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On Baggage and Rain

  • Mental Health
  • Apr 30, 2024
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My mind has been a bit of a cluster lately. Some of this is because of life circumstances but some of this is because…I’m me. I am a worrier. A pessimist. I am prone to anxiety and rumination – with a healthy dash of self-loathing for good measure. You are correct in assuming this is…

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Guest Post: Welcome Coco!!

First, three cheers for today’s guest – Coco – for so recently setting her marathon PR! A sub-4 race…along the streets of Paris!! It doesn’t get much more exciting than that. (Not that I’d…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Guest Post
  • Apr, 29, 2024
  • 21 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 26 April

This week was quite lovely. Good weather. Extracurriculars went smoothly. The kids showered with reasonable frequency. But Sunday and Monday were spent in an epic funk. I wrote a big brain dump but didn’t…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Happy Things Friday
  • Apr, 26, 2024
  • 34 Comments

Never Have I Ever…

Been pulled over by the police.

Had a salon manicure.

Used Reddit.

Gotten a tattoo.

Cleaned an oven.

Had an Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, or Threads account. (I had Facebook for a few years in university, but that’s over 15…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights, Random
  • Apr, 25, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Prince Edward Island Day Two: Epic Dunes, Sweet Treats…and More Lighthouses

No one was in a hurry to get started on Day Two. I didn’t sleep very well, mostly because the room was too warm and I had opted – for no good reason -…

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  • Prince Edward Island, Travel
  • Apr, 24, 2024
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Prince Edward Island Day One: One Long Bridge, Four Lighthouses, and Millions of Red Rocks

One of the perks of keeping a One Line A Day Journal is the regular prompts about what we were doing this day in years gone by.

Apparently, two years ago, we had just wrapped…

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  • Lighthouses, Prince Edward Island, Travel
  • Apr, 23, 2024
  • 24 Comments

What’s In A Name?

On a walk to school last week one of our children made it clear they do NOT like their name. This is the first time I’ve heard they disapprove of our choice. I happen…

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  • Language, Life, Personality Insights, Random
  • Apr, 22, 2024
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