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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

Gratitude Guests: Stephany (On the Joys of Pet Ownership)

I know many of you have beloved four-legged friends, but it’s a subject I have next to zero experience with.

Here’s the extent of my personal pet experience:

I once owned a handful of goldfish that…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Sep, 03, 2025
  • 32 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Colleen (On Gratitude in Marriage and Parenting)

This is the second time Colleen has graciously shared her voice here, and I knew I wanted to have her speak specifically about gratitude and parenting. Who better than someone who’s birthed seven humans?…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Aug, 27, 2025
  • 41 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Catrina from Keep on Running!

Organizing this guest post has been such a joy. I only recently discovered Catrina’s blog, but I was hooked from the first visit. Though I haven’t jogged more than a few casual kilometers this…

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  • Blogging, Exercise, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Jul, 23, 2025
  • 34 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Dr. Gillian Goddard and Women’s Health

I’m thrilled to introduce today’s guest poster.

If you’re currently riding the hormonal roller coaster known as perimenopause, allow me to introduce your new best friend: Dr. Gillian Goddard. Gillian is an endocrinologist based in…

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  • Gratitude, Guest Post, Health
  • Jul, 08, 2025
  • 39 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Kathleen — the Minimal(ish) Mom

It’s a beautiful day in bloggy land, a beautiful day for a guest post…

(Yes, I did just sing that out loud to the tune of the Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood theme song in my head.)

It…

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  • Gratitude, Guest Post, Minimalism, Thrifting, Travel
  • Jun, 18, 2025
  • 28 Comments
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