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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…

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…

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…

Blogging
Oct, 17, 2024
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Hard Things, Health, Life, Mental Health
Oct, 15, 2024
67 Comments

Three Little Joys

I’ve done this exercise several times before – I sit down to write a quick post of three things currently bringing me joy. (Does this make Three Little Joys the baby sibling of Happy…

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