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I’ll Pass on the €600,000 Watch (But I Will Take the Beach House)

A few years ago I read Crying in H Mart and followed that up by watching some interviews with the author, Michelle Zauner. A major theme of this memoir is the death of Zauner’s…

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  • Money, Personality Insights
  • Apr, 29, 2025
  • 43 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
  • 29 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 25 April

Well, this month is chugging right along. I am finding it hard to believe that next month is May. It feels like once we hit mid-May, there won’t be much stopping until September. Our…

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  • Life
  • Apr, 25, 2025
  • 44 Comments

Fourteen Years of Regular Solo Parenting: What I’ve Learned and How I’ve Survived

Several years ago, I wrote a post about my solo-parenting experiences. (It was on my “old blog,” so unfortunately, I can no longer link to that).

When I asked readers for new topic ideas, Katie…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Family, Hard Things, Life, Parenting
  • Apr, 24, 2025
  • 52 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #3

No snow – at least in my part of the world – this week. That feels like progress! (Week 1. Week 2.)

ELISABETH’S WALKS

Distance | Company | FIG*

*FIG = a Finding Joy in Gratitude moment

15 – 7.5 km | John | The…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Apr, 23, 2025
  • 29 Comments

Lost Books, Last Chapters, and Lifelong Favourites

As so often happens (see last Monday), inspiration comes from the comment section of the blog. Today’s post is brought to you by Maria, who mentioned that two of the books she was reading…

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  • Random, Reading
  • Apr, 22, 2025
  • 63 Comments

The Happiest Thing in My Life: 18 April

Every Easter, I take the opportunity to talk about my faith here on the blog. And each time, if I’m honest, I feel nervous to do so. I care what other people think, and…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Easter, Faith, Holidays, Personality Insights
  • Apr, 18, 2025
  • 44 Comments
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