photo credit: @markusspiske via Unsplash I am currently lacking a bit of my blogging mojo (can you tell?) and I am employing some help from friends in the form of stealing post ideas (this time again from my friend Elisabeth). You might be familiar with her regular posts of recent demerits and gold stars — so…
I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2022 photo credit: @susan_wilkinson via Unsplash Before I get started with today’s post, I wanted to remind everyone that today is the LAST DAY to sign up for this year’s Secret Santa (Mug) Swap. If you – or someone you know – are…
I haven’t done a “A Day in the Life” post in a long, long time and when the topic came up for the Tuesday Topics linkup with Kookyrunner and Zenaida, I thought it was a great opportunity to share a glimpse into a typical day of my WFH life (loosely based on last week). 5:40…
photo credit: Green Chameleon via Unsplash My friend Lisa recently shared a post about what she had learned from tracking her time for a week (and then Stephany followed) and you guys, I can’t lie, it got me super-intrigued. Not just because I am a sucker for data + spreadsheets, but have you counted lately…
It’s no secret that I’ve lamented about our spending on food here in California. Everything feels so very expensive (even more so recently with the inflation. I feel like I am adjusting our price sheet every other week). Even if we go to the store for “just a few things”, we always end up spending…
I can’t believe I am doing another annual spending report. I feel like I just did this, but this is just because 2021 just flew by in the blink of an eye. As always, I pulled these data out of YNAB* — You Need A Budget, the software I’ve been using for 6+ years (the pie-chart…
I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 Time I woke up: 7:00 a.m. First thing I did upon waking: a 45 min Peloton “Turkey Burn” spin class, followed by a (virtual) 5k Turkey Trot around the neighborhood. (Gotta earn that Thanksgiving dinner + pie!) Today’s weather: Cool, but sunny. It was…
photo credit: Anna Tukhfatullina via Unsplash The day after Thanksgiving seems to be a good time to talk about not being wasteful, don’t you think? Especially considering the fact that lots of people probably didn’t have as nice a Thanksgiving meal as you and I just had. The Turkey Trot that I ran yesterday is…
I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 credit: inspiredkindness.com Did you know that today is World Kindness Day? It’s an unofficial, international holiday that is observed annually on November 13 as part of the World Kindness Movement. It is observed in many countries including the United States, Canada,…
I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 photo credit: @elloproducts via Unsplash Meal planning vs. meal prepping, what is the difference? Is there a difference? Because I have seen people use these two terms interchangeably, I thought I’d clear up the confusion between meal planning (which I do)…
