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Happy Things Friday: 25 October

This month has been a whirlwind. A WHIRLWIND. Sometimes I’ve felt like the Loony Tunes Tasmanian Devil swirling in a cloud of dust as I crash through my days.

Thankfully, it has been a (mostly)…

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Happy Things Friday: 18 October

Another week and we’re officially over halfway through October. November is the holiday shoulder season and then it’s full-on Christmas. The year is really zooming now.

In other news – and to quote my favourite…

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The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #3

Another week, another set of glimpses into walking adventures around the world. (Let that sink in for a minute; isn’t it amazing that we can all be doing a joint activity in our own…

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Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Friendship
Oct, 18, 2024
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It’s Not You…It’s Me

Earlier today, in what can only be called an act of SHEER STUPIDITY, I attempted to make some minor changes to my website to improve functionality.

What I ended up doing was completely ruining the…

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Blogging
Oct, 17, 2024
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It’s (Almost) Time For Another Bloggy Break

I’m hightailing it off the interwebs (after tomorrow’s Happy Things Friday + CBWC roundup) for the next week because…Kyria is coming to visit our family!!! I want to focus all my attention on showing…

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My Year of Shmita: September Update

September typically feels like a month of new beginnings, but there was a bit of anti-climax in our family when the return to school wasn’t quite the smooth transition we had been hoping for…

This…

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Meds, Moods, and Me: The Ups, Downs, and Outcomes of Taking Medication for My Mental Health

I’ve been dragging my feet on writing this post for weeks now. Not because I’m embarrassed or don’t want to share. (If I was willing to speak openly about burning the wall of my…

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Hard Things, Health, Life, Mental Health
Oct, 15, 2024
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