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Happy Things Friday: 31 January

And just like that, we’re saying goodbye to the first month of the year. It feels…bizarre?

It also feels exciting because tomorrow is Day #1 for The F.I.G. Collective. Get your pens ready!!!!

In all my…

Happy Things Friday: 24 January + Help Me Name the Club!

January is almost over. I’m okay with that. The main upside of this rather dismal winter month is the increased light we’re getting each day. At first it wasn’t very noticeable, but now we’re…

It’s Time To Talk 2024 Finances (Yes, There Is a Pie Chart)

Hot on the heels of discussing Christmas gifts, I figured I might as well do a budget roundup from 2024. I find posts of this ilk are either deeply fascinating or horrifically boring depending…

Budget, Home, Personality Insights, Thrifting
Jan, 09, 2025
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Christmas Recap 2024: Gift Edition

The gifts are unwrapped and most are already in various states of use and play. As previously noted, we exchange a lot of gifts at Christmas (I explained more about that here) and there…

Thrifting for Christmas Gifts + You Might Be Surprised How Many Items Our Kids Receive

In response to my Happy Things Friday post last week, Rachel asked the following:

Out of curiosity, do you buy new or used for Christmas gifts for your kids? Do you think about it at…

Christmas, Holidays, Joy, Parenting, Thrifting
Dec, 19, 2024
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Party at My House?

Despite most bloggers appearing to be relatively introverted folks (#Stereotyping), I think we can all agree it would be pretty amazing to have a giant blogger get-together this holiday season. Decked halls, Christmas tunes,…

Happy Things Friday: 13 December

I am not at all superstitious and don’t have any fear of Friday the 13th but…still. I did take note of the date when I scheduled Indy’s dentist appointment for this afternoon. I’m hoping…