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Much Too Much

Beyond increased flexibility and heightened body awareness – and on top of the joy that is seeing where and how Benji will spend the entirety of the yoga practice napping – perhaps my favourite…

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  • Exercise, Habits, Mental Health
  • Jul, 16, 2024
  • 29 Comments

Do I Need A Kettle? Probably Not…

This picture – from a quasi-recent A Day In My Life post – prompted some reader concerns and questions.

Yes that is a small pot of water. Yes it is used to boil water. Yes…

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  • Food, Habits, Home
  • Jul, 15, 2024
  • 44 Comments

When I Don’t Know What To Say

A huge thank you to everyone for your lovely comments, texts, and e-mails over the last few days. I generally respond to each and every note left on my site, but needed to take…

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  • Hard Things, Life
  • Jul, 14, 2024

Processing + A Bunch of Great Days

Mr. Money Mustache (of FIRE fame) once wrote that “the key to a great life is simply having a bunch of great days. So you can think about it one day at a time.”

I…

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  • Hard Things, Joy, Life
  • Jul, 13, 2024
  • 18 Comments

Demerits and Gold Stars: June 2024

For the first time since I started this little accountability exercise several years ago on the blog, I didn’t deliberately track demerits or gold stars. In fact, I thought I might just skip demerits…

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  • Demerits, Gold Stars
  • Jul, 10, 2024
  • 32 Comments

We’re On Lake Time This Week

We’re visiting my parents, which means we’re in Summer at the Lake Mode. So far it has been relatively blissful. While J isn’t officially on holiday, the majority of Europe shuts down in July,…

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  • Family, Holidays, Life, Summer Celebrations
  • Jul, 09, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Summer Celebrations: Volume 2

It finally – really and truly – feels like summer.

The weather has been glorious this week. Glorious. I feel like breaking out into the chorus of Angels We Have Heard on High just so…

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  • Summer Celebrations
  • Jul, 05, 2024
  • 45 Comments
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