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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

Happy Things Friday: 21 June

Fail alert. Less than a week ago I said I was done with Happy Things Friday posts for the summer but I just couldn’t stick with that decision.

I’ve been in a low-grade funk all…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Mental Health
  • Jun, 21, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Life Lately: Summer Details, Painted Nails, Portugal, and Bike Riding

I feel like my picture-taking game has been subpar lately. I’ve either been leaving my phone at home or simply forgetting to take pictures. Overall this is a good thing – less time on…

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  • Life, Random
  • Jun, 19, 2024
  • 26 Comments

On Blogging…

Today’s blog post is all about…blogging.

A few months ago Maria wrote to ask if I would talk a bit more about how/why I started blogging and what I feel I get out of…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Blogging, Creativity
  • Jun, 18, 2024
  • 44 Comments

Summer Celebrations

I’ve been thinking a lot about summer. That makes sense since, here in Canada, we’re on the cusp of school releasing for the summer holiday and the solstice later this week will mark the…

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  • Family, Life, Summer Celebrations
  • Jun, 17, 2024
  • 30 Comments
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