Tag: spending

  • It’s Gonna Be May

    It’s Gonna Be May

    Busy weekend! Friend time, family time, garden time! I needed it after a crazy and hectic week at work. Yesterday I hung out with two friends for hours catching up. Pedicures were part of the itinerary. No guilt here, I haven’t spent money on myself in forever! Before that, I did some pine needle gathering…

  • April Is Busting Out All Over

    April Is Busting Out All Over

    Spring! It feels like a gift every year. Every winter I get used to winter. I put my pajamas on at 7 pm; I remember to wear a hat. I cook hot, filling meals. And I get to like it. Then the days lengthen, certain birds start singing again. A day comes when you can…

  • Plant Potluck

    Plant Potluck

    Thursday night I went to a seed swap in town that also featured a talk by the owner of Front Yard Food, a local guy who grows food and builds and maintains garden beds for others. I learned so much! He basically spoke about permaculture, but in a way that was understandable and that seemed…

  • In Over My Bread

    In Over My Bread

    This week I was off two days and was only in the office one day. I was able to continue my streak of using up the food we have. Happy to report that we have eaten in the past six nights AND I even managed to bring leftovers for lunch on my office day. I…

  • Summer Spending

    Summer Spending

  • The Final Countdown

    The Final Countdown

  • Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

    Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

  • Cookie Bakin’, Wreath Makin’, Doomsday Preppin’

    Cookie Bakin’, Wreath Makin’, Doomsday Preppin’

    The long Thanksgiving weekend was low-key for us. Thanksgiving was at my sister’s and was very nice. I brought the corn and also made honey-glazed carrots using carrots from the garden. We also made sugar cut-out cookies as a dessert for those who don’t like pie (the kids). So Thanksgiving morning was fun for me,…

  • Rainy Friday

    Rainy Friday

  • It’s Time I Got Back

    It’s Time I Got Back

    It’s almost September, summer is more or less over for me, and it’s time to get back to reality and stop living in vacationland. This means: Tracking the budget. I just went back and finished out July’s, and I was a little bit ahead, on top of the money that was automatically transferred to savings.…