Mini Thoughts

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Category: Mindset & Lifestyle

  • I Can’t Take Weekends Off

    Always something to do.

  • Frugal Friday June 18 2026: Finally Meal Prep Time

    Shaking off a six-month delay, our family of five dives back into quarterly bulk meal prepping with a secret new food supply store that beats Sam’s Club meat prices.

  • Origins Game Fair 2026

    Skipping out on Origin Game Fair—the country’s second-largest board game convention right in Columbus—to stay home, tackle debt, and prioritize family organization.

  • Restful Sunday

    Not sure how much rest I’m going to get, but I’m hoping to do so. Yesterday was pretty exhausting. Today we have to get Summer breakfast shopping down, and I need to make the jam. I really need to work on my wood pile. I hope everyone else has a great weekend. ~~Miniwing~~

  • Strawberry Traditions

    Every year in the spring it becomes time to pick strawberries. The season runs a little late this far north, but we missed last year. For me, this was as much a part of my childhood memories as apple picking in the fall. We would go picking strawberries with my grandfather and he would make…

  • Frugal Friday June 12th, 2026: Is Investing Frugal?

    Between a busy meeting schedule and organizing the shed, I managed to snag one of the few shares available in the historic SpaceX IPO

  • Return on Investment: Money Only or Everything in Life?

    I’ve been experimenting with high-yield dividend funds like EARN and COIW in my “Snowball Experiment.” While some positions are currently underwater, the dividends are steadily working to erase those paper losses. This post is a transparent look at why I continue holding these weekly payers even when the price is red.

  • Funday Monday: Is it Really Though?

    Reminiscing on the classic Day[9] StarCraft II days while balancing a one-post-a-day blogging challenge against a massive backyard shed organization project.

  • Sunday Laundry Parties

    From post-wedding breaks to managing massive clothing piles, here is a look at how a large family tackles the exhausting cycle of laundry chaos together.

  • Birthday Party at the Skating Rink

    My youngest has been given the joy of a summer birthday. What this comes with is a curse for elementary school birthday planning. When I was a kid, my birthday was always before the school year started, as I was also a summer birthday. For some reason, I never had any issues inviting my classmates…

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