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Spell Check: When Names Get Playful with Their Letters

We’ve talked about naming cell phones, robot vacuums, bikes, cars, and gnomes. (Also: toaster ovens, fridges, ice machines, plants, in-car navigation systems, mass spectrometers, and microscopes – you name it. Pun intended.)

We’ve explored Q&A’s…

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  • Random, Language, Misadventures
  • Apr, 03, 2025
  • 58 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Kristen (The Frugal Girl)

It still brings me a little jolt of delight every time I see someone referencing FIGs after our month-long gratitude practice in February!! A special shout-out to Jenny for her recent Figgy Friday post….

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  • Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Apr, 02, 2025
  • 48 Comments

Our 9-Day Paris Trip Cost Breakdown: Planning, Packing Tips, and What We Spent

A quick reminder that today is Day #1 of our third Cool Bloggers Walking Club! Three cheers for any returning alumni, and welcome to anyone joining our walking troupe for the first time.

There are…

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  • Budget, Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Money, Paris, Thrifting, Travel
  • Apr, 01, 2025
  • 41 Comments

Paris Days 7–9: Auvers-sur-Oise, the Palais Garnier, and a Paris Blogger Meetup

Oh friends, it feels so sad to come to today – my final summary of adventures from our Paris trip.

I’ll ease myself gently out of Reflecting on a Super Fun Vacation mode by…

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  • Paris, Travel
  • Mar, 31, 2025
  • 60 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 28 March

Another week and another batch of Happy Things. Let’s dive right in, shall we?

CROCUSES AND SNOW

Yes, it was -8.5°C one morning. But, there are crocuses and birds singing. I can go outside the door…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Mar, 28, 2025
  • 46 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 5

Over a month ago I wrote up and scheduled Part 5 of my little blog series on Never Have I Ever for this week! Hilariously, the Best of Both Worlds podcast released a Never…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Mar, 27, 2025
  • 49 Comments

Today I’m Talking Gratitude…over at The Frugal Girl Blog + Walking Club

Months ago, when Kristen and I first started chatting about blog swapping (here’s my guest post and her guest post), she suggested the idea of having me write a follow-up guest post about gratitude…

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  • Blogging, Gratitude, Guest Post
  • Mar, 26, 2025
  • 25 Comments
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