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  • September: Week 1 Recap

    This week, I’ve been working on the house a lot.  I made a lot of progress with some boxes/piles that we dumped in the master bedroom weeks ago.  It’s not finished but it’s at 80% and feels so much better!  I have been sticking with my habit of making the bed every morning.   I…

  • Why I use disposable dinnerware when I care about the environment.

    Let’s face it…it’s already made, right?  If I don’t buy it, someone else will.  Sure, I don’t like padding the pockets of the companies that make it, but they’re just in business and capitalism and all that, right? So it does kind of pain me, but I’d go insane without it during this season of…

  • Where did August go? And Thrive Update…

    I know this is a pattern…but WOW.  I can’t believe it’s August 31st! My pantry challenge was not as successful as I’d envisioned, but I do definitely see a pretty good dent in what we’ve got hoarded away.  I would say we used about half of what we had when the month began. I shopped…

  • Where did August go? And Thrive Update…

    I know this is a pattern…but WOW.  I can’t believe it’s August 31st! My pantry challenge was not as successful as I’d envisioned, but I do definitely see a pretty good dent in what we’ve got hoarded away.  I would say we used about half of what we had when the month began. I shopped…

  • August Challenge Update: Days 5-7

    I love doing updates.  It’s fun ~ more fun when I’ve been “good.”  LOL I made a Sprout’s run and it was $101.  I used one of the tiny carts and usually I don’t spend as much that way so I was a little disappointed it wasn’t closer to $75 but I guess that was…

  • August Challenge Update: Days 5-7

    I love doing updates.  It’s fun ~ more fun when I’ve been “good.”  LOL I made a Sprout’s run and it was $101.  I used one of the tiny carts and usually I don’t spend as much that way so I was a little disappointed it wasn’t closer to $75 but I guess that was…

  • Capsule Wardrobe Update

    I finally feel like my capsule wardrobe is SET.  Here’s what I ended up with: two pair of jeans six pair of jeggings six pair of jean shorts six pair of capri leggings in black and charcoal gray four pair of workout crops in black and charcoal gray eight sleeveless tops in dark plum, black,…

  • TGIF! Happy Friday!

    First Friday of August! My pantry challenge is going well!  We celebrated a birthday yesterday, and I cooked dinner mostly from the pantry.  I did need to pick up a couple of jars of pasta sauce (for my baked ziti, and for K’s gluten-free single serve pizzas she makes) and I bought string cheese, salami…

  • TGIF! Happy Friday!

    First Friday of August! My pantry challenge is going well!  We celebrated a birthday yesterday, and I cooked dinner mostly from the pantry.  I did need to pick up a couple of jars of pasta sauce (for my baked ziti, and for K’s gluten-free single serve pizzas she makes) and I bought string cheese, salami…

  • Today’s Decluttering Challenge: Board Games

    We’ve paired these down a LOT over the years.  They used to take up an entire hall closet!  For a few years I kept them on the bookshelves in our family room, but in the interest of reducing visual noise, after we put in our new floors and got the room back together, I felt…