I know, I know, I recently mentioned how my grocery budget might be a tiny bit out of control (but who decides that anyway, right?), but I wanted to prove to you that I do carefully plan our grocery shopping and don’t just deliberately throw groceries in our shopping cart...
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I consider us pretty frugal overall. Or maybe frugal is the wrong word, but definitely cost-conscious. We live in a one-bedroom apartment (hopefully not much longer though, I need a craft room! Ha!), we only own one car, I have a short commute to work and we don’t spend a...
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1. Dakine Girls Carry-On (Marshalls) 2.) Mossimo Crop Pants (Target) 3.) Mossimo Shorts (Target) 4. Braided Sandals (Forever 21) Only a ten-hour work day separates me from ten glorious days of freedom. I couldn’t be more excited! I don’t know about you, but before I travel, I always get a...
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I am recapping the three weeks of fun that I had with my family this summer. See all related posts under the category: summer tales. Following five exhausting days hiking through and gazing at the amazing landscape of the Southwest, we felt like we had earned a day “off”...
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I have so much to write about, so many stories and feelings I want to share from my short, but oh-so-precious and unexpected visit with my family. The right words just still haven’t come to me yet. While you’re waiting for me to come around with something more meaningful, I’ll...
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Back in my teenage and early adult years, I was more of a tomboy – clotheswise. My favorite pants were army pants and pants with unusual stripes or checkered patterns. I owned a pair of blue suede Dr. Martens – which were no doubt my favorite pair of shoes! – please disregard how old...
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Jeez, thrift stores are addicting. You should be kind of glad if you don’t have them anywhere near you (for me, it honestly doesn’t help that one of them is literally two blocks from where I live). As I am trying to be more money-conscious these days, thrift stores have...
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I know, I know, in my protected post I talked about maybe getting another bookcase for our living room, but today, I spontaneously decided to invest the $50 in some summer apparel for me instead. Yeah, sue me :) I couldn’t help it, I am a girl! Here are my...
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I went grocery shopping on Friday. I know that some people (Hi Kim!) hate it, but I actually enjoy grocery shopping. I usually have a shopping list written before I leave (neatly divided lists for each store that I go to – yes, I am a list-person! I don’t function without...
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Ha, I must admit, that title sounds more promising than what I am going to give you, which simply is my “weekend in SoCal”-recap. It was nice, warm and breezy. Just perfect. I know why I love SoCal :) Here are the facts: *Got into Burbank on Friday afternoon and was greeted...
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