet, or rearranged to a different spot to attempt to make organization happen, they always …

New Year’s Resolutions – Why I Don’t Do Them and What I Did Instead This Year

I've never been "into" New Year's Resolutions.  More often than not, the goals are things like losing weight, stopping a bad habit, or buying a new and expensive luxury item.  My newsfeed is filled with gym selfies, "join my MLM team" posts, and food...lots of food.  By February, those posts are less than half of …