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Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 1

  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct 8, 2026
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The first seven walks are in the books. This iteration of Cool Bloggers Walking Club has felt a bit overwhelming to me (as a participant, not as the organizer). I’m not sure why life feels so tremendously scattered and hectic but here we are; as per usual, in my life, exercise is the first thing…

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Revisiting… What’s In a Name?

I mentioned this topic tangentially as part of my blog “birthday” celebration, but one of my all-time favourite posts remains a fascinating discussion about names. (Here’s the original, posted back in April of 2024)

I…

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  • Personality Insights, Random
  • Oct, 07, 2026
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Readers Don’t Come Blank To Books (A Little Audio Experiment)

I’m trying something new!

A few weeks ago, I came across a quote from Kelly Corrigan (mentioned yesterday in my September book review post) that got me thinking about how much we bring to the…

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  • Oct, 06, 2026
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On My Shelf: Books Read September 2026

Another month, another set of books to discuss.

As usual, it was a mixed bag. I read some great books, and some that were… okay. This doesn’t factor in books I Did Not Finish…

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  • Oct, 05, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 2 October

It’s October!

I will not talk about how quickly time is passing, I will not talk about how quickly time is passing, I will not talk about how quickly time is passing.

…

Okay, I’m going…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 02, 2026
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Highlights From Our Extended European Trip (And a Few Lowlights)

A lot of the questions I got after our trip touched on the same general theme: what were your highlights, would you do it again, and do you wish you’d done anything differently?

To answer…

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  • Euro Adventure, Ask Me (Almost) Anything
  • Oct, 01, 2026
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The Cool Bloggers Walking Club STARTS TOMORROW!!

Popping into your feed with a reminder that tomorrow is October 1st, which means—*drumroll*—it’s time to start walking together!

This will be the SIXTH edition of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club.

For anyone new to…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club
  • Sep, 30, 2026
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