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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

Oops! I Did It Again (Spelled It Wrong)

I’m a decent speller. (The kids’ spelling, for the record, borders on horrid, and I mostly blame the school-issued Chromebooks and their ever-present autocorrect. But that’s a rant for another day…)

Here are a few…

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  • Habits, Language, Random
  • Aug, 04, 2025
  • 36 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

Never Have I Ever…Part 9

Made homemade yogurt.

Participated in a parade (I’ve watched a few and have always been underwhelmed).

Eaten dandelion greens.

Owned chickens.

Laminated anything.

Taken an item to a pawn shop. (Or bought an item at a pawn shop.)

Entered a…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jul, 09, 2025
  • 60 Comments

A Lucrative Plot Twist

Who knew reading could be so financially rewarding?

Last week, while flipping through a book (which, incidentally, ended up in my DNF pile), I found a crisp $5 bill was tucked neatly between the pages….

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  • Money, Random, Reading
  • Jun, 30, 2025
  • 45 Comments
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