November 2023 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Farwell to NaBloPoMo + Top Five/Bottom Five Christmas Songs

Blogging, Christmas, Holidays, NaBloPoMo, Top Five/Bottom Five
Nov 30, 2023
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I can’t believe this is the last day of November. Where did the time go? Thank you to everyone who showed up in my little corner of the internet during NaBloPoMo and thank you to all the bloggers and readers who form this incredible community. A standing ovation for San in recognition of her pivotal…

Ask Me (Almost) Anything: Part 2

Another day, another round of AMAA questions. Ditto from yesterday – no theme, just answering questions en masse one person at a time.

FROM JENNY (RUNNERS FLY)

Q. What do you imagine yourself doing when both…

Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Life, NaBloPoMo
Nov, 29, 2023
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Ask Me (Almost) Anything: Part 1

Last year when I did my Ask Me (Almost) Anything posts I got all “fancy” and organized questions by theme. This time, I’m throwing caution to the wind and plan to answer questions reader-by-reader….

Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Life, NaBloPoMo, Personality Insights
Nov, 28, 2023
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Guest Post: Welcome to Birchie!!

At some point in 2023, I was introduced to Birchie (who blogs at The Birchwood Pie Project; more on the story behind that name here) through Nicole and have been happily reading along ever…

Favourite Things: November 2023 Edition

I have things to discuss! Food! Makeup! TV shows! Life choices! Supplements!

ESSENCE BABY GOT BROW! PENCIL

I am a makeup minimalist; however, some unfortunate plucking choices in my teens mean that my minimalistic approach requires…

Little Hacks That Make Life Easier

I’ve posted many of these before, but I thought I’d do a quick roundup of some of my favourite “hacks.” There is a broad range of things covered, so if you’re looking for a…

Home, Life, Minimalism, NaBloPoMo, Random
Nov, 25, 2023
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Happy Things Friday: 24 November

I am a broken record but a) the weeks seem to be melting away and b) this week had some tough moments.

There has been a lot of discussion (like here and here) during…