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Wednesday W #21

I’ve started Wednesday W’s as a way to give short updates of how I use my (new) extra day off per week. I am curious about what I will do with that extra day, and think blogging about it might prompt me to make sure I take advantage of it.

My Favorite Posts By Other People, January 2026

I read many blog posts each day. They mostly focus on personal finance, but also on minimalism and travel . Here are some of my favorite posts I read in January.

Fitness Log #376, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

Wednesday W #20

My Thoughts On Our Spending In 2025

Every year around January 1, I calculate my (our) net worth and tot up my (our) spending. [I’ve been doing this for many years, since well before I met Mr. PiN, so I will revert to the singular going forward, mostly.]

I have written about this on the blog before, usually in January.

Once again, I spent some time around New Year’s Day going through accounts to calculate the household spending, and compare it to our net worth. And once again, as usually happens every year, I note changes that bear some consideration.

What did I notice this year?

Fitness Log #375, Friday Firsts, Fabulousness, And Monthly Goals

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Tackling The Card Collection

I may have mentioned that I am finally working on my gigantic collection of greeting cards.

This is not a collection of cards that I might one day send; instead, these are the cards that I have received over the years. I always feel bad throwing them out, so I have dealt with them by putting them in a box, and filling a shelf in my office bookcase.

Many people who write about decluttering advise starting with the easy stuff, and working up to the more sentimental items. I suppose I have finally reached that next level, because over the holidays I was finally ready to tackle this project.

This has turned out to be one of the most fun decluttering project I have taken on.

Fitness Log #374, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Wednesday W #19

6 Months Of 3 Day Weekends

It’s now been 6 months since I dropped my Monday clinics, and I think it may be worth reviewing how well I used that extra day out of the office.

When I first planned to cut back on work, I wrote about potential ways to use the extra day, like visiting my mother more often, going for short getaways with Mr. PiN, working on my front garden (a mess for several years), socializing with friends, and maybe decluttering.

To be honest, I was hoping for the more glamorous uses of my time.