Instead of boarding their cat, when they needed the cat out of the house for a bit– a middle-aged couple took the cat to stay with their college kids in those kids’ apartments.Here are some ways OTHER people have saved money lately, all of which I read at other frugal websites and all of which charmed me. We also walked to three playgrounds, bought small bunny shaped crackers at a Target, and read so many small books I can’t even … I don’t think she’s been bored in ten years that was probably an adventure for her.) (My daughter texted the second day away that she was a little bored. She ends up paying, but she seemed pretty happy to do that in exchange for a few days away from her beloved little one.
#Mindful chikn free
We took the bus which was free (for us) because our daughter let us use her bus pass. We took her to the Lincoln Park Zoo twice: it’s free although parking is $20-35 per day. So I guess the take-away on visiting a major city not too expensively is: get other people to treat you to meals, take care of a baby in her own house, drink very little alcohol (because you are watching the baby or you are sleeping to get enough strength to watch the baby next time she wakes up.) That was a reunion I will never forget I hadn’t spent time with them since 1977. Then Wednesday evening friends treated us to Thai take-out in their (3rd floor walk-up, of course) beautiful apartment.
#Mindful chikn how to
Wow that was good! When I figure out how to make it, I will let you know. In case you are ever looking for the kind of local Chicago taco place where women probation officers hang out at lunch - I ordered a “Coffee-chata” which might change the trajectory of my life for the better. Man, you know your kids are adults when the “baby” pops for your lunch. This was partially achieved because our younger daughter bought tacos for us when we first arrived in the city on Wednesday. (We ate at Gundi’s on a previous visit to Chicago, not this last time when we were on 24/7 baby guard duty.)Īlso Lake Michigan is 4 blocks to the east, Lincoln Park (hikes, paths, museums, the zoo) is close, and people watching is World Class.īy staying only one night in a hotel (in order to start grand-parenting at 8AM) and buying groceries to eat in one night, ordering a pizza the next, and a few fast lunches heavy on French fries for our munchkin – we managed to “only” spend about $200 altogether for 4 days in the city.
Totally worth an investment in You Only Live Once. Savor with your eyes closed and then, a month later, find a similar recipe online and try to recreate it. Just order a main dish and make sure it is lamb, chicken, or duck. Including Chicago hot dogs, pizza so good you will weep just to sniff it as you amble past, and Kurdish dining at Gundi’s just up Clark. For instance SO MANY types of food are within walking distance. When you walk out of the place you are at Clark and Diversy – which if you ask me is one of the coolest corners on earth. If you like city adventures, this is a good place. But it was still less than those beige person-garages along the interstate. Now that its Cubs season (Cubs field is 8 blocks north) Hotel Versey is no longer $60/night. We did not completely spend money like drunken 18th century pirates on leave in a rum port – even though city life often feels like that. So here are my frugality-values take-away from four days and three nights in Chicago. I guess that means one could possibly become smaller, not by cutting delicious food, but by adding on a 3rd floor walk-up. Boy, three flights is a lot of flights! I did not lose any weight, but my too-tight jeans that I accidentally put on this morning fit. Grandpa Len carried our grand-toddler up and down those 50 steps Grandma Me hauled the stroller and backpack. They live in a condo which is a 3rd floor walk-up. Len and I went to Chicago for several days to care for our granddaughter while our daughter and son-in-law went out of town. There’s been a lot going on – including this pleasure. You may have noticed I haven’t posted in a while. Mindful? Thinking about what we do around here to be responsible to the world and to ourselves.
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