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Happy Things Friday: 17 November

And just like that, we’re more than halfway through November. Christmas parties start this month. THIS MONTH.

I’m ready for it – mostly the holiday food and Hallmark movies and all the twinkly lights.

This week…

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  • Happy Things Friday, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 17, 2023
  • 45 Comments

A Look At My Favourite Thrifted Art Pieces

I’ve talked at length about my love of thrifting, but here on the blog I tend to focus on clothing purchases. While we do source almost all our clothing and footwear from second-hand shops,…

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  • Budget, Home, Money, NaBloPoMo, Thrifting
  • Nov, 16, 2023
  • 37 Comments

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

I decided it was time for another round of Ask Me (Almost) Anything. I did this last year during NaBloPoMo and it was…a lot of fun! Also, my old website got deleted so I’m…

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  • Blogging, NaBloPoMo, Personality Insights
  • Nov, 15, 2023
  • 40 Comments

Paris Day One: The Mona Lisa, the Eiffel Tower, and Lots of Walking

I blame J. She posted about Giverny and the Musée de l’Orangerie last week and ever since I have not been able to get Paris off my mind.

John and I were fortunate enough to…

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  • NaBloPoMo, Paris, Travel
  • Nov, 14, 2023
  • 33 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome Back Nicole!!

My next guest needs no introduction. Nicole is a darling of the blogging world and a dear friend. She has “visited” here before and when my old site went *poof* she agreed to come…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Guest Post
  • Nov, 13, 2023
  • 53 Comments

Announcing My Year of Shmita

It’s a bit of an unlikely leap. I’m taking a concept that germinated in my brain while reading a book called Tired as F*ck and applying it to Biblical principles. But that’s how God…

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  • Faith, Goals, Mental Health, NaBloPoMo, Time Management, Year of Shmita
  • Nov, 12, 2023
  • 61 Comments

They Are Now A Part Of Us

I wrote and posted this essay last November, but wanted to publish it again today lest we forget the price paid, the lives lost, and the continued sacrifice of so many.

My grandfather, Ellis, served…

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  • Family, Holidays, NaBloPoMo
  • Nov, 11, 2023
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