I haven't felt much like writing and almost skipped today's post, but ultimately I decided that I want a diary of these strange times. Four weeks ago, I startejd working from home. At that point, things felt completely surreal and like I was probably overreacting by pulling the kiddo from preschool. A month later, it…
It's hard to believe it's been three weeks since I've started working from home thanks to the Coronavirus outbreak in our city. We are now at over 1,000 confirmed cases and over 50 deaths in our state alone. If you aren't taking this seriously yet, it's time to do so. I had to actually check…
When I wrote last week's Frugal Five, I was at the end of my first week working from home (with the kiddo home as well). Even just one week ago, the Coronavirus didn't quite seem like it could possibly get so bad. It felt like I was perhaps overreacting when I didn't send the kiddo…
Saturday morning, we headed out to the Kirkland Costco as planned to stock up on our regular essentials as well as a few others in the wake of COVID-19 in our town and the first US death here. My husband had planned to go after work the previous week, but that hadn't happened, so the…
Last weekend was another weekend hanging near home. The weather was actually pretty decent - with sunshine and low fifties for part of the days - so we spent quite a bit of time outdoors. It might not be summer yet, or even spring, but it's obvious that the winter gloom is starting to loosen…
We've been back from Iceland a bit over a month now, so it probably comes as no surprise that we were itching for a weekend getaway. We don't do big trips that often, but we tend to find the time for at least a night away once every 4-6 weeks it seems. This time, we…
It's not every year that your kiddo turns five (or - the "whole hand" number of years), so this week's Frugal Five is all about his birthday. His party was meant to be a week prior, but thanks to another (short) bout of sickness, it got pushed by a week. And by it, I mean…
The kiddo turned FIVE yesterday. He starts t-ball next month and kindergarten this coming fall. Not such a little guy any more, but I'm loving watching his personality grow as he morphs into more of his own person. He's sleeping in his own bed these days (with a ton of stuffies), getting his own snacks…
Thanks to the holidays, extended sickness, our two week trip to Iceland, and my parents' own week long trip, the kiddo didn't have a normal weekday at their house in six weeks. He loves his days with his Nana and his Grammy (my grandmother), and it was clear he was overjoyed to be back to…
Last weekend was a more "normal" one than we've had in a while with all the craziness of the last couple of months. We spent some time with both of our families and did some more catchup around the house. The husband also pressure washed the back deck, which was needed badly after the winter…