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Happy Things Friday

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

Happy Things Friday: 20 September

Well. That was quite a week, starting with our great big Back to School party on Friday. It was long (probably two hours longer than it should have been) and loud and chaotic, but…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Sep, 20, 2024
  • 41 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 13 September

It’s Friday the 13th. I’m not superstitious (at all), but even I have to admit I stopped to take note of the date.

We’re nearing the end of a perfectly fine week. It was neither…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Sep, 13, 2024
  • 38 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 6 September

It feels bizarre to be writing “September” on anything. We’ve officially reached the “ber” months – there’s no turning back! – which culminate with literally saying “brrr”. I’m not ready for winter, but I…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Sep, 06, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 30 August (The Portugal Edition)

I’m back.

Sort of. My body and brain still feel like they’re 2,800 miles away in Portugal, but in reality they’re settling into a routine – or current lack thereof – here in Nova Scotia.

We…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Portugal, Travel
  • Aug, 30, 2024
  • 37 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 9 August

Today is a big day! We’re carpooling with friends to attend a live Nate Bargatze comedy show in Halifax. Exciting. Before that shindig gets underway, I’m coming at you with a post full of…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Aug, 09, 2024
  • 23 Comments
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