personal finance, waste reduction, skincare, single living, and needlepoint; hopefully travel at some point in post-unprecedented times
This year I wanted to try and fill in some of the gaps on my tree and make a garland for my kitchen window. I would like to make a garland with greenery and the dried oranges at some point, but it won't be this year as I am quickly running out of time! So … Continue reading Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments
Why Russia may win the battles, but can never win this war. From the First Lady of Ukraine to the world. (I can't actually figure out if they call them first ladies, but calling her the President's wife feels gross). What is Russia doing to the letter Z? I've mentioned a couple times that I … Continue reading Saturday Scroll 03/12/22
This month is feeling a bit less predictable than February did. I'm expecting a very large paycheque so I might have a bit more flexibility to be able to do some of my other goals that require spending money. But I'm not sure, I need to see how much it will be before I can … Continue reading What I’m Buying in March
Happy weekend everyone! I am tackling Kitchen Week from Go Clean Co.'s Fall Cleaning Challenge. I may have to buy some paper towel for it, which I literally have not bought a roll of paper towel in years, I generally use reusable rags, but if my oven is as dirty as the ones on @GoCleanCo … Continue reading Saturday Scroll
I am so glad we have a long weekend! I have literally nothing planned and now that my August no-buy is over, I have a couple bottles of wine and time for several long walks. I am kind of sad that is already way too cold to go to the beach up here but it … Continue reading Saturday Scroll: September 4
This week has been a struggle. I pulled a muscle in my low back exercising on Sunday evening and good Lord. I can barely move. It is definitely better today (Tuesday at time of writing) than it was Sunday evening and Monday, but I'm hobbling around my apartment essentially bent in half. I had to … Continue reading Mid-Week Procrastination: Sad/Mad Girl Fall, Back to School, and back pain.
It has been a busy week already! I write these posts Tuesday evenings and if I could get up earlier I would write them Wednesday mornings instead because mid-week energy on a Tuesday evening is very different than the mid-week energy of a Wednesday morning. But this week has felt chaotic, I feel like I'm … Continue reading Mid-week Procrastination: Bean Crime and Fall Plans
To be honest it is a lot harder to get material for these posts now and I need it even more. It's actually such a break to make this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqzsz90lDa0 I'm all about shopping small, so I love that The Sorry Girls made this video. I am definitely going to get a planter/basket from Viridi. … Continue reading Mid-Week Procrastination
Whew y'all. It has been a week. If you read my last Obsessions post (my most recent post, I'm sorry a week is too long!) I mentioned that we were on the road to Thunder Bay from the Ottawa Valley. I got a job up in Northwestern Ontario, about 4 hours north of Thunder Bay! … Continue reading Obsessions: March 20th
This week I am feeling both the joy of warmer temperature and sunshine that actually has some heat to it and still very much running into the pandemic wall and remnants of seasonal doldrums. However, Monday was International Women's Day which means that there are all kinds of lovely stories about women on the internet, … Continue reading Mid-Week Procrastination: Engagements, Babies, and Agatha All Along
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