New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these tough times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good that is in our lives and in the world, even in the midst of a pandemic. This week, I am thankful: that Lisey’s Covid-19 test was negative A co-worker got […]
Thankful Thursday | after a sad day for the U.S.
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good that is in our lives and in the world, even in the midst of a pandemic. I started this post draft earlier in the week, before the sad events in […]
Surviving the pandemic winter | What’s helping me
A reader sent me this message via Instagram recently: Could you possibly do a blog about surviving the pandemic mentally? Between winter, being tired of being online, etc. I’m super crabby…despite my blessings…which are many. Part of it is I think I spend wayyyy too much time on my phone, doom scrolling. Since I am […]
Thankful Thursday | Goodbye, 2020
Today happens to be the last day of 2020! We’ve been doing Thankful Thursdays for a while now, and I have pondered the idea of stopping in 2021. But I’ve mostly been doing them because of the pandemic, and that particular situation is not going to instantly go away once we flip our calendars over […]
Thankful Thursday | on Christmas Eve
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good that is in our lives and in the world, even in the midst of a pandemic. It’s Christmas Eve today. And maybe that seems like an odd day to do […]
Thankful Thursday | a little December snow!
New here? Thankful Thursday is something we’ve been doing in these COVID times; a (frugal and free) exercise to help us hunt for the good that is in our lives and in the world, even in the midst of a pandemic. Today, I am thankful: for the beautiful snow that fell yesterday We don’t get […]