A Musing Wonder Blog
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frugal money blogger | school nurse | cat parent | 27 | onebagger | wannabe minimalist | early retirement enthusiast | they/them
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Hi there!
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Hiii! 👋
I'm not great at using social media consistently, but I'm happy to be here!
I post weekly life recaps to my blog along with occasional topic posts, often something finance or early retirement related but sometimes just hobbies.
I'd love if you checked it out!
amusingwonder.com/archives/41
I'm not great at using social media consistently, but I'm happy to be here!
I post weekly life recaps to my blog along with occasional topic posts, often something finance or early retirement related but sometimes just hobbies.
I'd love if you checked it out!
amusingwonder.com/archives/41
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As you’re cleaning tomorrow , be sure to clean out those old screenshots, text messages, DMs, mindsets, attitudes, and thoughts that no longer serve you.
Decluttering includes your mind.
Decluttering includes your mind.
June 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
As you’re cleaning tomorrow , be sure to clean out those old screenshots, text messages, DMs, mindsets, attitudes, and thoughts that no longer serve you.
Decluttering includes your mind.
Decluttering includes your mind.
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We saw one of these little guys in the woods today for the first time this year. ☺️ If you see one, please don’t pick them up! Aside from the danger of falling, their skin is highly porous so you can unintentionally make them sick from the oils, salt, bug spray, sunblock, etc. on your hands. 🧵
May 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We saw one of these little guys in the woods today for the first time this year. ☺️ If you see one, please don’t pick them up! Aside from the danger of falling, their skin is highly porous so you can unintentionally make them sick from the oils, salt, bug spray, sunblock, etc. on your hands. 🧵
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Important topic! I have heard on occasion from people (adults) who are taking pain medication things like "My body needs a lot" & "It's never been a problem to take this much." This is when I pause (or get them to pause) & take a moment for a warm but firm medication safety talk :)
My youngest had his wisdom teeth removed this week which led to a good conversation about the medications he was supposed to be taking while I was a work, what times and what they’re for. He may have it clearer than my husband now!
#medsky #nursesky
www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
#medsky #nursesky
www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
You're probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly
People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists. Here are safer and more effective ways to take drugs like Advil and Tylenol.
www.npr.org
May 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Important topic! I have heard on occasion from people (adults) who are taking pain medication things like "My body needs a lot" & "It's never been a problem to take this much." This is when I pause (or get them to pause) & take a moment for a warm but firm medication safety talk :)
This was the ONLY brand of frozen french fries that has just potatoes and oil as ingredients. The only one at any of our local grocery stores! Why is it so hard to find things without fillers?!
(they are really good though, thankfully!)
(they are really good though, thankfully!)
May 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This was the ONLY brand of frozen french fries that has just potatoes and oil as ingredients. The only one at any of our local grocery stores! Why is it so hard to find things without fillers?!
(they are really good though, thankfully!)
(they are really good though, thankfully!)
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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
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i'm mostly not out here just to repost memes, but this is in fact a photograph of me soooo
April 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
i'm mostly not out here just to repost memes, but this is in fact a photograph of me soooo
Finally went to Jo-Ann's this past weekend and had to face the fact that it is closing and just... walked around for awhile. Stocked up.
Is it weird to mourn a store? It had been the source, nearly the only source, of all my creative endeavours for 13 years.
Next month it will be gone forever.
Is it weird to mourn a store? It had been the source, nearly the only source, of all my creative endeavours for 13 years.
Next month it will be gone forever.
April 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Finally went to Jo-Ann's this past weekend and had to face the fact that it is closing and just... walked around for awhile. Stocked up.
Is it weird to mourn a store? It had been the source, nearly the only source, of all my creative endeavours for 13 years.
Next month it will be gone forever.
Is it weird to mourn a store? It had been the source, nearly the only source, of all my creative endeavours for 13 years.
Next month it will be gone forever.
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April 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I made a spreadsheet of the cheapest version of all the foods we buy, e.g. whether Kroger or Walmart had the cheapest buttermilk, but now I'm going back and trying to find the cheapest *healthy* version, with the least filler ingredients, and... yikes. Everything has added chemicals, it seems like.
April 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I made a spreadsheet of the cheapest version of all the foods we buy, e.g. whether Kroger or Walmart had the cheapest buttermilk, but now I'm going back and trying to find the cheapest *healthy* version, with the least filler ingredients, and... yikes. Everything has added chemicals, it seems like.
I'm just gonna go full stream of consciousness mode and post whatever things I think of.
For starters, did you know buying bulk isn't always cheaper? If you look at the price per oz, sometimes the bigger packs are more expensive! Also Sam's club is often WAY more expensive compared to generics!
For starters, did you know buying bulk isn't always cheaper? If you look at the price per oz, sometimes the bigger packs are more expensive! Also Sam's club is often WAY more expensive compared to generics!
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I'm just gonna go full stream of consciousness mode and post whatever things I think of.
For starters, did you know buying bulk isn't always cheaper? If you look at the price per oz, sometimes the bigger packs are more expensive! Also Sam's club is often WAY more expensive compared to generics!
For starters, did you know buying bulk isn't always cheaper? If you look at the price per oz, sometimes the bigger packs are more expensive! Also Sam's club is often WAY more expensive compared to generics!
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Some days feel heavier than others — even when we’re doing what we love. 💛
If today was tough, you’re not alone.
Rest. Reset. Tomorrow, we begin again — because caring is what we do.
#NurseSky #HealthcareLife #WithHeartAndSparkle
If today was tough, you’re not alone.
Rest. Reset. Tomorrow, we begin again — because caring is what we do.
#NurseSky #HealthcareLife #WithHeartAndSparkle
April 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Some days feel heavier than others — even when we’re doing what we love. 💛
If today was tough, you’re not alone.
Rest. Reset. Tomorrow, we begin again — because caring is what we do.
#NurseSky #HealthcareLife #WithHeartAndSparkle
If today was tough, you’re not alone.
Rest. Reset. Tomorrow, we begin again — because caring is what we do.
#NurseSky #HealthcareLife #WithHeartAndSparkle
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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off
Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.
nymag.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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The American administration to the American people:
April 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The American administration to the American people:
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Every day can be clusterfuck day if you make the wrong decisions
Is there an official day to celebrate Clusterfuck or is it every day?
March 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Every day can be clusterfuck day if you make the wrong decisions
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You can’t even buy a meal with one hour’s work!
A Big Mac meal is $12.99 ??????
Minimum wage is still $7.25 ?????
Minimum wage is still $7.25 ?????
March 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You can’t even buy a meal with one hour’s work!
So I tried to make an Instagram account months ago and it wanted my cellphone. Didn't want to attach that so I used a burner number. Then it wanted a VERIFICATION SELFIE. Which I definitely did not want to do. So they eventually just permanently disabled the account and I can't reuse my email. 😶
March 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So I tried to make an Instagram account months ago and it wanted my cellphone. Didn't want to attach that so I used a burner number. Then it wanted a VERIFICATION SELFIE. Which I definitely did not want to do. So they eventually just permanently disabled the account and I can't reuse my email. 😶
I'm not ready for work tomorrow... I have to stay an hour after for active shooter training... why is that even a THING, why is it so normal!! 🫠
March 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm not ready for work tomorrow... I have to stay an hour after for active shooter training... why is that even a THING, why is it so normal!! 🫠
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#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋
#BluePetPatrol💙💛🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #Resistance #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga
#ImpeachTrumpNOW
#BluePetPatrol💙💛🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #Resistance #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga
#ImpeachTrumpNOW
March 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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#SchoolNurses often receive well-intentioned but inaccurate first aid directives from staff. This can lead to confusion and stress for students. Brighten your space and educate effectively with this fun & engaging bulletin board!
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March 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
#SchoolNurses often receive well-intentioned but inaccurate first aid directives from staff. This can lead to confusion and stress for students. Brighten your space and educate effectively with this fun & engaging bulletin board!
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I have all the grace in the world for latecomers, it's all hands.
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I have all the grace in the world for latecomers, it's all hands.
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
Despite being a nurse, I haven't had bloodwork in 9yrs... after calling 40 Drs, they all either did not take my insurance or were not accepting new patients and, since I have a HDHP, I don't have a set PCP + working 8-5 Mon-Fri makes appts impossible.
So. Despite knowing better, I can't do better.
So. Despite knowing better, I can't do better.
March 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Despite being a nurse, I haven't had bloodwork in 9yrs... after calling 40 Drs, they all either did not take my insurance or were not accepting new patients and, since I have a HDHP, I don't have a set PCP + working 8-5 Mon-Fri makes appts impossible.
So. Despite knowing better, I can't do better.
So. Despite knowing better, I can't do better.
Whew! It was a good Spring Break while it lasted. I didn't get a whole lot done re:productivity, but I did finally actually relax and play some games and spend time with family, which is moreso the point of a Spring /Break/ anyway, I think.
Back to work tomorrow! #schoolnurse
Back to work tomorrow! #schoolnurse
March 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Whew! It was a good Spring Break while it lasted. I didn't get a whole lot done re:productivity, but I did finally actually relax and play some games and spend time with family, which is moreso the point of a Spring /Break/ anyway, I think.
Back to work tomorrow! #schoolnurse
Back to work tomorrow! #schoolnurse
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The average age of retirement is 67. The average life span is 76.
The idea of working 50 years for 9 years of freedom in old age is.... a trap.
We have to shift this mindset ASAP.
The idea of working 50 years for 9 years of freedom in old age is.... a trap.
We have to shift this mindset ASAP.
March 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The average age of retirement is 67. The average life span is 76.
The idea of working 50 years for 9 years of freedom in old age is.... a trap.
We have to shift this mindset ASAP.
The idea of working 50 years for 9 years of freedom in old age is.... a trap.
We have to shift this mindset ASAP.
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BREAKING: Southwest will officially end its free baggage policy, the latest (and biggest) in a series of drastic moves for Southwest flyers
https://cdn.thriftytraveler.com/End of an Era: Southwest Will End Free Bags for All, Introduce Basic Fares
https://cdn.thriftytraveler.com/Southwest will stop giving free checked bags to all passengers later this year, the latest and biggest change for the airline.
thriftytraveler.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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