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A Day in My Life: Wednesday, 9 April 2025

When I asked for suggestions about topics to visit (or revisit) on the blog, a common denominator was requests for more Day in the Life/behind-the-scenes posts.

I took those comments to heart and immediately documented…

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  • Habits, Home, Life, Personality Insights, Random
  • Apr, 15, 2025
  • 45 Comments

Lost in Translation (But Still Speaking English)

One of the most delightful (and occasionally confusing) things about English is how the same object or concept can have a whole range of names, depending on where you live. Of course, there are…

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  • Language, Misadventures, Random
  • Apr, 14, 2025
  • 69 Comments

It’s Time to Brainstorm. What Should I Write About Next?

I feel like my brain is slowly waking up from a winter dormancy. While I shake off the cobwebs, I’m going to momentarily shine the spotlight on YOU! I have fun exploring all sorts…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Creativity, Random
  • Apr, 08, 2025
  • 39 Comments

Spell Check: When Names Get Playful with Their Letters

We’ve talked about naming cell phones, robot vacuums, bikes, cars, and gnomes. (Also: toaster ovens, fridges, ice machines, plants, in-car navigation systems, mass spectrometers, and microscopes – you name it. Pun intended.)

We’ve explored Q&A’s…

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  • Language, Misadventures, Random
  • Apr, 03, 2025
  • 58 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 5

Over a month ago I wrote up and scheduled Part 5 of my little blog series on Never Have I Ever for this week! Hilariously, the Best of Both Worlds podcast released a Never…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Mar, 27, 2025
  • 47 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The (Canadian) Winter Edition

We’ve talked about everything from condiments to emojis to ice cream flavours, but now it’s time to tackle a cold, hard truth. It’s winter in Canada. And I. am. over. it.

I’ve been hankering…

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  • Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Feb, 20, 2025
  • 65 Comments

A Semi-Wordless Wednesday Post

John and I ended up working in the kitchen for the fundraiser dinner (which was amazing; helping behind-the-scenes was a blast)…but it meant we missed almost all of the after-dinner trivia.

We finished cleanup just…

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  • Creativity, Random
  • Feb, 19, 2025
  • 26 Comments
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