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Secondhand Living: Thrifted Finds Around Our House

Folks seem to be interested in my recent uptick in frugal posts, so here’s one more devoted to thrifting.

I’ve written about how we thrift for clothes…

And art…

But now it’s time to tackle everything else….

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  • Frugality, Home, Money, Thrifting
  • Sep, 10, 2025
  • 31 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 12

Some of you must be wondering how long I can keep this series going. I have no idea! But one thing is very clear to me at this point — there are A LOT…

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  • Never Have I Ever
  • Sep, 09, 2025
  • 47 Comments

Five Things, Five Ways: A Bit of Everything

Who’s ready for a catch-all post full of random things on my mind?

Ready or not, here it comes!

FRUGAL WINS FROM LAST WEEK

Head to toe in thrifted clothes!

We bought all our kids’ back-to-school clothes at…

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  • Frugality, Personality Insights, Random
  • Sep, 08, 2025
  • 53 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 5 September

It’s September. And I’m here to say I don’t actually feel like the summer flew by.

In fact, it feels like we lived a very full two months of summer vacation. There were highlights and…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Sep, 05, 2025
  • 54 Comments

Walking Season Is Almost Here (Cool Bloggers, Assemble!)

So…remember when I tried to get all fancy and change the name of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club to something that sounded less exclusive? I even had people vote!

And then September rolled around and…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Sep, 04, 2025
  • 61 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Stephany (On the Joys of Pet Ownership)

I know many of you have beloved four-legged friends, but it’s a subject I have next to zero experience with.

Here’s the extent of my personal pet experience:

I once owned a handful of goldfish that…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Sep, 03, 2025
  • 32 Comments

On My Shelf: Books I Read in August 2025

This was a great month of reading with mostly 4- and 5-star books. My favourite was definitely Good Dirt, so a huge thanks to whoever it was that recommended that to me!

PS. January. February….

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  • Reading
  • Sep, 01, 2025
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