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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1250 on: December 26, 2018, 05:43:07 AM »
Venus was absolutely gorgeous this morning before dawn -- huge and luminous, shining like a diamond in the southeast sky. 

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1251 on: December 26, 2018, 06:34:19 AM »
being able to mountain bike and hike again after two long surgery recoveries this summer/fall

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1252 on: December 28, 2018, 07:17:43 PM »
Library books, $4 Revlon sale lipstick, bars of Ivory soap, and Costco coffee. Just love 'em.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1253 on: December 29, 2018, 07:29:05 AM »
Tea while watching the whistling ducks on the lake behind our house.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1254 on: December 29, 2018, 10:59:46 AM »
Eating frozen blueberries with chopsticks.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1255 on: December 30, 2018, 07:37:41 PM »
I woke up, looked out the window, and it was snowing!  We've been lamenting that we didn't get a White Christmas, so it was nice to see. :)

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1256 on: December 31, 2018, 07:33:52 AM »
A game of give-and-take with a friend’s very cute and mostly non-verbal early toddler. Basically, she would give a little stuffie to me (or sometimes throw it at me which was apparently hysterically funny), I would thank her and hug it, give it back to her, and get a joyous squeal in return. Rinse and repeat until she hit peak glee.

I really don’t get to spend enough time with kids aged 6-18 months. They’re so much fun.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1257 on: December 31, 2018, 07:38:27 AM »
At Christmas I found out that my brother has found a job again. A bit outside his exact field of expertise,  which makes him more generally attractive as an employee. As he has been without a job for some time and only had temp jobs before that. He likes the company, has a decent commute and can in the morning cycle his sun to school before going to work. I am very happy for him.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1258 on: December 31, 2018, 01:22:58 PM »
A surprise December day in the mid-60s F. Like today. Except the rains set in shortly. Still enjoying hearing the wind roaring through the tall trees.

I'll take what I can get.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1259 on: December 31, 2018, 06:56:07 PM »
Finding a pair of earplugs in my pocket during the countdown to "midnight"* with a dozen screaming kids.

*The parents don't want to stay up until midnight, and don't want the kids to stay up either, so we pull up a video of the Sydney fireworks and show it at 7pm :)

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1260 on: December 31, 2018, 08:18:52 PM »
Or an occasional internet failure near bedtime...

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1261 on: January 01, 2019, 10:52:46 AM »
Really good leftover food from a New Years Party!  Mini Pizzas!  :D

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1262 on: January 02, 2019, 12:50:36 PM »
Finding a pair of earplugs in my pocket during the countdown to "midnight"* with a dozen screaming kids.

*The parents don't want to stay up until midnight, and don't want the kids to stay up either, so we pull up a video of the Sydney fireworks and show it at 7pm :)

My kids are grown now.  That's one thing I miss about when they were little - the ability to trick them.  It's an underappreciated but satisfying aspect of parenting.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1263 on: January 03, 2019, 01:13:59 AM »
Yesterday my DH found out that the new season of one of our favorite TV shows is back on TV (world champions in different sports competing each other). We missed the first episode, but watched it online together last night. It was every bit as interesting as the other years.

It is on the channel that we have to pay for anyway, as we own a TV. So there is no additional cost. It is also commercial free.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1264 on: January 03, 2019, 11:05:28 AM »
What is the name of the TV show?

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1265 on: January 03, 2019, 06:14:16 PM »
Path of Exile... free

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1266 on: January 03, 2019, 07:16:15 PM »
Libraries, libraries, libraries. Wandered around the stacks of my local library today. Found and borrowed a book I've wanted to read, "The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South." Sooo good. I had first seen the author, Michael W. Twitty, in a 18th-century cooking YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwkRWIwZ43A

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1267 on: January 04, 2019, 11:18:43 AM »
I'm almost 41 years old. At this morning's dentist appointment, I learned that I still have not developed my first cavity. AND I got a bag of freebie dental products.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1268 on: January 05, 2019, 05:42:34 AM »
Slept early last night so I woke up early on Saturday, then enjoy my coffee and browsing for news in my home office. Really appreciate the quite time before my little troublemaker wake up lol

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1269 on: January 05, 2019, 08:46:26 AM »
I'm almost 41 years old. At this morning's dentist appointment, I learned that I still have not developed my first cavity. AND I got a bag of freebie dental products.

kudos to that! Seriously, that is awesome.
I was not responsible with oral care in college, and also ran a lot of long distance races (so ate a lot of sugary energy products) in my late teens, and now 10 years later I'm paying for it with 4 cavities I have to get filled with no dental insurance. I also skipped the dentist for about 5 years, which is another thing I'm kicking 18 year old me for.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1270 on: January 05, 2019, 03:57:02 PM »
I'm almost 41 years old. At this morning's dentist appointment, I learned that I still have not developed my first cavity. AND I got a bag of freebie dental products.

kudos to that! Seriously, that is awesome.
I was not responsible with oral care in college, and also ran a lot of long distance races (so ate a lot of sugary energy products) in my late teens, and now 10 years later I'm paying for it with 4 cavities I have to get filled with no dental insurance. I also skipped the dentist for about 5 years, which is another thing I'm kicking 18 year old me for.

Yeah, my minimal sweet tooth has definitely helped. But a lot of it is sheer dumb luck. I have celiac disease that wasn't caught until I was in grad school so my teeth have loads of white spots due to nutrient malabsorption, to the extent that a new dental hygienist asked if I had been malnourished as a child. I am careful with my teeth, though. My grandma had full dentures, and I think that scared me into good dental hygiene as a kid.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1271 on: January 06, 2019, 05:23:26 AM »
Days like yesterday in the Fridgid upper Midwest getting up to 50 degrees and sunny and able to walk along the Lake front in January.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1272 on: January 06, 2019, 09:16:58 AM »
Today I joined a free mushroom picking trip from the club that I'm a member of. There was a real expert too, so I learned some new species. Nice to meet many familiar like-minded people again. And I even found an edible species, in January! Flammulina Velutipes.

I took the train on my husband's train card, so the transport didn't cost anything.

Tonight I am making food that contains a plant I found in the spring.
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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1273 on: January 06, 2019, 10:08:02 AM »
I live the snuggle of a comfortable shawl when the room is a little cool, but not cold enough to adjust the thermostat.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1274 on: January 06, 2019, 10:43:11 AM »
 Made a tray of lasagna from scratch. Taking cheap generic Prevacid antacid which allows me to eat the lasagna without too much of a problem with acid stomach. Putting on grubby clothing for a walk up and down a local hill, to burn some calories and to affect the blood numbers in a good way. 

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1275 on: January 07, 2019, 09:50:40 AM »
Progress on projects around the house. Thanks to warm weather: repairs to two of our cars so I can ready one for sale.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1276 on: January 08, 2019, 07:29:42 PM »
Went for a hike today and rounding a rock outcropping get a nice view of a great horned owl perched about 20 ft away watched us. It was almost noon so even though it was cloudy I was not expecting to see one out and about.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1277 on: January 08, 2019, 08:55:15 PM »
Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips leftover from Christmas baking.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1278 on: January 09, 2019, 12:22:02 PM »
The slight pops and crackles in vintage records before the music starts.  Bought at the thrift store for $1 of course!  So much magic out there you will never find on iTunes or Spotify or Soundcloud...

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1279 on: January 10, 2019, 01:52:21 AM »
Having a good conversation at home where we find resolving solutions for stressful problems.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1280 on: January 15, 2019, 10:14:17 PM »
The inaturalist app on my phone. Searching for and identifying birds, plants, and most of all mushrooms 🍄 Very challenging!

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1281 on: January 16, 2019, 08:08:21 AM »
"dog hugs" and a happy dog.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1282 on: January 17, 2019, 04:28:05 PM »
Internet Connection

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Listening YT songs

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1283 on: January 17, 2019, 06:31:27 PM »
paying cash and getting a discount from businesses that don't report their earnings

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1284 on: January 19, 2019, 07:28:03 AM »
It’s snowing fairly heavily right now. I don’t need to leave the house today.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1285 on: January 19, 2019, 07:25:40 PM »
It’s snowing fairly heavily right now. I don’t need to leave the house today.

+1 for days when I never change out of sweatpants and a bathrobe.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1286 on: January 19, 2019, 09:33:26 PM »
It’s snowing fairly heavily right now. I don’t need to leave the house today.

+1 for days when I never change out of sweatpants and a bathrobe.
sadly, it fell to me to remove the 10" of drifted snow that accumulated on our driveway, so I had to get dressed today.

Of course, snow days are also great opportunities to tackle projects inside the house as well

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1287 on: January 20, 2019, 08:05:31 AM »
I mentioned eggs earlier in the thread. Now, I am going to mention tilapia and broccoli.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1288 on: January 20, 2019, 10:56:53 AM »
In the moning, seeing a red squirrel in pur garden, eating the sunflower seeds we put in a feeding devise. It sat there for some time, digesting the bunch of foid. I filled up again for tomorrow.

Having a nice ski trip close to home with DH. Beautiful winter sunshine on frosty trees.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1289 on: January 20, 2019, 11:01:07 AM »
Here is the other picture.

Sorry, I don't know how to delete the second picture on the iPad...

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1290 on: January 20, 2019, 09:19:02 PM »
A lunar eclipse and a clear night. It's too cold to spend more than a few minutes outside at a time (3°F plus wind) but we can see it easily from our driveway. If only I could keep my glasses from fogging up.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1291 on: January 21, 2019, 03:31:44 AM »
The full moon rise last night was stunning.  The sky was shades of blue and purple that you only see in the winter.

Thanks for the pictures @Linda_Norway!  So beautiful.   

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1292 on: January 21, 2019, 07:25:26 AM »
A lunar eclipse and a clear night. It's too cold to spend more than a few minutes outside at a time (3°F plus wind) but we can see it easily from our driveway. If only I could keep my glasses from fogging up.
That *was* really cool to see. We pulled our kids out of bed to see it, too. Some of them even woke up.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1293 on: January 21, 2019, 05:33:05 PM »
Here is the other picture.

Sorry, I don't know how to delete the second picture on the iPad...

That's gorgeous. I wish we had winters like that.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1294 on: January 22, 2019, 03:55:05 AM »
Dog snuggles.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1295 on: January 26, 2019, 03:41:41 PM »
A warm house on a cold night, and the possibility of finally finishing this sweater I've been knitting since before Thanksgiving.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1296 on: January 26, 2019, 05:29:02 PM »
A warm house on a cold night, and the possibility of finally finishing this sweater I've been knitting since before Thanksgiving.

And the sweater is off the needles!

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1297 on: January 27, 2019, 03:41:48 AM »
Not having to go to work during this snowstorm weather (because it's Sunday).

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1298 on: January 27, 2019, 04:57:56 AM »
Going to our local HS sporting events. Just on a whim and sooooo bored because were in Midwest Freeze lock my one DS was going to go the the Girls varsity BB game. Never been. Went and it was quite entertaining.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1299 on: January 27, 2019, 10:57:35 AM »
Going to our local HS sporting events. Just on a whim and sooooo bored because were in Midwest Freeze lock my one DS was going to go the the Girls varsity BB game. Never been. Went and it was quite entertaining.

+1 to that. When our first child was about 1, our local girls varsity High School team was playing in the state championship. There was this sophomore phenom that was supposed to be great to watch. We knew know one, but it didn't matter.

Best game I have ever been to. The opposing team just shut down the phenom, and the rest of the team stepped up. They won after about 4 lead changes in the 4th quarter on a buzzer beater 3 pointer.

I couldn't hear for about an hour. Well worth it.

 

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