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My Review of Big Time by Laura Vanderkam + A Giveaway

For Mother’s Day, I knew exactly what I wanted: a relaxing day spent alone (the key ingredient in my plans for relaxation) on the couch in our apartment.

There were two loads of laundry thrown…

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  • Reading, Blogging, Friendship, Giveaway!, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 12, 2026
  • 16 Comments

A Special Guest Post by Belle: Experiencing Europe as a Teen (+ My Favourite Travel Destinations)

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating—or being celebrated—as a special woman. Here’s to mothers who birthed us and, equally, to the women who have stood in place of biological mothers to love and nurture…

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  • Guest Post, Euro Adventure, MayBloPoMo, Travel
  • May, 10, 2026
  • 14 Comments

A Special Guest Post by Belle: Top Five/Bottom Five Movies

While I might have hoped my kids would inherit my love of reading, they have instead inherited their father’s love of movies.

Especially Belle.

Before I had posted her Top Five/Bottom Five about me (see…

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  • Guest Post, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Apr, 24, 2026
  • 31 Comments

A Special Guest Post by Belle: Top Five/Bottom Five About My Mother

For the first time ever while travelling as a family, we ended up with two separate hotel rooms last night. We split things up by gender, so Belle and I got the chance to…

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  • Personality Insights, Guest Post, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Apr, 19, 2026
  • 48 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Kelly Neil on Nova Scotia, Cuisine, and Gratitude

Today feels extra special, friends. I get to introduce you all to a bona fide Nova Scotian! Please help me warmly welcome Kelly Neil!

Kelly is a talented food stylist, photographer, and columnist (she spent years…

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  • Food, Gratitude, Guest Post, Nova Scotia
  • Nov, 05, 2025
  • 29 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Meagan Francis on Parenting, Gratitude, and Leisure Pursuits

Happy Tuesday, friends. I’m so excited to welcome Meagan Francis to the blog today as part of my Gratitude Guest series!

If you’ve been around the world of motherhood media over the past decade, there’s…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post, Parenting
  • Oct, 21, 2025
  • 34 Comments

Exploring the Ocean Floor at Medford Beach, Lunch at Luckett’s, Thanksgiving, and Goodbyes

While Kae and SHU enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at the Tattingstone Inn (and snuck in some marathon-watching), I headed off with the fam to church. And enjoyed every well-deserved sip of caffeine in my…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Oct, 16, 2025
  • 28 Comments
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