Yup, we have a small house with open closets (there were no closets when we moved in). While roasted veggies and bacon smell so good at the time, grabbing a coat to head out the door and finding that lingering odor is a nuisance... and the reason I have a teeny perfume spray bottle in my purse!

Congratulations on your scholarship! Fantastic achievement, with more success to come I'm sure.

All the time. Yummy.

Pastry blender.

Cream cheese! Totally forgot that one.

Pretty conservative for cheese, but still adds up to a few: shredded mozza, medium cheddar block, shaved parmesan, and then ricotta or feta as required. Christmas/New Year's there are often some others.

Bunny trail: Does your book group work differently now? I'd love to hear how that is running.

I could have written a fairly similar post for my dd. I really, really get it.

Not for college, but I bought my dd 2 so one could be washed and hung to dry while she wore the other. (blushing) Perhaps I have taken frugality and minimalism a bit too far? I was thinking I'd buy more once we see how comfortable this style is, then adjust if needed. Honest!

Got in my 12th trail run today, completing week 4 of Couch to 5K in 5 weeks - much faster than last year. Got word last week that our local half-marathon trail run for the end of August was cancelled. Even though not unexpected, it was still really deflating. I ran my first 5 km there last year and was hoping to come in much better prepared this year. It's so nice when there's a goal in the background. Finished day 30 of the 30-day Yoga with Kassandra challenge last night. Not sure what to do this evening... probably just start over again.

This year I've made sure to do one of the 10-minute yoga sessions at some point after my run, and it seems to make the difference in not stiffening up. Well, the new shoes sure can't hurt either. :-)

Cow legs pose seems to do me more harm than good, for sure. ETA: Or is it cow face pose? Either way, I lock right up.

Nice to see you too. Thanks for the reply. DH and I got out downhill skiing at the little local hill once - all that snow meant they had their best year in a long time. Only child left at home, middle ds, is very proprietary about walking the dogs daily, lol. But I was able to get out once a week with them during the winter while he was off skiing at the large resort down the road. 😀

DS uses the free Strava app.

Snow finally left us, got to try out my new trail runners April 16. (DH insisted I purchase in late December/early January to have something to look forward to re: the winterblues. I thought he was crazy, but am so thankful now when shopping is A Really Big Deal.) I'm working through the same couch to 5K plan as last year but with cancelled Grad plans for DD and no way to visit my aging parents or aging in-laws, I have completed the first 6 runs much faster than I otherwise would have. It feels great. Also started a 30-day Yoga with Kassandra challenge on YouTube, 10 minutes per day, so far up to day 19. She sets intentions, some of which are so ridiculous to me that I get a good belly laugh, another positive. Can't believe what a difference even such a short practice but done a bit more frequently, about 4x week, makes.

Actually, I take that back. I can't say anyone has specifically called for a complete 2-year lock down of the economy. But when they say nothing can change until there is a vaccine, it certainly comes across that way.

Our prime minister, our federal health officer, our provincial health officer have all made comments to that effect. I could likely dig those up, but honestly it's almost bedtime and I doubt it would lead either one of us to any sort of agreement.

There has absolutely been mention of until there is a vaccine. Absolutely.

YES! We need a more accurate term for that, because there certainly is some crazy stuff floating around.

💕 I'm so sorry this is such a hard time. I really hate that you are suffering.

This. I was shocked it took as long as it did for things to turn partisan. Didn't let me down though!

Context Stella, I was replying to another post.. Context.

The phrase, "No good deed goes unpunished" must have come from somewhere.

Right. And when someone shares an article from the New York Times or the Washington Post on Facebook, now people are 'getting their news from social media'. So that phrase when used as a slight could probably be retired.

There has been a mostly-false narrative of Millennial vs Boomer. But if you ask college-age people to give up school, work, and all other opportunities for several YEARS so that senior citizens can live long enough to die of something else... of course it's not that simple. But that monstrous theory seems like a real threat, given time.