this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

Last week, our large griddle fell off the top of the refrigerator and broke. Yesterday morning, The Tall One whipped out some epoxy to fix it. Oftentimes our $5 garage sale microwave breaks, but TTO just puts in a new fuse (we got a pack of them for a few dollars) and it's good to go.

Many times I've been tempted to just get a new microwave that won't just randomly stop working (and one that's a little more aesthtictally pleasing), but I've never succomed. And recently, I haven't had that urge at all. Before we moved into this house a year ago, I got rid of our toaster and waffle maker. Both were functional, just falling apart and I really wanted new ones. So I got new ones, a relatively cheap, but cool looking toaster and a very nice new waffle maker (bought partially with a gift card). And honestly, I think buying those two things helped calm my urge to just get lots of nice, new stuff for this house. I still want new things, but it's not nearly as bad as it was a year ago. I'm much more at peace with making do with what we have and what we come across cheaply. I'm just glad it only took purchases of about $50 total to get me to that place.