A Practical Walk

November Gratitude #6

Well, hello there! I said I would be posting one thing a day I’m grateful for, and here we are on what should be day 11…but I’m back at #6! We had multiple things going on this weekend, and since blogging isn’t a top priority, it got pushed to the back burner. Friday I shared…
November Gratitude #5

I’m grateful for my son. There’s three seemingly little things from today alone, that speak volumes to me. One of his Taekwondo instructors spoke highly of him to me. As I was doing around the house this evening, I realized there was my son and my husband sitting on the couch discussing what he’d just…
Frugal Five

Update: After posting my last Frugal Five post, and saying we hadn’t turned on the heater…we turned on the heater! But using the heater should be pretty sporadic for a while yet. You know how I just emptied my coin jar? Well, I went on a run and found a quarter, dime, and two pennies!…
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…