July 2024 – Page 2 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Happy Things Friday: 19 July

Keeping a list of Happy Things made such a difference for me this week. There’s something so satisfying about taking pen to paper and recording little moments that brought joy. Watching that list grow…

My Year of Shmita: June Update

June!

What an odd month. The end of the school year and a month of transitions bookended by a week away from the fray (restful highlight), and an intensive week of my-child-has-pneumonia-solo-parenting (restful low point)!

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Much Too Much

Beyond increased flexibility and heightened body awareness – and on top of the joy that is seeing where and how Benji will spend the entirety of the yoga practice napping – perhaps my favourite…

Do I Need A Kettle? Probably Not…

This picture – from a quasi-recent A Day In My Life post – prompted some reader concerns and questions.

Yes that is a small pot of water. Yes it is used to boil water. Yes…

Food, Habits, Home
Jul, 15, 2024
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When I Don’t Know What To Say

A huge thank you to everyone for your lovely comments, texts, and e-mails over the last few days. I generally respond to each and every note left on my site, but needed to take…

Hard Things, Life
Jul, 14, 2024

Processing + A Bunch of Great Days

Mr. Money Mustache (of FIRE fame) once wrote that “the key to a great life is simply having a bunch of great days. So you can think about it one day at a time.”

I…

Hard Things, Joy, Life
Jul, 13, 2024
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Demerits and Gold Stars: June 2024

For the first time since I started this little accountability exercise several years ago on the blog, I didn’t deliberately track demerits or gold stars. In fact, I thought I might just skip demerits…