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Gratitude in Practice: Laura Vanderkam!!

If you’d told me five years ago that I’d have a blog, I probably would have believed you. After all, I’ve always loved writing and seem to have an endless supply of things to…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • May, 08, 2025
  • 33 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Joel Larsgaard!

Exciting news: Joel Larsgaard is in the house — figuratively speaking, of course.

Joel and his best friend Matt loved talking about money. They also loved drinking craft beer. Naturally, the next step was to…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post, Money
  • Apr, 28, 2025
  • 29 Comments

It’s Time to Brainstorm. What Should I Write About Next?

I feel like my brain is slowly waking up from a winter dormancy. While I shake off the cobwebs, I’m going to momentarily shine the spotlight on YOU! I have fun exploring all sorts…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Creativity, Random
  • Apr, 08, 2025
  • 39 Comments

Today I’m Talking Gratitude…over at The Frugal Girl Blog + Walking Club

Months ago, when Kristen and I first started chatting about blog swapping (here’s my guest post and her guest post), she suggested the idea of having me write a follow-up guest post about gratitude…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Mar, 26, 2025
  • 25 Comments

Unplugging + April Walking Club

Phew. This winter has worn me out. I’m going to take a little break from the internet, so there will be a pause in posting (and commenting) for a few weeks. I’m looking forward…

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  • Blogging, Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Habits
  • Mar, 05, 2025
  • 29 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: (Grateful) Kae

I thought it would be fitting to round out this month of FIG collection by taking a deep dive into the particulars of different gratitude practices. And we’re starting this little series with a…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post, Joy
  • Feb, 25, 2025
  • 44 Comments

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…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Faith, Personality Insights
  • Feb, 04, 2025
  • 50 Comments
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