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Demerits and Gold Stars: February — April

Apologies for the unusual double post today. But…

Gah. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve thought about writing about my Demerits and Gold Stars over the past few months. I’ve even gone…

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  • Demerits, Gold Stars
  • May, 05, 2025
  • 40 Comments

What Is Hurkle-Durkle? Move Over, Hygge

You know I love any excuse to talk about language. Give me all the discussions about spelling, pronunciation, and idioms. If it’s quirky and has a good backstory, I’m in.

So you can imagine my…

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  • Personality Insights, Habits, Home, Language
  • May, 05, 2025
  • 36 Comments

Not Just a Pretty Book – How I Actually Use My Sprouted Planner

I’ve been asked to share more behind-the-scenes peeks into how I plan. So…here are some spreads from my 2025 Weekly Sprouted Planner!

Exercise Tracking

I’ve been using Sprouted planners for almost 4 years (a huge thanks…

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  • Organization, Planning, Time Management
  • May, 03, 2025
  • 38 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 2 May

It’s May! The trees are blossoming, the snow tires have been swapped off the vehicles, and the shovels are (hopefully) packed away for good.

Last week was a blur — Easter Monday, two sick days…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • May, 02, 2025
  • 41 Comments

My Fun List in Action: A Look at 2025 So Far

At the start of 2025, I didn’t set any traditional resolutions or goals.

Instead, I created two lists: Fun Ideas and Mantras. I wanted the year to feel light and flexible – more about (enjoyable)…

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  • Goals, Habits, Joy, Life, Personality Insights, Planning
  • May, 01, 2025
  • 38 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #4

We’ve made it to the home stretch. Today marks the last day of our April walking club (can you believe it?). I’ll be back next week with a final recap of the last two…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Apr, 30, 2025
  • 32 Comments

I’ll Pass on the €600,000 Watch (But I Will Take the Beach House)

A few years ago I read Crying in H Mart and followed that up by watching some interviews with the author, Michelle Zauner. A major theme of this memoir is the death of Zauner’s…

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  • Money, Personality Insights
  • Apr, 29, 2025
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