Help me think of a new question (plus four other misc. things)

Hey everyone!

I have five small-ish things to share, so I figured a miscellaneous post was the best way to do that.

Ready?

1. Help me think of a new question for interviews!

I got some helpful feedback from readers about the questionnaire, particularly about #10, which is, “Share a frugal tip with your fellow readers”.

After over a year of running these interviews, some readers are feeling like, “Oh, everyone already shared my best frugal tips!” and then they are hesitant to participate.

That makes sense to me. So, help me come up with an alternative.

What question would you like me to ask readers instead? It doesn’t even have to be a frugality question!

Also: if you are not particularly frugal, you can still participate. Remember Rose? She labels herself as non-frugal and we all had fun meeting her. 🙂 

2. Yes, I got a tattoo.

Several readers noticed it in the picture of my shoes yesterday:

Here’s the story: when Lisey came home for Thanksgiving, she was like, “Mom! We should get a cute matching tattoo, and then I will always have a little connection to you no matter where I am.”

I told her I’d think about it and decide by Christmas, so on Christmas break, she and I got matching cat ankle tattoos.

Someone in my real life said, in all seriousness, “Well, if you want to have a party lifestyle now, go ahead…” 

So I just want to assure you: I am not about to go crazy. I may never get another tattoo in my life. My decision to get a tattoo is 100% about my love for Lisey and is also 100% not about any major shift in my personality. 

And the only related-to-my-tattoo party in my future is one where there are lot of cats involved. 😉 Like…shifts at the cat shelter. 

3. I added three medical memoirs to my review list

My rate of non-school reading has slowed during the spring semester, but I have added three memoirs to the ongoing list I shared with you (the list has titles, cover photos, and tiny reviews).

You can see the updated list in this post; the top three are the newest ones I’ve read.

I still have a large stack of interesting to-be-read books in this genre, but it will be slow going until the semester is over.

My as-yet unread stack!

I do set aside time to read a chapter or two before I go to sleep at night, though, so I am still squeezing in a little fun reading even in the midst of Anatomy and Physiology.

4. The American Frugal Housewife

I recently got out my copy of this little book, published in 1832.

But there are good gems in here too:

“The true economy of housekeeping is simply the art of gathering up all the fragments, so that nothing be lost. I mean fragments of time as well as materials. Nothing should be thrown away so long as it is possible to make any use of it.”

I have a physical copy, but you can also read this book online via the Gutenberg Project.