February 2025 – Page 3 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Happy Things Friday: 7 February

I have felt extra sluggish and unmotivated this week. The weather (freezing cold, windy, a miserable mix of rain and snow), the news (generally horrendous), my questionable sleep habits (staying up too late reading…

Life
Feb, 07, 2025
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Never Have I Ever…Part 3

Smoked a cigarette.

Gone scuba diving.

Ordered anything at Starbucks (I have used their free bathrooms and I once bought a bag of Starbucks coffee at the grocery store, but I’m not counting that).

Eaten haggis.

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Demerits and Gold Stars: December – January

They’re baaaacccckkk. Time for the first Demerits and Gold Stars post of 2025.

First up, demerits. And this time I’m trying something different. After I list a demerit, I’m going to think through how I…

Ask Me (Almost) Anything: Part 3

I’ve answered quite a few Ask Me (Almost) Anything questions on the blog. Here is Part 1 in the series, Part 2, a catch-all post for random questions, including my answer to: Would you…

Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Faith, Personality Insights
Feb, 04, 2025
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Favourite Things: January 2025

The holiday season is over, the glitter has settled, and I am back with a roundup of my favourite things from the month of January – a number of which were Christmas gifts!

SLEEPER EARRINGS

Where…