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Happy (and Hard) Things Friday: 9 May

This week was not my favourite. Nothing objectively terrible happened, but it felt like walking around with pebbles in my shoes. (For people I care about, it was more like giant boulders.)

If you’ll allow…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Hard Things
  • May, 09, 2025
  • 67 Comments

Fourteen Years of Regular Solo Parenting: What I’ve Learned and How I’ve Survived

Several years ago, I wrote a post about my solo-parenting experiences. (It was on my “old blog,” so unfortunately, I can no longer link to that).

When I asked readers for new topic ideas, Katie…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Family, Hard Things, Life, Parenting
  • Apr, 24, 2025
  • 52 Comments

Flies in the FIG Jam: When Gratitude Meets Reality

Inevitably, unwanted guests show up at every picnic. They buzz annoyingly in our ears. They land on our delicious food. Sometimes they even brazenly attack us.

We could barricade ourselves inside to avoid the…

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  • Hard Things
  • Feb, 13, 2025
  • 44 Comments

My Life As A Mango

Hi. My name is Elisabeth and I want everyone to be happy with me. All the time.

I want to be liked. I want to be understood. I want to avoid any and all…

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  • Hard Things, Mental Health, Quotes
  • Nov, 20, 2024
  • 67 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 15 November

Um, what now? We’re officially halfway through the penultimate month of the entire year? So far, I haven’t been a huge fan of November. (Any chance I can rewind and relive October a second…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Hard Things
  • Nov, 15, 2024
  • 44 Comments

Meds, Moods, and Me: The Ups, Downs, and Outcomes of Taking Medication for My Mental Health

I’ve been dragging my feet on writing this post for weeks now. Not because I’m embarrassed or don’t want to share. (If I was willing to speak openly about burning the wall of my…

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  • Hard Things, Health, Life, Mental Health
  • Oct, 15, 2024
  • 67 Comments

When I Don’t Know What To Say

A huge thank you to everyone for your lovely comments, texts, and e-mails over the last few days. I generally respond to each and every note left on my site, but needed to take…

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  • Hard Things, Life
  • Jul, 14, 2024
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