https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:55:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently/page/2#post-1117661 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:49:42 +0000 turkeylurkey 1117661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Trees!!! Our house was built a few years ago and the builder only puts trees in the front yard and grass. So over the year we have slowly added flowerbeds and trees! We now have 4 additional trees and I'm hoping to get 2 more next year. You really don't realize how much you enjoy them until they are all gone! Can't wait for them to grow and provide some privacy between neighbors and some much needed shade spots! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently/page/2#post-1117642 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:39:24 +0000 Sunshine1810 1117642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a house in the spring which was a very exciting upgrade for us! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1117542 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:03:08 +0000 SweetMamaM 1117542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: haha I know the feeling. Maternity pants rock!</p> <p>Our biggest upgrade in the last year has probably been my car, from an old Misubishi sedan on it's last legs to a CR-V... Makes me so happy!<br /> We're also upgrading a few things around home in prep for the baby, but will also look at upgrading our cell phones - we both have the old Apple 3Gs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116234 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:16:23 +0000 bpcmarj 1116234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't made it yet, but tomorrow we will be getting the new hyped up X1 platform on Comcast/Xfinity. We have SO MANY issues with them now and I am really hoping the new equipment will do the trick. </p> <p>Then, at black Friday/cyber Monday we will get a new big TV :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116210 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:13:23 +0000 swurlygurl 1116210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: @Marfi: Congratulations!! &lt;3 &lt;3 So exciting! :)</p> <p>@looch: Oh man, I'd better not tell my husband about this, he would jump all over those light controls!! It would definitely be amazing... just this week I was pulling out of the driveway and noticed that our closet light was on upstairs. I had to debate whether to get out and run upstairs to turn it off while leaving a fussy baby in the car AND running late for work, or just leave it on all day</p> <p>@blackbird: Kitchen updates are the best!!</p> <p>I just updated my super cheap stainless steel pan to an All-Clad SS pan. I am in love! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116192 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:10:02 +0000 MsLipGloss 1116192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I guess you can just make sure all cushions are *loved* equally so that they all feel the same? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116165 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:03:04 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1116165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: A lot of stores try to sell microfiber as really kid-friendly! </p> <p>The one downside of the new couch is that the plusher cushions = LO's new favorite trampoline. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116160 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:02:13 +0000 mediagirl 1116160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: @Marfi: YAY!! Congrats to you both!!</p> <p>My husband "upgraded" the TV in the bedroom. Don't even get me started... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116155 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:01:18 +0000 mrs. wagon 1116155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think our latest upgrade was our car! We went from a Honda CR-V to a Mazda CX-9... then after an accident we ended up with the Grand Touring model for even less $$. We absolutely love and appreciate our car every single day! but that upgrade was a while ago...</p> <p>We're hoping to upgrade from a queen to a king sized bed this weekend for our 8th anniversary / christmas / birthday presents! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116154 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:00:54 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1116154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: ours is, too! We have a DR/LR combo. </p> <p>Our leather furniture was passed down to us so thankfully we didn't have to buy it... But the sectional was so expensive. If it isnt covered in cat hair, it's covered with crayon. Or both, at the same time.</p> <p>I don't know what we were thinking. Obviously we weren't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116145 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:58:20 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1116145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Ha, yeah, and our couch is within spitting distance (literally) of the dining room so I decided we better do it now while the old one was still in sellable condition. Plus soon we'll have another kiddo around to spit up on it ... Thankfully we were able to snag a decent deal on a floor model. Those things are not cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116131 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:54:54 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1116131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: you are so smart! We moved our leather furniture downstairs &amp; bought a microfiber sectional for our living room. It's less of a couch and more of Chloe's art canvas. FML. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116128 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:54:06 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1116128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had lots of upgrades this past summer!</p> <p>- I love our new floors! I want to get rid of the carpet in our bedrooms now.<br /> - we also had a ton of trees cut down so we doubled our backyard size. Next spring, we will plant grass and landscape.<br /> - we painted our kicthen cabinets white &amp; our kitchen looks so new and bright now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116114 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:51:06 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1116114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We upgraded from a not-so-supportive fabric sectional to a nice leather one. My back is already thanking me, and I don't have to worry about toddler stains nearly as much :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1116015 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:15:59 +0000 blackbird 1116015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We upgraded some of our kitchen light fixtures and did a makeover to our fireplace. Spent about $200 total, but man, i LOVE the way it looks. It really freshened up this area. Super happy with our upgrade!</p> <p>Next up....cabinets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115965 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:54:03 +0000 Bookish 1115965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Oo hi-tech, I like it. </p> <p>@IRunForFun: @Marfi: Congrats both of you :) </p> <p>@SugarplumsMom: We need to do this next year! Our a/c is on its last legs... I'm dreading it but I know I'll be glad when it's done!</p> <p>Let's see.. I haven't really upgraded anything in the last few months, not since we had the baby, but I suppose I'll go with my new job! I started in July and I loove it. It pays so much better, and the work isn't boring! Big upgrade! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115916 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:24:39 +0000 mrs. bird 1115916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: those are excellent upgrades!</p> <p>@mrsbookworm: i bet that made a huge difference! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115904 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:14:25 +0000 lamariniere 1115904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: We used to have this machine! It's really easy, I'll post on your wall right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115902 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:12:10 +0000 petunia354 1115902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Got rid of the yucky wood shingles on our house and had siding installed. Ah, the things you get excited about as an adult/homeowner :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115897 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:04:14 +0000 bushelandapeck 1115897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We replaced our existing deck and front porch and they look sooooo much better now. We are also in the process of converting to natural gas. Who knew home improvements would be so exciting! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115888 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:58:38 +0000 MsLipGloss 1115888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: @photojane: Yay for new houses! We bought a new house several months ago . . . it just fits our life w/LO so much better (we moved to the 'burbs), and it's an *ahhhhh* feeling to come home to at the end of the day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115882 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:56:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 1115882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Marfi: @IRunForFun: Congratulations lovelies! </p> <p>We changed out the breakfast table which was a surprising upgrade! It really was just because it fit the space better, but we love everything about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115880 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:56:05 +0000 looch 1115880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: I am curious about how you do this! </p> <p>We have a nespresso also, the Citiz version with the long and short pour buttons...would it also function here? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115835 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:14:29 +0000 mrs. bird 1115835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boopers: I was looking at the Toyota ad last wk &amp; saw the camry was listed with 1 more mpg than the corolla- how does that work??! It's so much bigger &amp; would assume it has a larger engine. I was surprised! </p> <p>I have one that might not seem exciting, but it is to me! I upgraded my toothbrush to a fancy oral b electric one. It beeps when I should move on to my next quadrent and a red light flashes if I'm brushing too hard! It has different modes &amp; I looooooove it! My teeth have never felt cleaner :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115812 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:22:57 +0000 Boopers 1115812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a new car last weekend! We upgraded from a 2002 Mitsubishi SUV to a 2012 Toyota Camry and we love it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115808 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:14:57 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1115808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: That's so cool, I had no idea! Sure tell me how it's done and I'll ask DH's opinion! I'll wall you my email address :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115805 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:56:39 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1115805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just replaced our old, broken heating/AC unit. The new one is so quiet and works so well! We also got a new fridge and freezer replacing the relics that came with the house. I can open the fridge and not have to wait 5 minutes before being able to open it again! Yay! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115802 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:44:51 +0000 lamariniere 1115802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Sounds amazing!</p> <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: You know, you can reprogram the buttons on your Nespresso machine to give you the pour size you want and it is really easy. Let me know if you want instructions! The only downside is that the coffee content in the capsules is designed for a specific amount of water, so if you were to make an American sized cup, you will be drinking weaker/diluted coffee (I'm a nerd, my first real job was working for Nespresso.).</p> <p>@Marfi: @IRunForFun: Awww!</p> <p>@HLK208: @photojane: congrats! how exciting!</p> <p>Our most recent "upgrade" was the purchase of some real art for our apartment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115750 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:52:59 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1115750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Sounds cool!</p> <p>@Marfi: and @IRunForFun: congrats!</p> <p>@photojane: congrats on your house, how exciting!</p> <p>As for us, last week we finally made the switch to a Nespresso machine. I kinda miss having a big ol' pot of coffee in the kitchen on the weekend, but our old machine was so huge. It had a cappuccino maker side that we never used, and it leaked all over all the time! So I picked up the Nespresso last week while out shopping and I must say, I like it! The only thing I don't like is that the biggest size coffee you can make still doens't fill a whole American mug size. :( Oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-best-upgrade-youve-made-recently#post-1115208 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:12:06 +0000 LovelyPlum 1115208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: ok, I forgot about that. Maternity pants definitely count! I did this, too, and it is awesome.</p> <p>@looch: that sounds awesome!</p> <p>@evansjamie: very good upgrade, I agree!</p> <p>@HLK208: nice! What kind of car?</p> <p>@Marfi: @IRunForFun: I think that's the best upgrade of all :heart: congrats, ladies!</p> <p>@MamaCate: lol, I begrudgingly did that this time last year.</p> <p>@photojane: nice! So exciting! </p>