The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist - Page 57 of 116 -

© 2026 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow | Disclosure Policy

The 5 Best Beaches in Nova Scotia (According to a Local)

*Updated July 2026

Nova Scotia is home to some of Canada’s most stunning beaches, and as a local, I’ve picked what I consider to be the best beaches in the province.

Our coastline is a big…

Continue Reading

Some Things We Ate in April

Apparently, people are interested in what ends up on our dinner table. (Wait – is it dinner? is it supper?) Either way, I’ve been asked to share more about our everyday meals, so I…

Continue Reading

Family, Food, Life
May, 12, 2025
43 Comments

Happy (and Hard) Things Friday: 9 May

This week was not my favourite. Nothing objectively terrible happened, but it felt like walking around with pebbles in my shoes. (For people I care about, it was more like giant boulders.)

If you’ll allow…

Continue Reading

Gratitude in Practice: Laura Vanderkam!!

If you’d told me five years ago that I’d have a blog, I probably would have believed you. After all, I’ve always loved writing and seem to have an endless supply of things to…

Continue Reading

Blogging, Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post
May, 08, 2025
33 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club: The Final Roundup (April 2025)

The second I typed that title I started humming The Final Countdown. Anyone else? Just me?

Moving on.

Just like that, we’ve wrapped up our daily(ish) walks in April! A huge thank you to everyone who…

Continue Reading

On My Shelf: Books I Read in April 2025

My reading activity picked up again in April, and there were some winners in the mix!

I only rated one book 5/5 stars — what can I say, I’m a tough audience — but there…

Continue Reading

Reading
May, 06, 2025
48 Comments

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…

Continue Reading

© 2026 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow | Disclosure Policy | Privacy Policy