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Chapter Five: May 2024

In January I suggested we “write a book together” this year and 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
  • Jun, 04, 2024
  • 30 Comments

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,…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Guest Post
  • Jun, 03, 2024
  • 26 Comments

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…

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  • Mental Health
  • Jun, 01, 2024
  • 43 Comments

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…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • May, 31, 2024
  • 45 Comments

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…

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  • Random, Travel
  • May, 30, 2024
  • 49 Comments

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…

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  • 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…

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  • Favourite Things
  • May, 28, 2024
  • 35 Comments
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