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5-22-13, 1:55pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread What have you mended recently? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Hey all! I love this thread. It has gotten me to mend up a bundle of stuff I wouldn't have. The other day I FINALLY found the black velcro I'd...

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5-22-13, 1:51pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

bke, perhaps DS would like to make a few bucks by setting up or staffing the sale! Great on the groceries, Kat. We're terrible about grocery...

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5-20-13, 2:58pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Gratitude in Dailies and Challenges

Grateful for a well-timed day off, and the fortitude to keep from doing anything work-related. Ok, I peeked at my e-mail, but didn't read through...

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5-20-13, 12:09pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Retirement alternative in Open Forum

The comments are as interesting as the article, and reminded me of our little community here. "Who could become financially independent? ...

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5-20-13, 11:29am

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

That Meatless Mondays is something really concrete, Azure! Yummy pasta idea!

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5-20-13, 8:56am

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Morphing into a Wage Slave... in Organizing Your Life

I want to echo what redfox offered. When my mom went back to school she arranged with my dad for him to take on a much bigger piece of the domestic...

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5-20-13, 8:52am

fidgiegirl replied to a thread "Funeral Food" in Food & Recipes

Interesting to think about. I have been feeling badly that I didn't bring more food for BiL when my SiL was recently in the hospital, but I have two...

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5-19-13, 6:15pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Yellowstone? in Travel & Home Exchange

You do look cold, though . . . your hands are clenched! Thanks for the tips!

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5-19-13, 5:20pm

fidgiegirl started a thread Yellowstone? in Travel & Home Exchange

Kestra's thread has inspired me. :) DH and I are thinking about doing the classic American road trip, the trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons,...

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5-19-13, 2:27pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Esty - Thrift Core in Frugality, Products & Purchases

iforonwy, are you talking about Thrift Core's shop on Etsy or the Thrift Core blog? If it's the store on Etsy, I think it's items she has found...

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5-19-13, 2:21pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

I do not personally think it would work well. Extract is often mostly alcohol, and oils are much more potent. Plus both are expensive so I'd hate...

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5-19-13, 2:19pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Love this! Sometimes it's hard to see something as having another purpose. Even though it wasn't a LAUNDRY basket you spied, you were open to the...

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5-19-13, 2:16pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread vacation recommendations? parks/cabins-MN, WI, ND, SD in Travel & Home Exchange

Yes, Bayfield and the Apostle Islands (Madeleine Island is one of them) are nice and lots to do there, especially water-based activities. I am not...

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5-18-13, 7:56pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread What have you mended recently? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Florence, do you have shoe repair shops near you? They should be able to do the bag as well. Some dry cleaners do repairs too. My in-laws had...

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5-18-13, 7:54pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May "Finishing" Thread in Organizing Your Life

Larknm, stick with it, they both sound important. Shadowmoss, I am smiling over the idea of a yarn store in Honduras :). Not sure why! I am so...

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5-18-13, 7:43pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Tools, Resources, Examples in The Financial Integrity Program

I have not used a spreadsheet either, but I used Moneydance program for tracking, which I learned about in the former incarnation of the boards.

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5-18-13, 7:42pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Superb on the fabric bags, Kat! Is there anything your kitty can take for the urinary issues? Once I cat sat and had to add a cranberry powder to...

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5-18-13, 7:35am

cdttmm replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Count me in as another person who needs to "just not buy stuff." If I could get my partner on board with this as well, then we'd really be making...

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5-17-13, 6:27pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread working from home in Workplace Issues & Jobs

Kongs for the pups, headphones for you?

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5-17-13, 6:25pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Hi all, I have a frugal I've been holding in my head for a while. It's funny how many of them are really just NOT buying stuff. We ordered a...

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5-17-13, 2:58pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread How to 'deal' when you're ADD (LONG) in Family Matters & Relationships

Tiam, you sound super discouraged and anxious about this, like you are holding it together outwardly but inside you feel like a total mess. We've...

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5-16-13, 7:15pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May "Finishing" Thread in Organizing Your Life

Cool, everyone! Kat, I call keeping up a success in and of itself! :) I have not finished anything else either, but I did two baby tasks on the...

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5-16-13, 5:13pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Do One Thing Thursday in Dailies and Challenges

WOOOOHOOOO!

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5-16-13, 5:13pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May Frugals in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Aww Kat, that sucks. :( I will encourage you, but be sad alongside you. I do think the others are right, though. This is where I fantasize about...

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5-16-13, 4:52pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Do One Thing Thursday in Dailies and Challenges

Got a haircut!

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5-16-13, 5:51am

fidgiegirl started a thread Retreat? in Simple Spirituality & Religion

I'm thinking about going on a short retreat in June. DH will be on his fishing trip, I'll be emerging from a busy season at work, the dogs can go to...

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5-15-13, 7:20pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread Kestra's Life Analysis in WELCOME TO OUR SIMPLE LIVES

Kestra, great decision. I love that just noticing how you've used your time has led you to change it.

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5-14-13, 4:22pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread How to 'deal' when you're ADD (LONG) in Family Matters & Relationships

Tiam, I found this link which talks about taking a time just for organization at work. That might help with things like the art project that...

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5-14-13, 5:30am

fidgiegirl replied to a thread How to 'deal' when you're ADD (LONG) in Family Matters & Relationships

Tiam, you mentioned a routine when you leave the house and it sounds like that's what makes that part of the day more manageable and less...

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5-13-13, 6:26pm

fidgiegirl replied to a thread May "Finishing" Thread in Organizing Your Life

Yeah, everyone! Finished soil testing for three areas. Interesting! Very low in nitrogen and phosphorus in all three places. 1. Beanie 2....

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