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Demerits and Gold Stars: November 2023 – January 2024

Since we’re still emerging from the blur of another holiday season, I’m letting myself off easy and combining two and a half months of demerits and gold stars into a single blog post.

First up,…

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  • Demerits, Gold Stars, Life, Mental Health
  • Jan, 11, 2024
  • 39 Comments

I Thought I Was Ready To Use A Scale Again. I Wasn’t.

In May of 2022 I started eating “intuitively.” For the better part of twenty years I had cycled between different eating regimens looking for the Elusive Golden Key of Nutritional Truth that would unlock…

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  • Food, Mental Health, Personality Insights
  • Jan, 10, 2024
  • 43 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Cookie Edition

This one is for Engie. A few weeks ago she suggested I post about the best and worst cookies (apparently she has – and I quote – “STRONG feelings”). I didn’t get around to…

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  • Food, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Jan, 09, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome Jan Coates!

Today I have the special delight of introducing you to my friend Jan. She’s an author/illustrator and all-around creative whiz with boundless enthusiasm for life. Oh, and she also has a blog and happens…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Guest Post, Life
  • Jan, 08, 2024
  • 24 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 5 January

I know I kept up with my Happy Things Friday posts during the Christmas break, but it feels like this is the first “real” Happy Things Friday in a while. Christmas just skews everything…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Jan, 05, 2024
  • 39 Comments

Following Up, 2023 Blog Top Fives, and More Randomness

I finally feel like Christmas break is over. There are so many layers involved in preparing for the holiday, and just as many layers involved with dismantling things. I was behind on laundry and…

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  • Blogging, Food, Random, Sabbath
  • Jan, 04, 2024
  • 47 Comments

On Stickers, Workouts, and Gold Stars: Rewarding My Inner Toddler

Sometimes I am convinced I am a fully-grown toddler (for many reasons, but today we’ll only discuss one) – I love stickers.

There is something so fun about stickers. A few years ago -…

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  • Creativity, Gold Stars, Organization, Personality Insights, Planning
  • Jan, 03, 2024
  • 38 Comments
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