Finally Furnished!

After a couple months of compulsively checking craigslist and running around town fetching gently used furniture, the nursery finally looks like a nursery! As I eluded to in a previous posting, craigslist has become a way of life for me. I probably check it twice a day. There is a plethora of baby gear from cribs to clothes to carriers that make the goal of green parenting even more affordable and attainable. I have found great deals not only on furniture, but on the other major baby investment, diapers.

The prenatal purchases I have made from craigslist have served to expand my sense of connection to the local community of mothers and families. With every exchange I meet a new mother with new insight and inspiration about parenthood and connecting with other like-minded parents. So not only am I getting a great deal on used furniture, but I am meeting hip mamas who approach family life from a fresh perspective. This sense of community has been a great comfort to me, as Greg and I are among the first of our friends to begin the transition from a couple to a family.
So while I plan on continuing to indulge my craigslist habit throughout the years to come, for the time being I am cut off from more baby purchases until after the showers and baby blessings....not that that stops me from checking the new postings!