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As mentioned, I planned to go to a show last night, and I did. It was the type of punk show that you see advertised on a flyer taped to the window of a record store: four bands you've never heard of. The first group that played was fascinating. They were from one state away, just two regular guys, a...

That Greek vegan recipes website is fantastic, thank you for sharing the link. Recipes that just happen to be vegan really are the best recipes. I'm going to make that olive bread tomorrow.

February wrap-up with bonus screenshot from the dashboard of my master financial spreadsheet (assuming I have the image-posting code here correct). https://i.imgur.com/b32d51E.png Of the available categories, I spent money on food, other groceries, utilities, cat needs, donations, eating out ($6 pop...

Hope my questions are not intrusive, feel free to skip. Hi! Thanks for your interest. I'm happy to answer homeschooling questions. Homeschooling is all about the execution. In my case, any lack of socialization was more due to the church/community my family was part of, than strictly a result of th...

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Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:19 pm

So, are you north Dakotan or south Dakotan

South Dakotan! I have no plans to switch Dakotas; if I do go further north it will be all the way to Canada.

I don't want to spend my “one wild and precious life” as someone's employee, so I've been taking steps toward freedom for a few years now. In most respects I live a frugal life: cook from scratch, line dry my clothes, save most of my income, and so on. I'm not a miser though; I have several cats who...

Good luck! Thanks! I guess I feel like if something is a luxury, I should ideally be able to let it come and go from my life without feeling much either way. I've never been physically dependent on alcohol or anything like that, but I did quit smoking about 18 years ago and the experience solidifie...

Quitting entirely was easy, but limiting myself to like one drink on the weekend is impossible. That might be my situation. I am giving moderation a try; since mid-December, I've set a limit of less than one drink per week, and so far it's actually been pretty easy to stick to. But if this doesn't ...

part of the goal is to start actually doing the obvious stuff instead of philosophizing about the possible stuff Ooh, this is good. I think that's my hangup a lot of the time. I haven't made any major shifts in my life in the past couple years, and this could be why I feel stuck. Thanks for putting...

Regarding not having a phone, I'm curious about your experience of doing this and thoughts going forward as the world becomes more and more smartphone-oriented. I never had a cell phone; when everyone around me started getting them in 2001 or so I said to myself, “That doesn't look like it would im...

How did you like being homeschooled? Did your parents use a particular style such as unschooling or were you homeschooled in a more traditional style? Do you regret missing out on the sit still for 8 hours a day training? My parents were, um, a little odd and had a ton of children and "homesch...

Who I am : Midwestern, mid-40s, never married/no kids. Spinster with several cats. I had a non-traditional childhood (no TV or school) so completely missed out on the “sit and obey orders for 8 hours a day” group training. I spent my late teens/early twenties kind of trying to catch up on the pop c...

I use my slow cooker for lentils pretty regularly. After 30+ years as a vegetarian, I've certainly eaten my share of legumes. Lentil-based chili and "sloppy lentils" are staples. But my lazy cooking go-to is lentil dal, which takes less than 5 minutes to throw together. For example: 1 fine...