Why…?

5 comments by Kelly

Why buy two when one will do? Why get new when used will do? Why spend less when you can afford better? Why spend more when less works too? These questions have been repeating in my head, like a mantra, for a few weeks now. I don’t have the answers…but isn’t it worth asking the [...]

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Make Do with What You’ve Got

10 comments by Kelly

I’ve been in a tupperware shortage for the past few months. I’ve never had an enormous number of plastic containers but but lately, some pieces have broken or gotten lost. I thought I needed to replace them- after all, not having containers for the leftovers meant not being able to take my lunch to work [...]

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Lovely Lentils

10 comments by Kelly

I love lentils. They’re cheap, easy to prepare, adaptable to most cuisines and good for you. What could be better? Oh, and they’re good served hot in the winter and cold in the summer. Yum! In the winter I like to make a simple, but fragrant lentil soup: start the lentils cooking, then add chopped [...]

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Losing Pounds without Losing Money

21 comments by Kelly

I’ve never been what you could call a small girl, in fact, my Russian and Irish peasant heritage can be most clearly seen in my broad back, wide hips and sturdy thighs. I am proof of evolution’s insistence on the survival of the fittest; my body was designed to get me through a hard day’s [...]

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Feelings and Moving On

2 comments by Kelly

I’ve been feeling sad and overwhelmed and tired lately. Mostly because of what’s been happening in the world, but partly because of jetlag and I’ve been working a lot and so my body is getting tired and my fibromyalgia is acting up. I’ve tried to write this post in a number of different ways, over [...]

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Greetings from California

8 comments by Kelly

I’m writing this from my grandparents’ house in California. I’ve been here, along with my daughter, brother and mother, for nearly a week now. It’s been really nice to see my grandmother, especially, and to get to spend time with my family. As on all of my trips to the US, I’ve been stocking up [...]

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The Power of an Emergency Fund

7 comments by Kelly

My grandmother is very sick. One of the most difficult issues I’ve had to confront since falling in love with a French man and moving overseas, is the fact that we will always be far away from one of our families. Either we’re here, ten minutes away from his parents and 13 hours away (at [...]

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