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A Day in My Life: Wednesday, 10 April 2024

A number of cool kids (Hi Nicole, Lindsay, Birchie…and more!) have been posting Day in the Life – or Week in the Life – recaps. I realized I haven’t done a single DITL post…

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  • Habits, Home, Life, Personality Insights, Random, Time Management
  • Apr, 16, 2024
  • 39 Comments

A Saturday Brain Dump

It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m trying to get out of a funk. Thanks to the reliability of Feedly (*insert dripping sarcasm here*) I only read this post by Suzanne today and I felt seen…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Life, Mental Health, Random
  • Mar, 30, 2024
  • 37 Comments

Life Lately: A Hodgepodge

I feel like I haven’t written about…life…much lately. Now, a trip to Spain was very much a part of life but it’s an unusually big and grand adventure. Most of life is loads of…

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  • Life, Parenting, Random
  • Mar, 28, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Crowd-Sourced Knowledge

Should our household acquire an air fryer?

Let’s discuss epilators, crystal hair erasers, and other non-razor options for shaving. Tell me what I need to know about brands, efficacy, and pain levels.

What has been…

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  • Random
  • Mar, 27, 2024
  • 39 Comments

Two Lunches I’m Loving + Weed Killer + Giveaway Winners

How’s that title for setting up a blogging smorgasbord?

LUNCHES I’M LOVING

First up is a filling, quick meal I can prep ahead of time. It requires three ingredients (well, a few more if you consider…

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  • Food, Giveaway!, Random
  • Mar, 06, 2024
  • 26 Comments

Little Luxuries: Pump Shampoo

In tandem with little joys, let’s talk little luxuries.

Last week, while showering, I paused to appreciate the “little luxury” that is pump bottles. For years I used Redken shampoo – sourced by my…

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  • Favourite Things, Joy, Random
  • Mar, 04, 2024
  • 36 Comments

What Do You Do with Worn (Not Dirty) Clothes?

I’m baaaaaack! My little bloggy break was lovely but – Wow! – I missed this space and all of you.

A short and sweet human interest question for you this morning:

What do you do with…

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  • Habits, Home, Organization, Personality Insights, Random
  • Feb, 26, 2024
  • 61 Comments
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