I’ve sort of mentioned this in passing here on the blog, but one of the things I like to do when I’m out and about is go thrifting. Whether you …
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I’ve sort of mentioned this in passing here on the blog, but one of the things I like to do when I’m out and about is go thrifting. Whether you …
Several years back, there was a thing going around YouTube and other sites called “Project Pan,” or “Project Use it Up.” I’ve also heard it called an “Empties Project,” too, …
This post is the first in a series where I document my life as a blogger. We’ll consider this the foreword. As someone who writes for my day job, as …
Summer 2020, or should I say, more like Summer In Name Only 2020. All but three of the pools in town have remained closed due to the pandemic. The closest …
This week has gone by so fast! I can’t believe it. I swear to God it has to be Monday, and someone’s playing an evil April Fool’s joke on me. …
The weather turned cold, and brutally cold at that. I had plans to embark on a miles-long walk from the Wally World for awhile. Every time I’d make the trip …
Up until this weekend, I had been posting over on the free WP site version, mainly as practice, and to give my blog time to age. My budget was literally …
Since the holiday season’s upon us here in the U.S., that means a long weekend for a lot of you out there reading this. It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is …
Or, the walk that wasn’t. Anyway, over the course of these past two, almost three years, I’ve expanded on new ways that weren’t a part of my life before. Or …
One of the things I’ve done throughout my weight loss mission this time around is (try to) keep a gratitude journal in addition to the regular journal I’ve kept on …