assorted miscellany

Quiet days at the end of March. Date nights, trying the viral Dubai Chocolate (I am a weak human), catching up on work and life chores, and finally(!) sorting through the doll collection I recovered from my childhood bedroom.

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Disclaimer: The cake rating is my totally subjective, entirely arbitrary rating system. If I finished it, you can assume I enjoyed it regardless of rating. 5 🍰‘s generally mean that I absolutely loved it and will/have purchased a copy for my personal collection.

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The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson 🍰🍰🍰.5

My first foray into anything omega verse related, and I’m sure it’s on the lighter side of…

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Join me for a sit-down as I reflect on February spending, challenges, struggles, and worries about the future of my finances.

In this update:

💰$163 saved (in addition to my usual savings)

Dining out is still a trouble area, but improving.

Groceries are on point.

Dentistry struck with a vengeance.

Rethinking book purchasing and the value of having physical libraries (at 07:53)

Rethinking my…

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on loss, regrets, and choosing to change #blog #personalessay

March has been interesting… I’ve been ill, which means everything has been slow and I feel dreadfully behind. Join me for a sit down ramble as I think out loud about life, writing, and the current state of my projects and editing goals. Plus, thoughts on the future of my self-publishing plan, the indie market, and reading as both joy and resistance in light of the current climate.

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For more,…

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And we’re back! Apparently, my body likes to remind me to rest by going absolutely ballistic and making me crash. I may have caught a mild bout of norovirus or ingested something absolutely heinous… no official diagnosis, but it had me 🤢🤮 for three days and left me with an awful, pounding migraine attack for well over a week. It took me about a week and a half to fully recover (eg. get back to my…

I’ve been physically and mentally exhausted over the last few days. Life is lifeing and my body is going through it. I had too many tasks and chores to take care of this weekend and the Sunday post fell by the wayside, but I wanted to share this tiny bit of hope that filled me today.

I have two orchids in my shower, they’ve been with me for years, and they usually bloom once a year. I hadn’t…

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It’s time for the first budget review of my 2025 low/no buy… it’s been a good one.

It’s time for the first budget review of my 2025 low/no buy… it’s been a good one. 😁

Some small wins:

📱switched my phone plan to mint at 50% for the first year for $180 – I was paying $90 for 1080 a year

🍲 stuck to the dining out budget and fast food plan 🙌🏻

Total saved: $573 (after much recalculating) – a big win!

Playlists

💵 My “Year of Less” Playlist

🎥Quiet Days in 2025 vlog…

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all the books I read and listed to between Oct and Dec 2024… a reading recap
#bookreviews #readingrecs #whatIread #bookblog

Disclaimer: The cake rating is my totally subjective, entirely arbitrary rating system. If I finished it, you can assume I enjoyed it regardless of the rating. 5 🍰‘s generally mean that I absolutely loved it and will/have purchased a copy for my personal collection.

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Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey 🍰🍰🍰

See Rebel Yule for my sudden desire for holiday reads. A sweet, Christmas-themed…

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My year of less: One Nice Date in January #vlog #lowbuy2025 #nobuy2025

Come along for a Hot Pot dinner for two with appetizers and a boba for him 😊 As part of my “Year of Less” project, I am trying to stick to two planned dates per month as a way to enjoy dining out, and keep the cost within reason, while making it feel special.

Total cost for this date (including tip): $59.59

What’s your favorite cheap date?

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