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Happy Things Friday: 20 February

The crunch is on, friends. Two weeks from now is our final full day in Canada. Eeks! This is really happening.

I feel like I’m overloading everyone with with Happy Things/FIGs, so I’ll try…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Feb, 20, 2026
  • 45 Comments

More Frugal Things…(These Post Titles Aren’t Very Creative)

Life has been hectic this week, and I was coming up empty in terms of post ideas. Writing about frugal things is always a good fall-back plan.

At first, only two things came to…

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  • Frugality
  • Feb, 19, 2026
  • 37 Comments

Fresh FIGs: Gratitude Collective Week #2

For anyone joining for the first time—welcome! Here’s a peek at last week’s basket of fresh “FIGs”.

Before I dive into the literal dozens of FIGs we’ve collectively gathered over the past seven days, I…

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  • FIG Collective, Gratitude, Life
  • Feb, 18, 2026
  • 29 Comments

If It Broke Tomorrow: 10+ Things I’d Replace Immediately

In no particular order, here are ten things I would (want to) replace the very next day if they broke. (I’ve included some links, but none of these items are sponsored or affiliate links.)

(I’m…

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  • Favourite Things, Personality Insights, Random
  • Feb, 17, 2026
  • 63 Comments

Who’s the Dentist in Your Family?

A few weeks ago, Lisa texted a group chat about one of her sons losing a tooth, and how she helped with the final extraction process.

Kae immediately replied that tooth removal grosses her out….

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  • Parenting, Personality Insights, Random
  • Feb, 16, 2026
  • 28 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 13 February

Hi friends.

This week was a wild ride. John left in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday to head to South Korea (his first time!), I woke up to say goodbye and…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Feb, 13, 2026
  • 40 Comments

Frugal Things Lately

A random assortment of frugal things.

For the last four-plus years, we’ve been collecting water for our cooler from a local, freely accessible spring. The water is so good, and the price tag can’t be…

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  • Frugality
  • Feb, 12, 2026
  • 35 Comments
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