The Frugal Girl

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Five Frugal Things | on a Monday!

The Frugal Girl

And then I set up my sewing machine. I will say, GenZ is not afraid to thrift, and I love that! Anyway, one of her thrifted red sweatshirts got ripped right by the tag area in the back. I found some red thread in my sewing box. Chiquita was interested in the spare bobbin. She got it. And after she got the bobbin, she came to bother me.

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By request: what I’m currently doing with weight-lifting

The Frugal Girl

For legs/hips, I do: kettlebell swings barbell deadlifts barbell back squats kettlebell squats a leg press machine at the gym For arms/shoulders/chest, I do: bicep curls dumbbell kickbacks bench press (with a barbell at the gym, with dumbbells at home) standing dumbbell flys (flies?) I have a visible little shoulder muscle!

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Thankful Thursday | Injection #1: done!

The Frugal Girl

I think a lot of things will be easier next week; now I know how to use the hospital documentation system, I know how to use their vital signs machines, I know where things are located on that floor…I’m just gonna have my feet under me a little better next week.

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Five Frugal Things | also, I PASSED

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This is the suede-toe variety Suede looks nice but…I like to throw my Vans in the washing machine every now and then, and a 100% canvas shoe is good for that. I went to the Vans store, and could not find a pair exactly like mine; all the offerings had suede on the toe area, and I did not love that.

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Meet a Reader | Maria in Florida

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I have a very, very basic drip coffee machine, and I’m sure what I produce would make a barista cry. ? In fact, she considered looking for a job in Florida, but ultimately decided on Hawaii (and who could blame her?) What’s your coffee-making method? Readers, the floor is yours!

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Q&A | grief over what could have been + durable kids shoes

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we had better luck with kid Converse than kid Vans A really nice thing about Converse is that they are quite washable (we’ve thrown ours in the washing machine many times), and a Magic Eraser cleaning pad does a great job of removing scuffs from the sides of the soles.

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

I don’t know how to use a sewing machine so hand sewing it is. They are nearly ripped thru the inner thigh. I was planning to cut a patch from a ripped pair of no longer worn jeans and then hand sew it from the inside out. I’m wondering, though, about using an iron on patch instead and still sew a whip stitch all around it.