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Chapter Eight: August 2024

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

So far, I’ve had:

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

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  • Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Sep, 03, 2024
  • 20 Comments

Chapter Seven: July 2024

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

So far, I’ve had:

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

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  • Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Aug, 01, 2024
  • 22 Comments

Memory Triggers

The littlest things can be memory triggers.

A few months ago John and I were walking on a local trail and happened upon a building renovation. The contractors were sawing through raw lumber and the…

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  • Home, Life, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jul, 22, 2024
  • 32 Comments

Chapter Six: June 2024

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

So far, I’ve had:

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

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  • Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Jul, 03, 2024
  • 28 Comments

Brands: Preferences vs. Allegiances

When buying items, most of the time I opt for whatever is on sale. If we need laundry detergent, I have my favourites…but not enough to pay full price. Ditto just about everything else.

But…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights
  • Jun, 26, 2024
  • 36 Comments

(Baby You Can) Drive My Car*

*I cycled through various song titles to use for this post and most of them seem to come laden with issues. I was going to use Shania Twain’s In My Car (I’ll Be the…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jun, 25, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Chapter Five: May 2024

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

So far, I’ve had:

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

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  • Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Jun, 04, 2024
  • 30 Comments
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