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Top Five/Bottom Five: Makeup

It likely will not surprise you to learn I am not really a makeup gal. I mean, I wear it. I like it. But I own very little of it. This was an easy…

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  • Creativity, Favourite Things, Minimalism, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Apr, 04, 2024
  • 33 Comments

Barcelona Day Five: Cacti (Ouch!), Stadiums, and All Kinds of Art

Another day – a day I was determined to approach slowly. And we did just that. We didn’t wake up until after 8 am and, again, had leisurely showers before heading down to the…

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  • Barcelona, Travel
  • Apr, 03, 2024
  • 26 Comments

Barcelona Day Four: Montserrat, Breathtaking Hikes, and Wading in the Mediterranean

This day was simply glorious, even if it didn’t have the most auspicious of starts. (And maybe we shouldn’t pick favourites, but this was definitely my favourite.)

After a somewhat tiring Day Three, I was…

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  • Barcelona, Travel
  • Apr, 02, 2024
  • 33 Comments

Chapter Three: March 2024

In January I suggested we “write a book together” this year. I pitched the idea of assigning each month a chapter title.

So far, I’ve had:

January – Steady: Finding Solid Ground After a Year of…

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  • Creativity, Life, Personality Insights
  • Apr, 01, 2024
  • 26 Comments

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club

It all started with Engie. She hosted a book club which, if memory serves me correctly, Birchie dubbed The Cool Bloggers Book Club.

And just like that we decided we were bloggers and we were…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Habits, Health
  • Mar, 31, 2024
  • 46 Comments

A Saturday Brain Dump

It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m trying to get out of a funk. Thanks to the reliability of Feedly (*insert dripping sarcasm here*) I only read this post by Suzanne today and I felt seen…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Life, Mental Health, Random
  • Mar, 30, 2024
  • 37 Comments

The Happiest Thing Friday

Two years ago I shared my faith publicly on this blog for the first time and it was scary. I recognize many people do not share my beliefs and, for me at least, it…

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  • Easter, Faith, Happy Things Friday, Holidays
  • Mar, 29, 2024
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