Hey there, lovelies! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. I realized on Saturday that I had skipped my Frugal Five post for the week, entirely unintentionally. We did have an absolutely lovely Thanksgiving though, and we only bought food on Black Friday - there was really nothing on sale that we needed…
Friday’s Frugal Five (COVID-19 Week 90)
We took some time off for our anniversary and spent three nights in a canvas wall tent in the woods on an off grid farm. We're now debating the canvas wall tent (with wood fired stove) as an alternative to a travel trailer, so we specifically stayed in one with that in mind. Even better,…
12 Years of Marriage Adventures
And like that, we've made it to a dozen years of marriage. The last almost two have certainly been interesting, and travel has been a lot closer to home, but there has still been some good adventuring that's happened along the way. Perhaps this next year will include more far flung travel? 2021, while no…
MY KID GOT VACCINATED!!!
That’s it. That’s the post. Oh. And 14 days after his second dose (ie when he will be considered fully vaccinated) lands exactly on my birthday. Best. Gift. Ever. I told him to top that he’ll have to solve for world peace or climate change or something. What a world we currently live in -…
Friday’s Frugal Five (COVID-19 Week 88)
The kiddo has a vaccine appointment!! T-4 days (Tuesday). Frustratingly, Washington has had a pretty terrible rollout for the kids’ vaccines and the supply is really low for now. While some other states started giving out shots the day of approval, only a smattering were given out in Washington a day later, and the systems…
Friday’s Frugal Five (Lake Chelan Edition)
We spent last weekend in Lake Chelan, and it was absolutely lovely and so needed. We left midday on Friday and didn't return until just before dinnertime on Sunday, so while it was just a weekend getaway, it felt a bit longer. We hadn't gone anywhere since the short trip to the Oregon Coast visit…
Friday’s Frugal Five (COVID-19 Week 86)
For the first time in ages, the kiddo was sick this past week. What started as a sinus drip turned into a cough, and though we’ve been pretty reasonably careful, we decided to give him a Covid test just in case. Waiting for the result was more agonizing than I expected. He wasn’t that sick…
Friday’s Frugal Five (COVID-19 Week 85)
We are now 16 days to Halloween. I may not always know what day it is at any given time, but since the kiddo is now updating me daily, I do know how many days are left until Halloween. After Halloween, I expect to have a similar update for Thanksgiving and Christmas (and then his…
2021 Goals: October Quarterly Update
With everything going on these days, hitting the goals I laid out in the spring doesn’t feel like that important of a thing. But I’ve learned from four and a half years of blogging that the accountability piece of setting and writing down goals (and then sharing them publicly here) has been huge for making…
Friday’s Frugal Five (COVID-19 Week 84)
The weather is definitely turning now that we're into October. The rain is so needed and welcome, but the sunshine is also extra welcome right now because we know it's precious and rare and soon enough we won't see it for a good stretch of time. Like the last few years, I've been intentionally getting…