A Practical Walk

November Gratitude #4

I’m grateful for the one who first made me a mom! I miss the days of her being a little baby crawling around the house following me. I miss how she went everywhere with me. But even though I miss that, I love the young lady she is now. I love seeing her flourishing in…
November Gratitude #3

I’m thankful for my husband. This year will mark 19 years of marriage. I know so many whose marriages have not gone as they had hoped, others who have lost their spouses, and yet others who long to marry. I don’t want to take for granted the loyal husband I have. He’s one of my…
November Gratitude #2

Today I’m grateful for good health. I know having a healthy, capable body is not a gaurantee…in fact, if I live a long life, my body will deteriorate. I try to remind myself to enjoy the mobility I have and make the most of it while I can. One of my favorite parts of good…
One Year of Free Money!

As I already mentioned, we’ve been back in the US for a year now. When we got back I started putting coins I found in a jar. It’s amazing to me how many coins I come across, especially on my walks. Now that it’s been a year I decided to cash them in and start…
November Gratitude #1

Welcome to November!!! Just like last year, I’ll be posting one item a day I’m grateful for (in no particular order). I’d be delighted if you joined me. I’m so very grateful for our house. The house last year all ready for Christmas. What are you thankful for today?
Frugal Five

After cooking some spaghetti squash (side note: can I just say steaming up a squash, then it magically turning into spaghetti is rad to the max! So thankful for God making our food in such a variety of ways)…okay, so anyway, after cooking the squash I oven roasted the seeds following this recipe as a…
Cultivating 2 New Habits

I’ve learned over the years (I catch myself saying this more and more…I guess it’s a sign of age!), that if I want to see real change, it needs to happen with habits. And of course, this isn’t something I came up with…thanks to Atomic Habits, and lots of other reading material out there. It’s…
Frugal Five

I made some oat milk using Love and Lemons recipe, but I used honey instead of syrup. After making the milk, I set the glass blender in the sink a little too hard and it broke. This is a vintage blender. I looked on ebay and in no time found the same blender. The seller…
One Year Ago

One year ago we set foot off the airplane, onto American soil. I’ve done this dozens of times in my life, but this time was different. We were coming back to stay, this wasn’t just a visit. Unknowns flew all around us. There were decisions to be made, and each decision made seemed to lead…
Where Garfield and I Differ

I like sleeping. I like lasagna. I like Mondays…that’s where Garfield and I differ. Monday feels like a fresh start. A new beginning. Getting back into the rhythm of the weekly schedule. And I just really like them. Nacho likes weekdays better, because people don’t sleep in, so he gets fed breakfast sooner. How about…