happystuff
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Same here. Oil heat, but without the electricity to run the furnaces.... brrrrr.......

I avoid Amazon. Having worked in an ecommerce business that sold on the Amazon platform - they were pretty bad to sellers. At least back then. That...

Ditto, Klunick!!! Everyone stay safe and warm!

So sorry to you, your dh and the rest of the family, catherine. Prayers going out to all.

Aw... thanks.

I was on the old site, then came here when it opened, but never posted. Glad I started!

Nice to see you!

I believe frugality is hard-wired into me as well. We are doing okay and are currently stashing extra cash into savings. Plan is to find the...

Good to see you back, gimmethesimplelife. As for the times - I keep reminding myself to breath and that things always change.

Wishing you both the best of luck on the job searches!

Fingers are crossed!!!

Wonderful, Klunick! Congrats to your dh.

We don't have any around my area as far as I know. The free paper disappeared about a year ago. I think it was the last to go.

Maybe ominous but very pretty!

Very cool bond. And very cool that you both actually know that of each other! Meaning, lots of couples don't talk that much in-depth about some...

I'm sort of looking to v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y redo my wardrobe with easy, travel-friendly, functional wardrobe pieces. Figure if the clothing looks...

Good luck, tradd!!

As for wrinkles - I was recently informed by a child of mine that "wrinkles" are okay now! They are now, apparently, part of the "in" look. LOL.

Found a set of white fairy lights for $5. Will eventually put them on the little tree and see how it goes. It they work... yay!

Congrats. Hope it works out as desired!

It's hard to determine an actual "favorite". For me, any movie that I see on tv that makes me stop channel-surfing and watch, falls into the...

Best of luck, Tradd! Yikes, on the cat fights! Glad it seems to have worked out.

Let's see. Off the top of my head: Shirley Valentine Under The Tuscan Sun The Replacements and for pure fun, any of the Tremors movies. LOL

Bingo used to be one of the ways to "hang out with mom" way back when. Most of the places also had a variety of games like frugal-one mentioned.

We still have an account with a local bank. As others have mentioned, it's good for the occasional check, some quick cash, and depositing coins. I...

Interesting, il. I wonder if it tastes "just like chicken". Please let us know!

I do occasional lottery tickets/scratch offs. I enjoy a good game of BINGO as well, but haven't been in decades (it's all about who you go with....

Totally agree with this post, rr! Need a new pair of sneakers, but since I haven't found the "right" pair, I'm still in the older ones - which are...

Hmmm... maybe I need to recheck my 100 strand? Although I now have it in my head that I would rather have multi-color fairy lights on this little...

I hope your dog is okay and heals quickly, bae. Good point about knowing EXACTLY how much is enough!

Pulled two more of the specialty burgers out of the freezer and will cook those. Not sure what to have with them though.

I like trees 3 and 4, rr. I wish I could get away with those little trees, but in all honesty, I do like some of our bigger ornaments. We'll see. ...

Got a pork loin from my friend. Sharing with two other people, but we will have some of that tonight with a salad. (if I get off my butt and make the...

Combo rant and rave : Rant - it apparently snowed at some point last night! Rave - as cold as it is and since accumulation was about an inch or...

No so much a "new" action for 2025, but I paid all bills today, balanced the accounts, moved money into savings and have my budget forms made for...

We always got appetizers for dinner on New Year's Eve. The kids loved it - along with the sparkling ciders (which were always way too sweet for me -...

Finally took it out of the bag and worked off and on to get the "branches" half way decent looking. The picture is of my current tree (decorated,...

Google Fi here. Two phones on the plan. Pay for data as it gets used. Most we've ever paid for a month was about $76.00 and that was when I was on...

What a great trip! I hope you end up going.

You've done really well, Tradd! Congrats.

Got three books (mine plus dh gave me his) from the grab bag. Like getting those as books tend to be easy to pass on once read. Gifts were thoughtful...

There are some Ikea pieces that I actually have had great success with. One of my first ever kitchen tables was a foldable one from Ikea. Worked...

Nice, Alan! Safe travels and enjoy!

Good luck, Klunick! Hope the new year brings you a new job!!!

I keep forgetting about the fireplace channels! Will have to do that soon. Thanks for the reminder.

Well, I haven't taken it out of the bag yet - yes, "bag" - LOL, but I found a 4 foot artificial tree at Five Below. (keep laughing - I am! LOL) I...

Tonight is Christmas Eve at sil's. I believe she is making baked ziti and I have the salad.

Many of my new year wishes have been mentioned by others... eat better, exercise, etc. I also need some "direction". Since I retired, the traveling...