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Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 4 Recap

It feels a bit ridiculous to not wrap things up today…BUT, I’m going to stick with my schedule and I’ll recap my final three walks next Monday and share maps of where we’ve all…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Nov, 03, 2025
  • 36 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 31 October

Today is Halloween!! I hope it’s a wonderfully festive day for everyone celebrating in one way or another.

I am cheerfully missing the candy and general mayhem of the day by staying with my parents…

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  • Halloween, Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 31, 2025
  • 55 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week 3 Recap

Another week, more walks!

For more photos and fun, check out recaps from Week 1, and Week 2.

It has gotten cooler in my part of the world, but thankfully I have warm-weather gear waiting for…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct, 27, 2025
  • 28 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 24 October

What a week! Life has had the usual range of ups and downs (John’s in Europe again; Indy has either sprained or broken his thumb playing tag on the school playground; I ran into…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 24, 2025
  • 46 Comments

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…

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  • Brain Dump, Random
  • Oct, 23, 2025
  • 37 Comments

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….

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Oct, 22, 2025
  • 31 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Meagan Francis on Parenting, Gratitude, and Leisure Pursuits

Happy Tuesday, friends. I’m so excited to welcome Meagan Francis to the blog today as part of my Gratitude Guest series!

If you’ve been around the world of motherhood media over the past decade, there’s…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post, Parenting
  • Oct, 21, 2025
  • 34 Comments
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