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Brain Dump, Part 2: Updates + Other Random Thoughts

First, a huge thank you for the solidarity and incredible treasure trove of advice on my recent brain dump post. I felt seen, supported, and energized to tackle some of the things on my…

Brain Dump, Random
Oct, 23, 2025
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More Things I’ve Done…

On the heels of the 13th post in my Never Have I Ever series, it’s time to talk about more life experiences I have under my proverbial belt.

Used chopsticks to eat an entire meal….

Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
Oct, 22, 2025
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Brain Dump at Starbucks: Life, Sleep, and Scattered Thoughts

Friends. As I mentioned yesterday, I am feeling scattered lately.

While Belle finishes up at a birthday party I have decamped to Starbucks (help — what monster am I creating?!), and I decided it was…

Brain Dump, Personality Insights, Random
Oct, 18, 2025
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Handwriting: Fading Art or Skill Worth Saving?

A few weeks ago I was reading a post from Daria and couldn’t help but notice that her daughter (Grade 2) has far neater printing than my son (Grade 5).

Indy went through the exact…

Random Q&A That Are Interesting but Not At All Important…

A few weeks ago Andrea posted a list of fun questions she uses to help take attendance in her Math class. I picked 20 of her prompts to answer today:

Would you rather travel the…

Oops + So, Another Corn Question

So…there were NOT supposed to be two posts yesterday. My final recap of Birchie’s trip to Nova Scotia was scheduled for today. Well, I *thought* it was scheduled for today. Clearly I got my…

Food, Habits, Personality Insights, Random
Sep, 30, 2025
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How Do You Eat Your Corn? Curious Minds Want to Know!

A few weeks ago, John and I sat down to a lunch of farm-fresh corn. It was the sweetest, crispest corn I’ve ever tasted.

Somewhere between my (literal) sighs of delight, John looked at me…

Food, Habits, Random
Sep, 29, 2025
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