From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Resolved: I Will Blog…Maybe

January 19, 2010

New Year’s resolutions are things I just expect to break, so I didn’t make any this year. However, I did decide that it would be kinda nice if I got around to blogging more often this year. I have a tendency to clam up when it comes to personal things, so blogging doesn’t really come [...]

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What’s Your Myers-Brigg Personality Type?

January 17, 2010

It has been a long time since I took the Myers-Briggs personality test for real. I can tell you that this internet version is accurate. It’s the same result I’ve gotten in a job-related test back in my pre-mommy days. It’s a short test, and after you take it, there’s a ton of info on [...]

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Yay, Swagbucks!

January 13, 2010

I just snagged a free $5 Amazon.com gift card! I didn’t do any extra work to earn it, either! Just search on Swagbucks the same way you search on other search-engines-that-shall-remain-nameless. I always get the Amazon gift card, but there are tons of other prizes and sweepstakes you can go for. What are you waiting [...]

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Three Stories and a Rant: Part 2

January 6, 2010

False Charity In part 1, I related 3 anecdotes from my life as a frugal, but comfortable, middle-class mom on a budget. Go here to catch up, if you missed it. A reader might be excused for thinking that the rant was going to be all about how insulting it is to be offered all [...]

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Three Stories and a Rant: Part 1

January 1, 2010

Story 1: You should apply for WIC! Several months ago, when we first moved into this house, I responded to a request on FreeCycle for laundry-detergent ingredients. I had bought some the year before, fully intending to make my own laundry detergent. For one reason or another, I never got around to using it, so [...]

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