Someone I follow on Instagram had been posting these mouthwatering pictures of the frittatas she’s been making for her family as an easy breakfast option. I am not much of a meal-prepper but I’d been meaning to make a frittata for dinner (with leftovers). I finally got around to making...
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Dear Smoke – you’ve overstayed your welcome. The last week has been awful. Please leave. Dear Rain – you can’t come fast enough. We haven’t had any significant rain here in Northern California this season and it’s time for you to show up. We need you bad. Please and thank...
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I’ve been hosting the Secret Santa Mug Swap for the last couple of years and it’s been a lot of fun to send someone a little surprise package in the mail around the holidays. I was thrilled to hear that people were looking forward to participating again this year, so I guess this...
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Around the Interwebs Can you tell the difference between factual and opinion news statements? The answer might surprise you. 5 ways the new Gmail can help you get more done We could all use some snail mail right now, am I right? You have to stop canceling and rescheduling things. Really....
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How about another round of pet peeves, friends? I always like to share the things that drive me up the wall, haha, and I always like to hear what other people find really hard to understand or endure. 1. Non-voters. I just read that the midterm elections had a record...
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I am a little late with this, but I still wanted to share our quarterly spending update for the months of July through September (Q3). You can see our spending for Q1 and Q2 in earlier posts. I pulled this pie-chart out of YNAB* again, the budgeting software I’ve been...
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Photo by @rawpixel on Unsplash Remember how I said last week that I recently had a health insurance claim victory after being on the phone with them on and off for 15 months and that the next claim I submitted (same service, different date), they declined. Yeah, I take everything...
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A couple of weeks ago, I made these zucchini-cheddar-scones with leftover zucchini that needed to be used up. A few people have asked for the recipe when I posted the picture on Instagram and I am happy to share. Scones are really quick to make and are an easy weekend...
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© Cal Fire I am sure you’ve heard it on the news. California can’t seem to catch a break from the wildfires. New fires broke out again in Northern and Southern California and they’re devastating. I feel so heartbroken for the people that are threatened by – or have already lost everything...
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(Illustration by the lovely Mari Andrew.) Do you have a bucket list? I don’t, really. I mean, I have never written one out or anything, but randomly, I will pick things and proclaim “this is on my bucket list” or “I crossed this off my bucket list”. Maybe I should...
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