personal finance, waste reduction, skincare, single living, and needlepoint; hopefully travel at some point in post-unprecedented times
I've never lived somewhere where the winters were this long (well in my memory, I'm sure when my parents lived in Steinbach, Manitoba, where I was born, the winters were this long). So many places are starting to see signs of spring, people had their legs out in New York on Saturday! South Carolina and … Continue reading Winter Self-Care Habits
I don't think I have anything to say about January that hasn't already been said, it is the slowest moving month of the year and between the lockdown and my job the pandemic fatigue really hit me super hard this month. I did do Dry January, and it was interesting because I can normally go … Continue reading January in Review
This coming weekend is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. The technical day is this coming Monday, the second Monday in October. And while I might feel a bit hypocritical writing this when I actually do have plans this Thanksgiving, I wasn't expecting to, and I have spent most Thanksgiving weekends alone since I went to … Continue reading Preparing for Holidays Alone
I used to clean out my phone weekly. Delete all calls, texts, photos, etc. every Sunday. It was partly because my phone didn't have enough storage and partly to start each week fresh. I haven't been doing that since I bought myself a new and up-to-date phone for Christmas last year (I desperately needed a … Continue reading August Camera Roll
I was talking to some friends over the weekend and we were talking about having to cook for ourselves (mostly along the lines of "No one tells you adulthood is figuring out what to eat 3x a day for the rest of your life") and having the "we have food at home conversation with themselves". … Continue reading Recent Recipe Successes
Thoughtful Millennial 