Thankful Thursday | I had to clean my car
This week, I am thankful: that car-pooling gave me a push to clean out my van I mentioned on Tuesday that we are car-pooling to …
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Tightwad Gazette Tour | Credit cards sure have changed!
Look at me, with only two weeks between Tightwad Gazette installments. Let’s go. 🙂 Turn your jeans into a japron, a jote bag, a jorganizer, …
Five Frugal Things | I’m the carpool mom
1. I car-pooled with my clinical group My clinical group for peds is going to a hospital that charges $25/day for parking. None of us …
I’m sending you away today!
Hello there, dear readers! Remember when Elisabeth of Optimistic Musings did a Meet a Reader post here? In our email exchanges, Elisabeth told me she …
WIS, WWA | leftover, leftover, leftover
What I Spent This week was heavy on the leftovers! Which is a little unusual for me. 🙂 This week, I spent: $95 at Aldi …
Thankful Thursday | four years
You know, I was thinking about how it’s been over four years since we started doing Thankful Thursdays! We began this practice in the summer …
My bare-bones, cheap planning system
Would you show us your planner? Even just a dummy page to keep your privacy, it would be interesting to see how you do it. …
Five Frugal Things | two repairs
1. I mended a potholder I have a couple of these black potholders, which are showing some signs of wear here and there. And that …
Shortening, buying a house, cat favoritism, and test questions
Hello, hello! We’re having a Q&A session today, so let’s get into it. Shortening Before we get to some questions, I wanted to say something …
WIS, WWA | 1 week down, 7 to go
What I Spent I started my second 8-week class this week, which means I’m on a countdown to the end of the semester. One week …
Thankful Thursday | some days off? NICE.
This week, I am thankful: for a calmer school week So far, the pediatrics workload has been way less than the mental health/med surg workload. …
Tightwad Gazette Tour | active and passive frugality
I finally had a moment to flip through the Tightwad Gazette again! We’re starting on page 343 in my big blue Tightwad Gazette book, with …
Five Frugal Things | cat cookies: crunchy again!
1. I re-crisped some cat cookies The last of the Trader Joe’s chocolate cat cookies had gotten a little soggy when we had that string …
Hello from a refreshed me!
A no-school weekend Well, hey there, everyone! You guys. I had a weekend with no work shifts and no studying to do and it was …
WIS, WWA | catching my breath
What I Spent As you know, I finished my mental health/med surg class this week, and you guys, I got a 95/100 on my final! …