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Holidays

Turns Out…I Don’t Need To Send Christmas Cards Early (And Other Good Things I Won’t Be Doing This Christmas)

Writing a post of this ilk has become a tradition for me. I find it helpful to sit down and list “good” things I don’t have to do at any given time. Understandably, Christmas…

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  • Christmas, Holidays, Personality Insights
  • Dec, 18, 2024
  • 58 Comments

Party at My House?

Despite most bloggers appearing to be relatively introverted folks (#Stereotyping), I think we can all agree it would be pretty amazing to have a giant blogger get-together this holiday season. Decked halls, Christmas tunes,…

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  • Christmas, Home, Thrifting
  • Dec, 17, 2024
  • 59 Comments

Is This a Giant “Favourite Things” Post or a Gift Guide? You Decide.

Can you tell I’m not an influencer or an affiliate based on the timing of this post? Gift guides seem to get released earlier and earlier every year (I think I started seeing them…

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  • Christmas, Favourite Things, Holidays, Organization
  • Dec, 16, 2024
  • 43 Comments

Time To Party: Recapping Indy’s 10th Birthday

If you’ve been reading this blog for a few years, you know kids’ parties aren’t my favourite way to spend an afternoon. I find them overwhelming – so much noise! so much mess! -…

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  • Birthday, Family, Friendship
  • Nov, 26, 2024
  • 42 Comments

Three Little Joys

I’ve done this exercise several times before – I sit down to write a quick post of three things currently bringing me joy. (Does this make Three Little Joys the baby sibling of Happy…

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  • Favourite Things, Holidays, Joy
  • Oct, 14, 2024
  • 45 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fall

It is no secret that fall is my favourite season.

Let me clarify. September (of which only a sliver is technically fall) through to mid-October is my favourite season. The rest of the year…

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  • Holidays, Personality Insights, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Sep, 18, 2024
  • 43 Comments

We’re On Lake Time This Week

We’re visiting my parents, which means we’re in Summer at the Lake Mode. So far it has been relatively blissful. While J isn’t officially on holiday, the majority of Europe shuts down in July,…

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  • Family, Holidays, Life, Summer Celebrations
  • Jul, 09, 2024
  • 35 Comments
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