Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.I was a teenager in the 90s, and while this may be true of other eras as well, I remember there being a LOT of matching sets, particularly when it came to home decor.How 90s is this photo? Well…MY SWEATER HAS DUCKS ON IT.Like…you’d have curtains, sheets, and a comforter all made from the same flowered fabric.Scribbles over my friend’s face because I dunno if she wants to be on a blog!This was after a redecorating session, but the comforters and curtains still match!Also, in the 90s, kitchen...…Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.I was a teenager in the 90s, and while this may be true of other eras as well, I remember there being a LOT of matching sets, particularly when it came to home decor.How 90s is this photo? Well…MY SWEATER HAS DUCKS ON IT.Like…you’d have curtains, sheets, and a comforter all made from the same flowered fabric.Scribbles over my friend’s face because I dunno if she wants to be on a blog!This was after a redecorating session, but the comforters and curtains still match!Also, in the 90s, kitchen...WW…

Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.Since I spent some time last Friday doing a thorough job of planning, I did actually make an organized trip to Aldi this week.aforementioned planningAnnnnnnd we did not get takeout this week, probably because of the planning. 🙂a lunch salad from this weekI spent:So, $77 for us this week.Leftover chicken noodle soup, and I again added cream to mine. Will I ever eat regular chicken noodle again?PROBABLY NOT.Also, I took the suggestion from one of you and added my leftover tortellini to the...…Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.Since I spent some time last Friday doing a thorough job of planning, I did actually make an organized trip to Aldi this week.aforementioned planningAnnnnnnd we did not get takeout this week, probably because of the planning. 🙂a lunch salad from this weekI spent:So, $77 for us this week.Leftover chicken noodle soup, and I again added cream to mine. Will I ever eat regular chicken noodle again?PROBABLY NOT.Also, I took the suggestion from one of you and added my leftover tortellini to the...WW…

Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.This week, I’m thankful:A lot of things in my life feel rather up in the air right now, but I doooo feel sure that nursing school is where I’m supposed to be.I love the medical material, and the personal side of it also speaks to my soul.Here’s a quote from one of my textbooks:One tip for practice is to cultivate the habit of reflecting on your clinical encounters each day. As you walk out of a human encounter, mentally look back at what you are leaving in your “wake.”Were you one more...…Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.This week, I’m thankful:A lot of things in my life feel rather up in the air right now, but I doooo feel sure that nursing school is where I’m supposed to be.I love the medical material, and the personal side of it also speaks to my soul.Here’s a quote from one of my textbooks:One tip for practice is to cultivate the habit of reflecting on your clinical encounters each day. As you walk out of a human encounter, mentally look back at what you are leaving in your “wake.”Were you one more...WW…

Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.This has come up a few times recently in the comments, sooo, here you go! But before we do that: this post is gonna talk some about weight loss/gain (and there’s a picture of me when I was pretty skinny), so if that’s a topic you aren’t up for, maybe skip reading here for today. Also: I’m not an expert, and any weight-lifting you do is at your own risk!I mentioned in a recent post that I’ve been back on the weight-lifting train, and that I’ve put back on a lot of the muscle I lost.My...…Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.This has come up a few times recently in the comments, sooo, here you go! But before we do that: this post is gonna talk some about weight loss/gain (and there’s a picture of me when I was pretty skinny), so if that’s a topic you aren’t up for, maybe skip reading here for today. Also: I’m not an expert, and any weight-lifting you do is at your own risk!I mentioned in a recent post that I’ve been back on the weight-lifting train, and that I’ve put back on a lot of the muscle I lost.My...WW…

Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. At the end of her email, she said,I wonder if you could address the importance of taking care of one’s mental health especially during really hard times, specifically in frugal ways.First: I am most definitely not a licensed psychologist/therapist/anything of the sort. So, anything I share is just gonna be from one regular person to...…Skip to ContentThis post may contain affiliate links, which earn money for this site. Disclosure here.A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. At the end of her email, she said,I wonder if you could address the importance of taking care of one’s mental health especially during really hard times, specifically in frugal ways.First: I am most definitely not a licensed psychologist/therapist/anything of the sort. So, anything I share is just gonna be from one regular person to...WW…