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In praise of company!
February 21, 20123 Comments
Jane and I have a secret to a clean apartment: a secret that it’s time to share. If we want a clean apartment, we have to invite people over. It’s not as if we live in squalor. No wee beasties share our abode… well, other than the cat and the dog. But our dining table, [...]
No coins, please
February 20, 201214 Comments
“No Coins, please” is not just a tribute to one of my favourite children’s authors, Gordon Korman. Last November I read a story online somewhere and it stuck with me, for more reasons than one. Here’s the gist… An American woman went to the grocery store with $32 in change and attempted to purchase groceries. [...]
Deja Food
February 18, 20124 Comments
I’m too good for leftovers. To get excited about yesterday’s fresh, it had to be OUTSTANDING the first time. I guess I’ve bought into today’s pretentious food and cooking. Eating local and less processed oughta be simple and humble. So why is it all so snobby? You wanna impress me? Resurrect the leftovers. A food [...]
Regret for Hot Air Balloons
February 17, 20125 Comments
When I was doing my undergrad, I spent a year abroad studying in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the beginning of the year, I went to the societies fair, and joined the email list of the Saltire Society — which was devoted to hot air ballooning. I was very excited at the prospect of learning how to [...]
Let’s Get Physical
February 16, 201213 Comments
I’m pretty sure this isn’t the most original comparison but the more I think this way, the easier it is for me to save. I wanted to share it with you – maybe you think the same way or maybe I’ll give you an idea or two to help you out. I tend to equate [...]
Not For Sale
February 15, 20126 Comments
Sometime during this journey hubby and I decided we could purge our life of some unneeded things, make a little money, and clean up the spare room. So we opened the ever closed door and from there learned a thing or two about sacrifice and holding on to the things that matter. (Cue horror suspense [...]
Valentine’s Day
February 14, 20124 Comments
Hi Readers! Arianne did a Groundhog day post… so I’m gonna do a Valentine’s day post: This one’s for my wife +++ Dear Jane, When this gets posted we’ll have been married 354 days. We’ll have known each other for 1,689 days. It’s hard to write out what you mean to me. I hold your [...]
Give it away give it away now!
February 13, 20125 Comments
I just know the Red Hot Chili Peppers were talkin’ about donating to Goodwill in their “Give it away” song. Without playing most songs a ton of times, most song lyrics are indecipherable…ok that is a big word. I just had to look it up online. But I decided to play the video on Youtube [...]
A Nice Problem to Have
February 11, 20127 Comments
Somebody pinch me. Both of my boys got straight As on their recent report cards. This low B ex-student can’t even believe it. I want to acknowledge their accomplishments in some way, but I don’t know how. We thought about giving them each $50. But I’ve always felt that rewards don’t work long-term. A person eventually [...]
