Another Year Of Decluttering

This weekend, I have been preparing for another visit from my sister-in-law. She is lovely, and doesn’t say a thing about all the clutter in the living room. Nevertheless, I treat each visit as an opportunity to clear out more items: partly as honor-to-the-guest, partly to make sure she can sit in her favorite comfy chair in the afternoons.

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Giving: Thanks And Money

I know we are supposed to think about what we are grateful for in time for Thanksgiving. To, you know, give thanks for what we have.

However, the events of the past few days brought up a number of ways that I am thankful–and they all occurred on or after the holiday. I figure giving thanks is always okay, even if it seems a little late.

Being thankful for money seems awfully tacky, but I am particularly thankful for some of the opportunities that pursuing financial independence allowed me.

One of the great advantages of having a little (or a lot) of extra money is the chance to make other peoples’ lives a little happier. For which I am also thankful.

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Happy Blogiversary To Me, 2022

On October 1, 2018, I published my first “real” post on this blog, making this my blogs 4th birthday. Or blogiversary. Happy Blogiversary to me!

Today seems like a good time to reflect on this last year of blogging. And maybe blow my own horn (a little).

If not blowing my own horn, perhaps I should try a celebratory flamenco interlude?
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Monday Melange, March 2022: Women’s History, The Arts, The War.

A collection of posts that caught my eye in the past month or so.

The invasion of Ukraine has been very much on my mind this month, as well as on the minds of others. There has been much discussion on the topic in the PiN household, as well as in the blogosphere.

March is also Women’s History month, and I found a number of entertaining and informative posts.

I also threw in some posts related to Art, because I really needed something uplifting to tide me over until Spring arrives.

And, on a blog where I write about money and medicine, how could I not include a few links on these topics?

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