In two days, it will officially have been 25 years since my symptoms of Guillain-Barre Syndrome started. Or as my mom referred to it, my ill-a-versary. So bizarre. And honestly, the only way I ever remember exactly when it happened is because Martin Luther King Jr. Day was involved. Back in the day My symptoms started on a Sunday, but Continue Reading
Still alive — and with good news
Heeeeey, I know it's been a couple of weeks since I posted. Sorry about that. Life was a bit crazed, but mostly I was just fighting to make myself do anything. I wasn't getting much done on my to-do list, so writing posts felt particularly overwhelming. Plausible explanation At first, I chalked up my inability to do anything to the fact Continue Reading
Getting rid of my Bag Lady Syndrome (hopefully)
Last week, I made my final retirement contribution for the year, then totted it all up. It was... a lot. This is great for my intermittent bag lady syndrome. But given that I've only been able to get serious about saving for retirement since my divorce -- aka four years ago -- I didn't really have an idea of what that could mean. Thankfully, Continue Reading
Of gifts, batch cooking & a whole lotta pet supplies: A spending diary
This post contains referral or affiliate links. I'm compensated for purchases and sign-ups through the links. Yeah, I know I just published one Saturday, but I'm so behind that I need to catch up at least a little. Real post coming soon. Probably? Anyway, these diaries serve two purposes: They help keep me aware of my spendingThey're great Continue Reading
Of bars, board games & brushes: A spending diary
These diaries serve two purposes: They help keep me aware of my spendingThey're great for those who, like me, are financial voyeurs For reference, the goal is to live on $240 or less each week, though because of the cap, I don't take amounts of more than $60 out of weekly funds. Let's see how I did! Thursday I caught up on Continue Reading
Easing the pain of unexpected expenses
Gah, I don't know how it's already been almost a week since I published even just a spending diary! Now that I'm back to attempting a social life -- and now that I have to cook most of my evening meals -- it feels like all of my time/attention/energy has gone to adulting or seeing friends/more-than-friends-but-not-boyfriends. It doesn't help Continue Reading