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Happy Things Friday: 16 February + Bloggy Break

This was another week that whooshed by; the hours seemed to melt away.

As part of my commitment to rest and restoration this year, the next week (or so) will be a bloggy break for…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Feb, 16, 2024
  • 41 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 9 February

Can I let you in on a little secret? Some weeks I have to dig really deep to identify happy things. It’s not that they aren’t are, it’s just that the debris of life…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Life
  • Feb, 09, 2024
  • 41 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 2 February

While I am not sad to see January pass by into my rearview mirror, the last week treated me well with many happy things. I know for some of you reading January kicked your…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Feb, 02, 2024
  • 39 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 26 January

Phew. That was…a week. A very hectic, very full week. I can’t believe January is almost over. To be honest, the start of 2024 has felt a bit anticlimactic – it’s taking some time…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Jan, 26, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 19 January

Hi, January 2024. This is Elisabeth. I’m not loving your vibe. It’s me, not you. But can we both agree to hurry up and get to February?

Sigh. There was nothing objectively wrong about this…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Jan, 19, 2024
  • 36 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 12 January

Happy Friday. Another day, another week, and we’re now firmly into the new year.

This was a mostly good week. There were some “moments”. Shall I discuss?

Perhaps I’ll start by recalling the morning our toilet…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Misadventures, Thrifting
  • Jan, 12, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 5 January

I know I kept up with my Happy Things Friday posts during the Christmas break, but it feels like this is the first “real” Happy Things Friday in a while. Christmas just skews everything…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Jan, 05, 2024
  • 39 Comments
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