cheerfully living on less
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; an exercise to help us hunt the good that is in our lives and in the world, even in the midst of a pandemic. This week I am thankful: for a kid who drives. Yesterday I realized we were out of both […]
1. I mended a shirt (and more). I pulled out my black tank top and noticed it had a small hole (more like a slit). I placed a small black tshirt scrap pieces underneath the slit and zig-zagged it closed. Since it’s black, it’s very, very hard to see my fix. Which is how we […]
(Usual disclaimer: If you hate Stitch Fix posts, I totally understand. They’re polarizing! But you’ve been apprised of this post’s content, so if you are in the “I hate Stitch Fix posts!” camp and you keep reading….well, you are proceeding at your own risk. ) This shipment from Stitch Fix was quite un-fabulous. Which has […]
I am not a person who likes clutter, and my dislike of clutter certainly extends to my kitchen. Unitaskers are not my favorite thing. At all. But the two I’m going to tell you about today have definitely earned their place in my cabinet! And if you’d like to see me demonstrate them, here’s a […]
Time for a new month and a new grocery budget. And now it’s officially the second half of the year. The first half of 2020 was so crazy that I wonder what the second half will bring. What I Spent I got a $25 Hungry Harvest box, and I spent $115 at the grocery store. What […]
In an Instagram post earlier this week, I mentioned a Forbes article about the scientifically proven benefits of gratitude. Among other things, gratitude improves your mental and physical health, enhances empathy, reduces aggression, and improves your sleep. All this for the low, low price of $0! Gratitude is such a bargain. And maybe because it’s […]
