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My (Easter) Lesson In Being Easily Delighted

I am a pessimist. Really. It’s in the title of my blog and it’s so true. My natural inclination is to look on the negative side of life and situations. But as I get…

Easter, Holidays, Joy, Life
Apr, 09, 2024
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Chapter Three: March 2024

In January I suggested we “write a book together” this year. I pitched the idea of assigning each month a chapter title.

So far, I’ve had:

January – Steady: Finding Solid Ground After a Year of…

A Saturday Brain Dump

It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m trying to get out of a funk. Thanks to the reliability of Feedly (*insert dripping sarcasm here*) I only read this post by Suzanne today and I felt seen…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Life, Mental Health, Random
Mar, 30, 2024
37 Comments

Life Lately: A Hodgepodge

I feel like I haven’t written about…life…much lately. Now, a trip to Spain was very much a part of life but it’s an unusually big and grand adventure. Most of life is loads of…

Life, Parenting, Random
Mar, 28, 2024
35 Comments

A Little Joy + It’s Giveaway Time (The Caffeine Edition)

Happy Leap Year. In honour of this extra day why not throw caution to the wind and post twice?

Last night I spent a long time talking with a distraught child about a horrific…

Giveaway!, Joy, Life
Feb, 29, 2024

Chapter Two: February 2024

Last month I suggested we “write a book together” in 2024. I pitched the idea of assigning each month a chapter title.

For me it started with January – Steady: Finding Solid Ground…

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…