• Home
  • CONTACT
  • TRAVEL
  • ABOUT
© 2025 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow
  • Home
  • CONTACT

The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

  • ABOUT
  • TRAVEL
  • Home
  • CONTACT

The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

  • ABOUT
  • TRAVEL

Happy Things Friday: 11 October

The kids are off school for the day. Don’t ask me why, I have zero idea; a friend did the math and only 6 out of 16 weeks before the Christmas break contain 5-day…

Continue Reading
  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 11, 2024
  • 20 Comments

A Day in My Life: Monday, 7 October 2024

My last A Day in My Life post was back in April. For kicks, I decided to quickly scan how that particular day transpired and the similarities are uncanny.

For instance: I wore the same…

Continue Reading
  • Home, Life, Personality Insights, Time Management
  • Oct, 10, 2024
  • 45 Comments

Demerits and Gold Stars: July – September

It has been a while! And, to be honest, at first I was left scratching my head to come up with demerits or gold stars. Apparently I’m out of practice?

But once I put my…

Continue Reading
  • Demerits, Gold Stars
  • Oct, 09, 2024
  • 38 Comments

Top Ten/Bottom Ten: The House Edition (Including a Renovation History)

Most living arrangements come with certain perks and drawbacks. There is give and there is take when balancing location, price, amenities (insert a dozen other contributing factors).

The same is true for our family. Until…

Continue Reading
  • Life, Organization, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Oct, 08, 2024
  • 40 Comments

Chapter Nine: September 2024

In January I suggested we “write a book together” in 2024 and pitched the idea of assigning each month a chapter title.

So far, I’ve had:

January – Steady: Finding Solid Ground After a Year of…

Continue Reading
  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Oct, 07, 2024
  • 20 Comments

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #1

Thanks to everyone who sent in pictures and has joined me in ten minutes of daily movement!

First up – my walks!

Day #1: A 6.5 km walk with a friend on a local trail, which…

Continue Reading
  • Blogging, Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Friendship
  • Oct, 04, 2024
  • 23 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 4 October

Something about October signals “end-of-year” vibes for me me. Let the countdown begin; 2025 is around the corner.

October is a happy month. Thanksgiving (Canadian style), various family birthdays, nice weather, all the pumpkins.

This was…

Continue Reading
  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Oct, 04, 2024
  • 33 Comments
« 1 2 3 4 »
© 2025 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow