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Happy Things Friday: 21 June

Fail alert. Less than a week ago I said I was done with Happy Things Friday posts for the summer but I just couldn’t stick with that decision.

I’ve been in a low-grade funk all…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Mental Health
  • Jun, 21, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Life Lately: Summer Details, Painted Nails, Portugal, and Bike Riding

I feel like my picture-taking game has been subpar lately. I’ve either been leaving my phone at home or simply forgetting to take pictures. Overall this is a good thing – less time on…

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  • Life, Random
  • Jun, 19, 2024
  • 26 Comments

On Blogging…

Today’s blog post is all about…blogging.

A few months ago Maria wrote to ask if I would talk a bit more about how/why I started blogging and what I feel I get out of…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Creativity
  • Jun, 18, 2024
  • 44 Comments

Summer Celebrations

I’ve been thinking a lot about summer. That makes sense since, here in Canada, we’re on the cusp of school releasing for the summer holiday and the solstice later this week will mark the…

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  • Family, Life, Summer Celebrations
  • Jun, 17, 2024
  • 30 Comments

Is There Something About Thirty-Seven?

Twice in the last week I have come across anecdotes about people whose lives changed dramatically – thankfully in both cases for the “better” – at the ripe old age of thirty-seven.

I took special…

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  • Creativity, Random, Year of Shmita
  • Jun, 13, 2024
  • 32 Comments

Greetings From My Oxygen Tent + Little Joys

I recently used oxygen as a metaphor for mental health and I got a lovely infusion from my solo day at home.

But then the wind got knocked out of my sails and it…

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  • Joy, Life, Mental Health
  • Jun, 12, 2024
  • 31 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Things I Do/Don’t Miss From My Past

That title is a real mouthful, but I couldn’t come up with anything shorter. Suggestions?

I assume we all have things we miss about earlier years of our life, and many things we’re glad exist…

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  • Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Jun, 11, 2024
  • 34 Comments
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