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Guest Post: Welcome Kae!!!!!!!

Kae and I have been trying to make this guest post work for over a year and today. is. the. day. She’s proving the old adage that good things come to those who wait!

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Guest Post
  • Nov, 25, 2024
  • 51 Comments

NaBloPoMo Giveaway #3: The Festive Canadian Edition

I love Canada (and Nova Scotia) and I love Christmas, so what better way to celebrate the confluence of those things than a Festive Canadian giveaway?

We’ve got Nova Scotia-produced maple syrup because…obviously! It’s Canada,…

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  • Giveaway!, NaBloPoMo, Nova Scotia
  • Nov, 23, 2024

Happy Things Friday: 22 November

What a full, happy week.

The biggest Happy Thing is the news our family now consists exclusively of people with two digits in their age category. Indy is TEN!!! I’ll dedicate a whole post…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Nov, 22, 2024
  • 49 Comments

Favourite Things: October + November

Hey, hey. I’m back with another round of Favourite Things! This edition is mostly about how to stay warm and festive – topics that are very much on my mind as we slide into…

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  • Favourite Things
  • Nov, 21, 2024
  • 58 Comments

My Life As A Mango

Hi. My name is Elisabeth and I want everyone to be happy with me. All the time.

I want to be liked. I want to be understood. I want to avoid any and all…

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  • Hard Things, Mental Health, Quotes
  • Nov, 20, 2024
  • 67 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Emoji Edition

Regardless of where you fall along the emoji spectrum (avoid at all costs vs each text is 98% emojis and 2% words), it’s rather difficult to avoid these little icons in modern life.

So, why…

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  • Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Nov, 19, 2024
  • 49 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome Sophie!!

It’s always a special honour to introduce people to a new-to-them blog and I suspect many of you have not yet “met” Sophie.

Ironically, even though she is literally from the other side of the…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Guest Post
  • Nov, 18, 2024
  • 40 Comments
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