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Personality Insights

Meet My Favourite Guy: A Q&A with John (Part One)

When I floated the idea of doing a guest “interview” with John, he was agreeable, if a bit skeptical. He wasn’t convinced anyone would have questions for him.

I knew better. And, you had so…

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  • Guest Post, Marriage, Parenting, Personality Insights
  • Sep, 17, 2025
  • 51 Comments

Five Things, Five Ways: A Bit of Everything

Who’s ready for a catch-all post full of random things on my mind?

Ready or not, here it comes!

FRUGAL WINS FROM LAST WEEK

Head to toe in thrifted clothes!

We bought all our kids’ back-to-school clothes at…

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  • Frugality, Personality Insights, Random
  • Sep, 08, 2025
  • 53 Comments

The Great Bed-Making Debate

Everyone has a stance on bed-making. Whether you’re the “crisp corners by 7:00 am” type or the “it’s just going to get messy again” type, your answer says something about you as a person….

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  • Habits, Home, Minimalism, Personality Insights
  • Aug, 31, 2025
  • 60 Comments

Yup! I’ve Done That, Too

Hot on the heels of another Never Have I Ever post, here are some more things I have actually done!

Gone more than 48 hours without food. (I did a 5-day…maybe I only made it…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Aug, 18, 2025
  • 40 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 11

Gone hitchhiking. (As a kid, I was definitely in the car when my dad picked up hitchhikers, which wasn’t all that unusual at the time. In university, I worked with someone who hitchhiked the…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Aug, 11, 2025
  • 48 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 10

Crossed a provincial, state, or international border on foot.

Been summoned for jury duty. (I know Kristen and Jenny have been jurors recently!)

Started a campfire without matches or a lighter.

Crashed a wedding. (I can’t…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jul, 28, 2025
  • 40 Comments

Time to Choose a Side (Literally)

What wrist do you wear your watch on.

I’m right-handed and wear mine on my left wrist. So whenever I see someone wearing a watch on their right wrist, it completely throws me. It’s…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jul, 21, 2025
  • 74 Comments
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