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Happy Things Friday: 1 November

If you hadn’t noticed, it is November. NOVEMBER. I am a scratchy record stuck on repeat, but good gracious this year is speeding by.

I’m wrapping up a lovely week of working from my parents’…

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  • Happy Things Friday, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 01, 2024
  • 54 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 25 October

This month has been a whirlwind. A WHIRLWIND. Sometimes I’ve felt like the Loony Tunes Tasmanian Devil swirling in a cloud of dust as I crash through my days.

Thankfully, it has been a (mostly)…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 25, 2024
  • 28 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 18 October

Another week and we’re officially over halfway through October. November is the holiday shoulder season and then it’s full-on Christmas. The year is really zooming now.

In other news – and to quote my favourite…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 18, 2024
  • 26 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 11 October

The kids are off school for the day. Don’t ask me why, I have zero idea; a friend did the math and only 6 out of 16 weeks before the Christmas break contain 5-day…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 11, 2024
  • 20 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 4 October

Something about October signals “end-of-year” vibes for me me. Let the countdown begin; 2025 is around the corner.

October is a happy month. Thanksgiving (Canadian style), various family birthdays, nice weather, all the pumpkins.

This was…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Oct, 04, 2024
  • 33 Comments

Happy Things Friday Turns One

Today marks one year since I clicked Publish on my very first Happy Things Friday post. I started this series on a whim and here we are a year later.

It might sound ridiculous…

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  • Habits, Happy Things Friday, Joy, Personality Insights
  • Sep, 29, 2024
  • 27 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 27 September

September is almost behind us; typically that astonishes me but this September has felt pretty accurate at being twenty-seven days so far. There haven’t been high highs or low lows for me, but there…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Sep, 27, 2024
  • 33 Comments
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