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Decluttering
I’ve been swearing – for years now, it seems – that I need to do a big clean out of the apartment. Living here for over eight years and frequenting thrift stores as I do has led to the accumulation of...
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Changes
I haven’t been here much in awhile now. Not that I suppose I’m ever here all that much, but the reasons for my absence have been a bit different this time around. After four years of marriage, my...
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Retail therapy
Generally speaking, I try not to shop very much. That’s not to say that I’m always successful, but I do try to be very conscious of what I buy and why. Usually it’s books or household items. The...
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More retail therapy
Although most of my extravagantly excessive shopping of late has been secondhand, there have also been a few new purchases, which is a rarity for me. After using the same rapidly deteriorating foam...
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No spend September
August, oh August. Frankly, you were rather crappy. And I responded to that crappiness by shopping and spending like someone who was in want of some serious distraction. I bought things. Many...
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Sewing machine repair
I started today by biking to the thrift store for a return. I was thinking that I’d get it out of the way so I wouldn’t have to go and be tempted during No Spend September. In reality, going today...
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Fighting food waste
Food waste is a huge issue. Research suggests that 30 to 40 percent of food is wasted in America and many millions of tonnes of food are wasted every year. Personally, I loathe wasting food....
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Style and substance
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris For a long time, I swore that I was someone who values substance over style and function...
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Home for a rest
In this busy time of the year, and with major ongoing life changes happening, it’s become increasingly important for me to have some serious downtime on a regular basis. By serious, though, I’m really...
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Procrastination and productivity
As much as I like to make things, there have been some things that I’ve been putting off doing recently. Although I’ve been getting everything done that’s needed for work, I’ve been putting off what...
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