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Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 3

Show of hands: who’s ready to talk about another week of walks?

(Not Belle. She always asks if the most recent blog post is one she’ll enjoy reading and usually follows that up by saying:…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct, 22, 2026
  • 17 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 2

Woot, woot. Another week of walking is in the books!

:::Week 1 Recap:::

BLOG FRIEND WALKS

First up this week, it’s Sabine joining in from the Netherlands.

I did take at least 3-4 walks either with our daughter…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct, 15, 2026
  • 20 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 1

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…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct, 08, 2026
  • 17 Comments

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club Is Back! Join the October Walking Challenge

Somehow I blinked and we zoomed right from walking together in April to it being time to organize the October edition.

This will be the 6th iteration of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club (CBWC)—a very…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Sep, 17, 2026
  • 40 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club April 2026: Final Recap

And just like that, another walking club is in the rearview mirror. Now might be the best time to admit that I prefer the October edition—for purely selfish reasons; October is my favourite month—so…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 06, 2026
  • 21 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club April 2026: Week 3

There’s not much preamble from me this time around. It’s Saturday and the kids and John just headed out for an adventure. I have a fresh cup of coffee (mixed with a bit of…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Euro Adventure, Exercise
  • Apr, 25, 2026
  • 14 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club April 2026: Week 2

I figured I wouldn’t have much time on our road trip to blog… and I was right. (All the posts that were published this week I wrote back in Vienna.) But I loved receiving…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Apr, 18, 2026
  • 12 Comments
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