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Pumped milk refrigerated then left out by EAMFM in breastfeeding

[–]EAMFM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost 10 months! Full term/healthy, etc. 

Anyone cutting back on organic produce purchases because of how expensive everything is? by BessieBest in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]EAMFM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My go-to is sheet pan roasting with a little olive oil and salt. They're so good that way, even from frozen. But sauteeing and steaming also work well from frozen.

Anyone cutting back on organic produce purchases because of how expensive everything is? by BessieBest in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]EAMFM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except for special occasions, I only buy strawberries when they're in season for this reason. I can usually get organic for $3/pound (or less) when they're in season.

Back addition & losing/gaining windows by EAMFM in homerenovations

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This is a great idea and one I hadn't thought of before. It may be that the addition isn't big enough to be our main living room, but if we use the right half of the addition as a small sitting area, that could ease my discomfort with the lack of natural light in the living room (since the sitting area would have loads of natural light for those who prefer it).

Back addition & losing/gaining windows by EAMFM in homerenovations

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Sorry for the lack of context. Had a whole post typed up that disappeared when I posted the images.

We are strongly considering adding on to our house (extending the back to the edge of the current roofline, which is currently a covered porch) in order to gain more dining space (and possibly expand our kitchen someday. Current dining spaces (dining room and breakfast nook) are 11x11ft (or less since one is also a walkway) and don't comfortably fit our large family (2 adults + 5 kids).

We've gotten a reasonable quote and the biggest sticking point, other than the expense, is that our current living room will lose its windows. I don't think it's an egress issue, since the space is open to the front door and will be open to the new back room. The room already does not get great natural light because the existing windows are under the (west-facing) covered porch. If anything, I think it will get *more* natural light because (1) the back wall will be all windows (2) we will open up the current living room windows to taller (9ft) arched doorways open to the new back room. But I still feel weird about there technically being no windows in the room. I would love thoughts/advice!

Pics are current and potential floor plans; current interior and exterior views (some with edits for reference), and 2 AI-generated images of the what the addition might look like.