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Guest Post: Welcome Julie!!

Happy Monday! Happy June! And happy reading!

Today’s guest is Julie. If you haven’t been introduced before, she lives with her husband (Ted) and their daughter (Maya) in Northern California. She’s been blogging since 2005,…

What Gives You Oxygen?

At a recent therapy session we were discussing burnout and the impacts of long-term stress. I mentioned emerging from a season where it felt like my proverbial fuel tank was running on fumes more…

Mental Health
Jun, 01, 2024
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Happy Things Friday: 31 May

And just like that…May is over (I wrote this before Nicole posted but…ditto what she said). This means we have a little over a month to go until the half-way point of 2024.

I have…

Summer Brain Dump + Booking Another Adventure/Suggestions?

I have a love-hate relationship with summer. On the one hand, during the long, dark and cold Canadian winter I am kept alive by the promise of a day in the future where we…

Random, Travel
May, 30, 2024
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Introducing My…Dreadsheet

I’ve been thinking about dread lately. That sounds like a rather somber and melancholy topic, but I’ve been considering it in the context of what that emotion can tell me. More generally I feel…

Life, Mental Health, Personality Insights
May, 29, 2024
31 Comments

Favourite Things: April + May 2024

It’s time for another round of Favourite Things. I have an eclectic mix today: some food, some outdoor furniture, some traffic decisions – and more!

Let’s get this party started…

MY GO-TO GRANOLA YOGURT PROTEIN BLAST

What…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Ice Cream Flavours

I know people will have some Thoughts on this subject. Let’s remember we’re all friends here and that there are no right or wrong answers. (Okay, there are some wrong answers; liquorice or bubble…

Guest Post: Welcome Julie!!

What Gives You Oxygen?

Happy Things Friday: 31 May

Summer Brain Dump + Booking Another Adventure/Suggestions?

Introducing My…Dreadsheet

Favourite Things: April + May 2024

Top Five/Bottom Five: Ice Cream Flavours

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