Author Archives: anexactinglife
This Year’s Grocery Tally
It’s January – time to analyze a year of grocery spending! This is the 8th annual 🙂 For new readers, we are 2 adults who eat vegetarian food at home, make our own meals, and eat out about once a
This Year’s Grocery Tally
It’s January – time to analyze a year of grocery spending! This is the 8th annual 🙂 For new readers, we are 2 adults who eat vegetarian food at home, make our own meals, and eat out about once a
Be It Resolved
Last year I set two mini-resolutions (new habits). The first was to hand-wash my personal dishes every night. Rom and I alternate making dinner, and whoever cooks also cleans up, giving the other the night off. However, after work, I
Be It Resolved
Last year I set two mini-resolutions (new habits). The first was to hand-wash my personal dishes every night. Rom and I alternate making dinner, and whoever cooks also cleans up, giving the other the night off. However, after work, I
The End of Cash
2019…The year I stopped using cash. The evidence: I dump nickels and dimes into a coin bank. Last year, I accumulated $16 and this year, only $8. My bank no longer gives out wrappers for rolling coins. They have
The End of Cash
2019…The year I stopped using cash. The evidence: I dump nickels and dimes into a coin bank. Last year, I accumulated $16 and this year, only $8. My bank no longer gives out wrappers for rolling coins. They have
Meal Plan Box
Last week I received the gift of a meal plan box from my friend PK! I was so curious to find out what these services are like. I’m sure you know the set-up: you pay for a number of meals,
Meal Plan Box
Last week I received the gift of a meal plan box from my friend PK! I was so curious to find out what these services are like. I’m sure you know the set-up: you pay for a number of meals,
Everything In Its Place
About 18 months ago, I created a housework list. Rom and I shared and alternated the tasks. We quickly got into a routine and didn’t need the lists anymore. But then we started backsliding. It is time to reinstate those
Everything In Its Place
About 18 months ago, I created a housework list. Rom and I shared and alternated the tasks. We quickly got into a routine and didn’t need the lists anymore. But then we started backsliding. It is time to reinstate those
More Exacting Than Ever!
It has finally happened. My personal and professional lives have merged and I am now 83.67% more exacting than before! Just kidding on the percentage. I was seconded from my regular library job to work on a data-heavy project that
More Exacting Than Ever!
It has finally happened. My personal and professional lives have merged and I am now 83.67% more exacting than before! Just kidding on the percentage. I was seconded from my regular library job to work on a data-heavy project that
Life Update – August 2019
I haven’t posted the usual monthly updates on my quiet little life this year. Time for a catch-up! I last posted about daily life in January. For January and February, we hibernated – no spending or out-of-home entertainment. It helped
Life Update – August 2019
I haven’t posted the usual monthly updates on my quiet little life this year. Time for a catch-up! I last posted about daily life in January. For January and February, we hibernated – no spending or out-of-home entertainment. It helped
New Budget Tracker
[This is not a sponsored post and there are no affiliate links] I was looking for a personal finance app for ages. Nothing quite met my needs. I’m an advanced user when it comes to budgeting software. In theory, if
New Budget Tracker
[This is not a sponsored post and there are no affiliate links] I was looking for a personal finance app for ages. Nothing quite met my needs. I’m an advanced user when it comes to budgeting software. In theory, if
Reading Down the House Has Resumed!
Last November, I started a new round of Reading Down the House, an attempt to read the big stack of unread books I had at home. I bought 8 of them and 2 were from a friend. The other 20
Reading Down the House Has Resumed!
Last November, I started a new round of Reading Down the House, an attempt to read the big stack of unread books I had at home. I bought 8 of them and 2 were from a friend. The other 20
Naked Groceries
Maybe I just love a grocery challenge, but I’m fed up with plastic packaging and I’m trying to come home with less of it. I was so disheartened to hear about the contaminated loads of Canadian recyclables rotting in the
Naked Groceries
Maybe I just love a grocery challenge, but I’m fed up with plastic packaging and I’m trying to come home with less of it. I was so disheartened to hear about the contaminated loads of Canadian recyclables rotting in the
