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I'm a librarian. One dad told his kids to pick something from the 'non-fiction' section which already irked me for a number of reasons. His daughter picked out some fairy tales which are in NF for a few reasons - they're cultural, they have numerous re-tellings by various people,… Read More

My grandma always rounds her spending up when she keeps her checkbook so there's a built in 'buffer' over time. For example, if you spend $17.05 round it to $18.00 when you write it in your checkbook (by the way, keep a checkbook- it's so easy to ignore online accounts but keeping… Read More

If you're using corn starch dissolved in water to thicken a sauce or gravy, put the water in a cup first and then mix in your corn starch- not the other way around. It dissolves better so your sauce or gravy won't get lumpy.

All of our furniture except our bed is from thrift stores. You can often find gently used, classic, and (most importantly) durable! pieces! for hundreds less than new.

I put Vaseline on my lips, hands, and feet before bed.

Jackie was taken to the humane society as part of a raid. She had been living in a van, the only cat, with a bunch of Chihuahuas who were being bred and sold. Jacki had been at the humane society over two years before we adopted her (that's a long time at that humane society!) and… Read More

Learning to not feel guilty about taking some me time when I need to