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20 Gifts for Tween Boys (Tried-and-True Favourites)

  • Gift Guide, Christmas, Holidays
  • Nov 4, 2026
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Holiday gift guide for tween boys featuring 20 gift ideas including LEGO, books, sports equipment, games, and accessories.

Shopping for tween boys can be tricky. They’re getting too old for certain toys (Mom! That’s for babies!) but aren’t quite ready to leave childhood behind. Thankfully, I have an 11-year-old boy in my household who has very strong opinions about what makes a good gift! This list includes some of his all-time favourites, along…

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Never Have I Ever… Part 21

I keep coming up with fresh Never Have I Ever prompts, so I’m back with ten more. Apparently, this list is going to make it well past 200!

(For anyone just joining this series, here’s…

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  • Never Have I Ever
  • Nov, 03, 2026
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15 Stocking Stuffers for Teen Girls (Approved By a Teen Girl)

I think finding stocking stuffers for my teen girl is pretty fun! I want to come up with items she’ll actually use, not just random little knickknacks that will end up collecting dust in…

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  • Gift Guide, Christmas, Holidays
  • Nov, 02, 2026
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20 Gifts For Teen Girls (Approved By a Teen Girl)

I feel like I need David Attenborough narrating a little intro for me.

Ah, the teenage girl. A fascinating creature of extraordinary complexity. One moment, affectionate and charming. The next, deeply offended by the sound…

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  • Life
  • Nov, 02, 2026
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I’m on the Amateur Traveler Podcast! Let’s Talk About Nova Scotia

Well, this was fun!

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with Chris Christensen, host of the Amateur Traveler podcast (recently named by The New York Times as one of…

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  • Nova Scotia, Guest Post, Travel
  • Oct, 31, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 30 October

Hi friends. We are officially on the precipice of November.

I texted this meme to Belle the other morning while she was getting ready for school. I knew she’d received it when I heard…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 30, 2026
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Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 4

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost to the end of another month which means, sadly, we’re nearing the final days of this October 2026 edition of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club.

I haven’t been…

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  • Life, Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct, 29, 2026
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    • Holiday gift guide for tween boys featuring 20 gift ideas including LEGO, books, sports equipment, games, and accessories.
      20 Gifts for Tween Boys (Tried-and-True Favourites)

      November 4, 2026

    • Never Have I Ever… Part 21

      November 3, 2026

    • Stocking stuffers for teen girls featuring 15 gift ideas, including makeup, haircare products, jewelry, chocolates, games, and practical accessories.
      15 Stocking Stuffers for Teen Girls (Approved By a Teen Girl)

      November 2, 2026

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