Let's just start by saying that having pets isn't a frugal endeavor. One of our dogs, who is only 7.5 years old, has heart problems that landed her in the emergency vet overnight back in August. Against the odds, she's doing *mostly* better, though on twice a day medication for life, which by themselves aren't…
This week was jam packed with trainings, meetings, errands, and visiting with friends and family. I'm certainly thankful for my reduced schedule, because I'm not sure how I'd get it all done otherwise (I even managed a couple of runs outside of my Wednesday commute, albeit short ones). The great thing about the lengthening days…
Blog post number 100. I'm not sure how I got here since starting the blog back in July, but I guess it pays off to be strict about posting every Monday and Friday without fail, with an occasional Wednesday for good measure. Instead of writing a post where I go over just my thoughts about…
After a pretend spring where we had a few lovely sunny days in the 60s (and one amazing one that hit 70), we're back into the rain and gloom for the foreseeable future. I'm usually pretty okay with the weather we get in the northwest, as it's generally not ever too hot or too cold…
This week, I'm on a couple of podcasts for the very first time, so instead of a separate post today, I'd love for you to head on over to give them a listen. FIRE Drill Podcast FIRE Drill is one of the first podcasts I ever listened to, and it is one of my absolute…
This week was a pretty exciting one for me on a non financial note. About a month ago, I had been invited to apply to an unpaid public appointment position in my city, and I was selected as one of six to have an interview for the spot. To my complete shock, I got a…
Spring officially started this past week, and the garden is beginning to show signs of life beyond just the kale that grew all through the winter. Crazy enough though, we did see the tiniest bit of snow on Friday. It didn't stick, but low temperatures were down in the 30s yet again. We may not…
It's been a long week. Wednesday was a 13 hour work day (including a 3.5 hour dinner), and the preparation leading up to the day meant that Monday and Tuesday were reasonably long as well. On the upside, I did get in my run to work on Wednesday, and it didn't even rain on me.…
I'm generally an extremely healthy person. I've never come close to ever maxing out my sick leave at work (hardly ever using it), and the only time I've ever stayed overnight in a hospital was to give birth to my son. I'm not allergic to anything, and I generally check "no" all the way down…
My husband's project at work has mostly come to a close this month, so he's been getting home at a much more reasonable hours these days (4PM - 4:30PM instead of 6PM when he leaves before 6AM). It's been really nice having him home more and we've gotten to enjoy our afternoons together as a…