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The Cool Bloggers Walking Club

  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Habits, Health
  • Mar 31, 2024
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It all started with Engie. She hosted a book club which, if memory serves me correctly, Birchie dubbed The Cool Bloggers Book Club. And just like that we decided we were bloggers and we were cool. There was the time I posted about the 12-3-30 workout and, thanks to Birchie again, it was promptly dubbed…

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A Saturday Brain Dump

It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m trying to get out of a funk. Thanks to the reliability of Feedly (*insert dripping sarcasm here*) I only read this post by Suzanne today and I felt seen…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Life, Mental Health, Random
  • Mar, 30, 2024
  • 37 Comments

The Happiest Thing Friday

Two years ago I shared my faith publicly on this blog for the first time and it was scary. I recognize many people do not share my beliefs and, for me at least, it…

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  • Easter, Faith, Happy Things Friday, Holidays
  • Mar, 29, 2024

Life Lately: A Hodgepodge

I feel like I haven’t written about…life…much lately. Now, a trip to Spain was very much a part of life but it’s an unusually big and grand adventure. Most of life is loads of…

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  • Life, Parenting, Random
  • Mar, 28, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Crowd-Sourced Knowledge

Should our household acquire an air fryer?

Let’s discuss epilators, crystal hair erasers, and other non-razor options for shaving. Tell me what I need to know about brands, efficacy, and pain levels.

What has been…

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  • Random
  • Mar, 27, 2024
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Barcelona Day Three: Gaudi, More Gaudi, Picasso, Bathroom Woes and Bird Poop

There are a handful of attractions in Barcelona that require advanced tickets and, no surprise, Sagrada Familia is one of them. When we picked our visit time, first thing in the morning seemed ideal….

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  • Barcelona, Travel
  • Mar, 26, 2024
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Barcelona Day Two: Mazes, Carnival Rides, and Flooded Forests

We slept long and hard our first night in Spain; I woke the kids around 9:00 am and we started prepping for the day in a leisurely fashion – nothing was officially “booked” on…

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  • Barcelona, Travel
  • Mar, 25, 2024
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