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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Hey friends, grab a cup of coffee and let’s have a chat! How is everyone doing? Especially my fellow NaBloPoMo participants? I am taking the opportunity to link up with Amanda from Running with Spoons for Thinking out Loud again today and share some random thoughts that are on my...
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Photo by Toa Heftibah on Unsplash My friend Kate blogged about her nighttime routine a little while ago as a counteract to morning routines that are so often talked about. While I am an early riser, I don’t really have a morning routine (unless you consider rolling out of bed,...
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