My sister and brother in law invited us over for high tea at their house on Sunday afternoon. They'd gone to a tea shop in Seattle and had a great time, so they decided to set up something similar at their house. We headed over, along with my husband's parents and his godfather, and we…
Last Friday was our "would have been" tenth wedding anniversary. My now-husband was active duty in the Marine Corps though, and when he let his command know that we were engaged - and had set a wedding date - they purposefully sent him on a detachment detail to Yuma, Arizona for three months, overlapping with…
As I recapped on Monday, I spent last weekend at Cents Positive in downtown Seattle. I had a wonderful time, as expected, and would have been happy had it lasted an extra day or two. That said, I so appreciate that the retreat is held over a weekend, as my vacation time is limited and…
Last Friday morning, the kiddo decided he wanted to have a sleepover with his Grandma and Grandpa (the husband's parents) - and he wanted to have it that night. Apparently they had been talking about the idea for a while, but he woke up that morning ready to go. I asked my mother in law, and…
Have you ever purchased second hand clothes from a thrift store for yourself? I grew up putting together thrifted Halloween costumes, but it wasn't until college before a friend introduced me to the frugal treasure hunting that can be done at places like Goodwill and Value Village for dirt cheap everyday clothing. I still remember…
The one upside of the weather changing and the rain showing back up already is that the danger of forest fires and low air quality goes way down. Which means we can have bonfires in the backyard again without worrying about the dry tinder around us. Saturday night was another one of these evenings, where…
Last weekend the three of us had a wedding reception to attend in Gig Harbor, so we decided to stay there for the weekend instead of making the trek out just for an evening. As much as we love spending time on the Olympic Peninsula, we pretty much stick to the areas north of Poulsbo,…
As of yesterday, I haven't bought myself a single piece of clothing or pair of shoes in two and a half years. I'm not sure at what point I'll eventually break the ban and buy a few things, but I'm not there yet. That said, at the point I do, I'll be looking to thrifted…
Welcome to another week of the Women’s Personal Finance Wednesdays roundup. I started this series after months of debate because I wasn’t certain I wanted to up the ante and commit to publishing three posts a week. However, now that I’ve started sharing these posts, I’m so glad I started. There are so many fabulous…
We ended up attending three birthday parties last weekend: two on Saturday and one on Sunday. The second one on Saturday was for one of our neighbors, so it just meant that we wandered down the street and hung out at their house like we usually do, just with a bunch more people. The kiddo…