āDear Journal, Now Iām going to write about breasts. I never used to have them, but theyāre growing in, getting bigger, whether I like it or not. Why? Where do they come from? Why canāt I stay like I am? [ā¦] Whatās everyone so excited about, though? Am I that weird? I hate it. I
As some may remember, I embarked on another Low/No Buy journey at the beginning of the year, with varied success. Going strong in January and parts of February, I fell back into old habits ā buying a ton of books ā in late February and early March, in part because of being stressed out about
As always: Spoiler alert ā though it's not like much happens in the first placeā¦ That's what the Blurb says: Arlington Park is an ordinary English suburb. Over the course of a single day, the story moves from one household to another, revealing its characters: Juliet, enraged at the victory of men over women in
The girls got their own room, as per their motherās plan. Mother had set money aside, without telling father, to furnish the girlsā room. She put two new sets of desks and chairs by the sunny window and a new closet and bookcase by one wall, and gave them each a new sleeping mat, blanket
It is easy to mourn the live we arenāt living. Easy to wish weād developed other talents, said yes to different offers. Easy to wish weād worked harder, loved better, handled our finances more astutely, been more popular [ā¦]. But it is not the lives we regret not living that are the real problem. It
Okay, also erst mal sehr verspƤtet: Willkommen im neuen Jahr! Hoffe, euer Januar war nicht zu lange und ihr seid gut ins neue Jahr gestartet ā¦ Dann weiters: Der erste Monat meines No-Buy-(Halb)Jahres war ein echter Spaziergang und ich war ehrlich Ć¼berrascht, wie easy alles gelaufen ist. Klar, ist nicht mein erstes Mal und deshalb
For a lack of creativity, this headline at least gets straight to the pointā¦Ā How was my first NO BUY month in 2022? Wellā¦ it went GREAT! At the end of the month, I still had a decent amount of money left! Alas, this will not go into my savings account (for now) but pay
Der Wunsch wƤre dagewesen, alleine am Willen hat es offensichtlich gefehlt. Aus meinen zwei Low-Buy-Versuchen im FrĆ¼hjahr und Sommer 2021 ist leider nicht viel geworden, mir fehlte fĆ¼rs Durchhaltevermƶgen offensichtlich der Druck der groĆen Geste. Nun ja, hƤtte ich mir auch irgendwie denken kƶnnen, war schlieĆlich nicht das erste Mal, dass VorsƤtze dieser Art mitten
As you may know by now, I'm a fan of grand gestures ā at least when I have to start something new that might not be that easy for me. Back in early July, I wrote about wanting to start another Low Buy because I hadnāt reached my savings goal yet. Spoiler: Several months later
Lilia decided to leave a record for Katherine and Iola. No, she wasnāt thinking of Mollyās accusation. Lilia had no interest in acquitting herself of unfounded charges. But Katherine and Iola deserved something more than confusion. They couldnāt just have stories from Molly. Spoiler (also: general SPOILER ALERT): Katherine and Iola (Liliaās granddaughter and great-granddaughter)