Tag: fun on a budget
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Relentlessly Dorky
The title of this post came to me as I was falling asleep the other night. I was thinking about how I’ve been waiting all my life to be an old person who prioritizes my rest and my nonglamorous hobbies. I’ve been middle aged at heart forever. Sure, there’s some things I miss about my…
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August Interlude
Not much happened this week. I looked into laptop options for T; N bought a bike, with some birthday money from us and his own money. We worked on training Rocco and Molly received adoption applications. There were more doctor appointments for some of us. It was in the 90s all week but I still…
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Staycate the Premises
I hate to be writing this post, because it means my staycation is finally over. What a lovely break it was. I randomly, at the last minute, took off on Thursday and Friday, mainly because the weather was supposed to be wonderful. I wasn’t 100% sure what I’d do, but it all fell into place.…
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Lost Week
Apparently I did not take many pictures this week and otherwise failed to record what we did. And the ol’ brain is not supplying too many details. Blame it on the 100 degree heat. It was nearly impossible to cook or do much of anything. The heat did not break til Thursday night. Friday was…
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Dog Mom
Somewhere on Instagram, I saw a post or reel or something that asked, “Why do all my hobbies involve keeping something alive?” Feeling the same right now as I try to keep the garden watered in the heat, try to keep my fall seedlings healthy, and look after Molly the foster pup. No doubt it’s…
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Late Night Cooking
Crashing on the couch after several hours of shopping and cleaning. The house is going off the rails again. There were sheets, towels and tablecloths to be washed; art supplies and puppy supplies to be put away; library books and kitchen ware to be returned to their owners. Dishes, countertops, sweeping. Grocery shopping at Sprouts…
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Just Having So Much Fun
Time for a goal check-in. Summer has always been my time to ruminate on these things, usually from a beach chair or poolside. One of my big goals when I started this new iteration of the blog around this time last year was to really jump start my savings and start thinking about retirement. I…
Garden State of Mind 