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Random Little Updates (AKA: Potpourri)

I rarely start a post, write conversationally, and immediately post it. I tend to draft, step away, come back to edit, and then schedule it for some specific future time. (That probably tells you…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Personality Insights, Random
  • Mar, 29, 2026
  • 51 Comments

A (Golden) Day in My Life: Friday, 20 February 2026

I haven’t done an A Day in My Life post in almost a year. Oops.

Technically, I didn’t set out to record this as an “official” Day in My Life, so timestamps are few…

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  • Life, Personality Insights, Random, Time Management
  • Feb, 24, 2026
  • 31 Comments

If It Broke Tomorrow: 10+ Things I’d Replace Immediately

In no particular order, here are ten things I would (want to) replace the very next day if they broke. (I’ve included some links, but none of these items are sponsored or affiliate links.)

(I’m…

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  • Favourite Things, Personality Insights, Random
  • Feb, 17, 2026
  • 63 Comments

Who’s the Dentist in Your Family?

A few weeks ago, Lisa texted a group chat about one of her sons losing a tooth, and how she helped with the final extraction process.

Kae immediately replied that tooth removal grosses her out….

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  • Parenting, Personality Insights, Random
  • Feb, 16, 2026
  • 28 Comments

My First Grey Hairs

I never know whether to spell grey with an “e” or an “a.” I think grey is more common in Canada/Britain, but I also see gray constantly. I mostly go back and forth and…

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  • Life, Random
  • Feb, 10, 2026
  • 61 Comments

Well, Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit

Years ago, while visiting my sister in South Carolina, we came across a little book of “country sayings,” and we still laugh about it to this day.

The title? Butter My Butt and Call Me…

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  • Personality Insights, Language, Quotes
  • Jan, 27, 2026
  • 54 Comments

Christmas Smorgasboard

Call this a Christmas smorgasbord, call this a Tuesday edition of Happy Things Friday (Happy Things Tuesday??). Call it whatever you want, I have a few random festive things to share before it’s Christmas!

The…

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  • Christmas, Random
  • Dec, 23, 2025
  • 28 Comments
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