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(Only) Happy Things Friday: 28 June

My posts have had more than enough angst to go around lately, so I’m coming at you with exclusively happy things today.

It is sunny outside.

It is sunny and pleasantly cool. That combo is…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Jun, 28, 2024
  • 32 Comments

My Caps Lock Week

Oof. It has been…a week. If you don’t want to read a post littered with lamenting about the current state of my life, stop now.

PNEUMONIA

When I last touched base about life happenings, I was…

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  • Life, Misadventures, Parenting
  • Jun, 27, 2024
  • 42 Comments

Brands: Preferences vs. Allegiances

When buying items, most of the time I opt for whatever is on sale. If we need laundry detergent, I have my favourites…but not enough to pay full price. Ditto just about everything else.

But…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights
  • Jun, 26, 2024
  • 36 Comments

(Baby You Can) Drive My Car*

*I cycled through various song titles to use for this post and most of them seem to come laden with issues. I was going to use Shania Twain’s In My Car (I’ll Be the…

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  • Habits, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jun, 25, 2024
  • 35 Comments

My Year of Shmita: May Update

If May was my only snapshot from within this “Year of Shmita” it would serve as a rather uninspiring picture. Progress seemed stagnant. Though, one could argue, how can I measure progress on a…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Jun, 24, 2024
  • 26 Comments

Unexpected Introverting and Other Sunday Things

First, I am a guest on Engie’s blog today talking all things Nova Scotia. Head on over to see what made my shortlist and don’t forget to congratulate Engie on 20 years of blogging!…

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  • Guest Post, Life
  • Jun, 23, 2024
  • 23 Comments

And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

One of my blogging superpowers is giving readers emotional whiplash. Share a vulnerable mental health post one day, and show up the next with some ridiculously trivial questions.

Here we go.

Recently, while emptying the…

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  • Habits, Random
  • Jun, 22, 2024
  • 43 Comments
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