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Ask Me (Almost) Anything: Part 2

Another day, another round of AMAA questions. Ditto from yesterday – no theme, just answering questions en masse one person at a time.

FROM JENNY (RUNNERS FLY)

Q. What do you imagine yourself doing when both…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Life, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 29, 2023
  • 36 Comments

Ask Me (Almost) Anything: Part 1

Last year when I did my Ask Me (Almost) Anything posts I got all “fancy” and organized questions by theme. This time, I’m throwing caution to the wind and plan to answer questions reader-by-reader….

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Life, NaBloPoMo, Personality Insights
  • Nov, 28, 2023
  • 35 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome to Birchie!!

At some point in 2023, I was introduced to Birchie (who blogs at The Birchwood Pie Project; more on the story behind that name here) through Nicole and have been happily reading along ever…

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  • Blogging, Guest Post, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 27, 2023
  • 57 Comments

Favourite Things: November 2023 Edition

I have things to discuss! Food! Makeup! TV shows! Life choices! Supplements!

ESSENCE BABY GOT BROW! PENCIL

I am a makeup minimalist; however, some unfortunate plucking choices in my teens mean that my minimalistic approach requires…

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  • Favourite Things, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 26, 2023
  • 33 Comments

Little Hacks That Make Life Easier

I’ve posted many of these before, but I thought I’d do a quick roundup of some of my favourite “hacks.” There is a broad range of things covered, so if you’re looking for a…

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  • Home, Life, Minimalism, NaBloPoMo, Random
  • Nov, 25, 2023
  • 25 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 24 November

I am a broken record but a) the weeks seem to be melting away and b) this week had some tough moments.

There has been a lot of discussion (like here and here) during…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Life, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 24, 2023
  • 42 Comments

Paris in Black and White

First, best wishes for a very happy American Thanksgiving to blog readers south of the border <3

I thought I’d take a break from “formal” trip recaps to highlight our beloved black-and-white photograph collection from…

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  • Creativity, NaBloPoMo, Paris, Travel
  • Nov, 23, 2023
  • 27 Comments
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