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Chapter Ten: October 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
  • Nov, 14, 2024
  • 31 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Colour Edition

Apologies to all my American readers. There will be plenty of superfluous vowels in today’s post because it’s time to talk colour.

In my version of the question, black and white will be considered colours…

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  • Personality Insights, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Nov, 07, 2024
  • 41 Comments

What’s In A Name?

We call both our robot vacuums Eufy (they are twins we don’t even attempt to tell apart). Eufy happens to be their brand, so we clearly lack any imagination in the naming department. But…

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  • Language, Personality Insights, Random
  • Nov, 06, 2024
  • 45 Comments

Who’s Behind the Blog?

I may have some new readers because of Kristen’s guest post (along with my participation in NaBloPoMo!) and thought it might be helpful to provide a quick introduction.

Hi. I’m Elisabeth.

The first thing you should…

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  • Blogging, Favourite Things, Personality Insights, Pet Peeves
  • Nov, 05, 2024
  • 43 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome Kristen!!!

I am so excited to welcome Kristen – better known as The Frugal Girl – to my little corner of the internet. It was fun to answer Kristen’s questions for a recent Meet a…

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  • Blogging, Guest Post, Minimalism, Money, Personality Insights, Thrifting
  • Nov, 04, 2024
  • 104 Comments

A Day in My Life: Monday, 7 October 2024

My last A Day in My Life post was back in April. For kicks, I decided to quickly scan how that particular day transpired and the similarities are uncanny.

For instance: I wore the same…

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  • Home, Life, Personality Insights, Time Management
  • Oct, 10, 2024
  • 45 Comments

Chapter Nine: September 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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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Oct, 07, 2024
  • 20 Comments
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