My main source of entertainment during this pandemic has been audiobooks. Everyone's rereading The Stand now, right?
AudioBook Binge-Fest
Tag: frugal
Getting Stuff Done
When I first moved into my place, I bought some cheap storage containers because they fit on my oddly shaped shelves, and I could stack them. Right after I started using them, I realized that they didn't really seal, and air and determined little moths could get right into them. That really defeated the entire… Continue reading Getting Stuff Done
Packaging
I spend every November handwriting personalized notes in my holiday cards. By doing a few a day, I am able to easily finish by the day after Thanksgiving, which is when I deliver the whole lot to the postal service. Not so surprisingly, the post office is pretty empty on Black Friday. Each year the… Continue reading Packaging
Dentist
Two years ago I was sitting at work and realized something felt off. My tooth didn't hurt, but I hadn't remembered ever being conscious of that tooth before. I thought maybe I simply bit down on it too hard, and it was warning me not to do that. I forgot about it until the next… Continue reading Dentist
Food Truck
For years and years - nearly a decade - I brought my lunch to work every day. It was a frugal decision, in part. Also for the majority of that time I was following most of the Kosher dietary laws, which make eating out of the home a challenge. I have recently started giving myself a once a… Continue reading Food Truck
Cheesy Adventure
I was on my third leg of back to back to back trips when I contemplated what skill I wanted to learn next. Somehow my beyond tired brain immediately thought back to a recent Mother Earth News issue - I was going to teach myself to make cheese! What initially drew my interest was how easy… Continue reading Cheesy Adventure
My New Obsession
Not too long ago I reached the point where my exercise motivation was at zero. Despite breaking down and paying for a gym membership, I couldn't bring myself to go. I felt like I had no time off, and whatever time I did have, I was so exhausted I simply wanted to do something mind numbing.… Continue reading My New Obsession
What’s Eating Me
I'm more than old enough to know that not everything that I read is true (but wait! I read it on the internet AND heard it on talk radio, it MUST be true). Every once in a while, though, an idea expressed makes me wonder. Recently I listened to The End of Overeating as an… Continue reading What’s Eating Me
Spilled Blood
I was preparing a dish to bring to a party when the knife slipped: It sank into the pad of my middle finger. I screamed a great slur of curse words and rushed to the sink, leaving a trail of blood everywhere ... except, remarkably, on the cutting board. Shortly after the blood started gushing,… Continue reading Spilled Blood
A Bigger Leap
Six weeks ago I took a huge leap of faith and left a job of seven years for a new adventure. I'm now taking another leap ... this time without knowing where I will land. Rather than being scary, it is quite liberating. After a month on my new job, I knew for certain… Continue reading A Bigger Leap
Grown Up, Now What? 