Category Archives: gifts
Day 212: Winning and Losing
They’re running a promotion at the grocery store by my house. Customers get these little game cards with every purchase, and you peel them open and – surprise! “Try Again”. Then the garbage bins outside the store get filled with … Continue reading
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Day 187: Food and Hygiene for Christmas
Ask anyone and they will tell you that the highlight of their holidays is spending time with family and friends. We all say that holidays really should be about time spent not money spent, but then, when it comes down … Continue reading
Day 172: Christmas a Little Early
We had our first Christmas of the year last weekend. It’s a little early I know, but Grant’s brother’s family is going to Hawaii over the holidays, so we decided to get together when we could. I had to laugh … Continue reading
Day 168: Christmas Re-Gifting
My Mom organizes a great re-gifting every Christmas at the school she teaches at. All the kids bring in stuff from home (with the permission of their parents) that they don’t use any more. It can be anything from toys … Continue reading
Day 129: Money We Can’t Spend
I’m tooting my own horn a bit here, but Grant and I have recently become winners. Contest winners. We placed second in a national, outdoor video contest through Mountain Equipment Co-op. For you American readers, MEC is like REI for … Continue reading
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Day 114: City of (Consumer) Sin
Yes, I’m in Las Vegas. The land of spectacular and horrifying excess. The place of slot machines and showgirls, high end shopping and outdoor escalators, buffet dinners and bottled water, and spending, spending, spending. It’s not the place where you’d … Continue reading
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