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Gratitude in Practice: Laura Vanderkam!!

If you’d told me five years ago that I’d have a blog, I probably would have believed you. After all, I’ve always loved writing and seem to have an endless supply of things to…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • May, 08, 2025
  • 30 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Joel Larsgaard!

Exciting news: Joel Larsgaard is in the house — figuratively speaking, of course.

Joel and his best friend Matt loved talking about money. They also loved drinking craft beer. Naturally, the next step was to…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post, Money
  • Apr, 28, 2025
  • 27 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Kristen (The Frugal Girl)

It still brings me a little jolt of delight every time I see someone referencing FIGs after our month-long gratitude practice in February!! A special shout-out to Jenny for her recent Figgy Friday post….

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  • Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Apr, 02, 2025
  • 48 Comments

Today I’m Talking Gratitude…over at The Frugal Girl Blog + Walking Club

Months ago, when Kristen and I first started chatting about blog swapping (here’s my guest post and her guest post), she suggested the idea of having me write a follow-up guest post about gratitude…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Mar, 26, 2025
  • 25 Comments

Fresh FIG Finale: Gratitude Collective Week #4

This is it! The final collection of FIGs for February 2025. A huge thank-you to everyone who participated in this gratitude journey and to those who cheered us on from the sidelines.

At the end…

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  • Gratitude, Joy
  • Mar, 03, 2025
  • 36 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Nicole

Today’s guest needs no introduction – and she’s actually “visited” me here before – but I’ll give her a quick one anyway.

Nicole is a glass half-full (and let’s pour the drink into a beautiful…

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  • Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Feb, 27, 2025
  • 40 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: (Grateful) Kae

I thought it would be fitting to round out this month of FIG collection by taking a deep dive into the particulars of different gratitude practices. And we’re starting this little series with a…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post, Joy
  • Feb, 25, 2025
  • 44 Comments
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