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challenge update: april
This is a monthly update on a personal challenge I set for myself in 2013. My goal: living lagom on $20,000 a year. See the Challenge page for past updates. Please note that these posts will be...
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a writer in residence
Last week, I went on and on about being a Scanner. I also promised to reveal my plans for the summer. So here it is: I’m going to write a nov . . . ella. the writer part I first learned of The 90-Day...
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don’t feed the ducks
I’ve written before about how I love walking through my local park. It also has a pond where ducks swim around enjoying life. There are warning signs posted saying not to feed the ducks. We probably...
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minimalist versus baby
In the course of 24 hours, I was pooped on, thrown up on and had coffee spilled all over me. I can only claim blame for the latter. Did I have a wild night of debauchery? Nope. I was just hanging out...
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sandy c gets a pedicure
WARNING: You’re about to see an image of my feet. For some of you, it may already be too late. My apologies. Would you believe that in my almost 36 years of life that I’ve never had a professional...
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not cool
When I was a kid, we used to prank call people and ask them if their refrigerator was running. When they’d say yes, we got to deliver our punch line: “Then you better go catch it!” Ah, those were the...
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challenge update: may
This is a monthly update on a personal challenge I set for myself in 2013. My goal: living lagom on $20,000 a year. See the Challenge page for past updates. Please note that these posts will be...
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reinventing the quilt
For almost 3 years, I’ve been working on a quilt. Not just any quilt. A quilt made out of pieces of my mom’s old clothing. Today is the 8th anniversary of her passing. Today is also the date I set for...
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36 years in 36 photos
Last week I turned 36! Here’s a pictorial of what I’ve been up to in that time. . . . and an extra one for good luck!
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walk this way
You may have noticed from my monthly budget updates that I don’t spend very much money on transportation. In fact, I haven’t spent over $10 in any given month (excluding my Toronto day trips). How is...
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my thoughts on dusting
One of the key selling features of minimalism for me – just slightly behind increased personal freedom – is that there’s less stuff to dust. I don’t like dusting. Back in my pre-minimalism days, I...
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challenge update: june and mid-year review
This is a monthly update on a personal challenge I set for myself in 2013. My goal: living lagom on $20,000 a year. See the Challenge page for past updates. Please note that these posts will be...
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we’re not in high school anymore
Some people never leave high school. Sure, they graduate and go on with their lives. But no matter how old they get, the way they think and act remains unchanged from their teenage years. I’ve come to...
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87 shades of brown
This post isn’t about some freaky dude with the last name Brown. It’s about my avó. (That’s Portuguese for grandmother.) For over two decades, my avó wore brown. And only brown. I used to think that...
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minimalist friend: ebooks
By now we should already be besties with our other minimalist friends, baking soda and mason jars. We have a new friend to welcome into the fold: EBOOKS!!! And in keeping with tradition, I present a...
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my real inheritances
I have mixed feelings when it comes to inheritances. I believe they can change the course of someone’s life – sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. For some, there’s too much emotional...
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challenge update: july
This is a monthly update on a personal challenge I set for myself in 2013. My goal: living lagom on $20,000 a year. See the Challenge page for past updates. Please note that these posts will be...
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that time i wrote a nov . . . ella
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Children of all ages! Felines and pooches! Minimalists, non-minimalists and everyone in between! You are about to witness a statement that has never been stated...
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my dorm room: a guided tour
Welcome! My name is Sandra and I’ll be your tour guide today. As this is my last week living at the dorm, I thought I would show you around. Maybe you’re on your way to college or plan on spending a...
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moving and refrigeration and coffee, oh my!
Good morning / afternoon / evening lagomists! Today’s post is all about updates and updates and updates! Oh my, indeed. moving on My days at the dorm have come to an end . . . for now. Who knows if...
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