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1. We had a bargain-full date night. First, we had subs at Jersey Mike’s, using the Sixth Continent gift card I ordered last week. Then we stopped at Rita’s, where I had a coupon for a free Italian ice, due to my birthday coming up this week. And then we went to the mall, where […]

1. I sold an outgrown bike. I used Facebook marketplace and no lie, the bike was picked up and paid for in less than an hour. At full price. I was so impressed! 2. I sold the girls’ scooters for them. They used to love these, but they’ve outgrown ’em.  So, I listed them on […]

1. We cleared our own leaves. For a variety of reasons, we never cleaned up our yard leaves last fall. So I got an estimate from someone to blow them and take them away for yard waste recycling. $300, they said. Which suddenly made me want to pick up our leaf blower. So this weekend, […]

The Before Breakfast podcast Laura Vanderkam just launched Before Breakfast and I love it so far! Every weekday morning, she publishes a short 6-8 minute episode sharing a tip about managing your time better. Sometimes I don’t bother listening to podcasts because they’re looooong, and that makes me hesitate to push “play”. But a 6-8 […]

1. I called Method about their soap dispensers. I like foaming soap because it seems to be a lot less wasteful than regular liquid soap. But the last two dispensers I got from Method became nearly unusable after just one refill. (The top just stayed down when you pressed it.) So, I called them and […]