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On My Shelf: March 2025

March marked a return to more typical reading habits with a total of six books completed – quite a contrast to the whirlwind of sixteen in February!

Along with a slower pace came some personal…

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  • Reading
  • Apr, 10, 2025
  • 29 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club Week #1 + FIGs

And just like that, the first week of our walking challenge is in the books. I don’t know about you, but I had to push through some seriously uncooperative weather (rain, snow, and sleet…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Apr, 09, 2025
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It’s Time to Brainstorm. What Should I Write About Next?

I feel like my brain is slowly waking up from a winter dormancy. While I shake off the cobwebs, I’m going to momentarily shine the spotlight on YOU! I have fun exploring all sorts…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Creativity, Random
  • Apr, 08, 2025
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Favourite Things: February + March 2025

February was a short month that felt like it lasted forever. March was a long month that felt like it was over in approximately two days.

Neither perspective is accurate, but both months paved…

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  • Favourite Things
  • Apr, 07, 2025
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Happy Things Friday: 4 April

I’m writing this post from my bed which sounds lovely – except I’m here because my muscles and joints are aching, my temperature is well above normal, one nostril (just one!?) is plugged, and…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Apr, 04, 2025
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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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  • Language, Misadventures, Random
  • 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
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