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Never Have I Ever…Part 7

Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
Jun 5, 2025
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Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Your turn.

Atlantic Time, Shower Brushing, Prague, and Blood + the Breakfast Table

Who’s ready for a random assortment of topics?

Ready or not, here it comes.

Here.

Time Zones

I live in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone. It’s common to assume I’m on Eastern, but EST and AST are not…

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Random, Travel
Jun, 04, 2025
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On My Shelf: Books I Read in May 2025

I read lots of great books last month. Let’s discuss!

BOOKS I READ IN MAY – THE SHORT VERSION

The Yada Yada Prayer Group — Neta Jackson ★★★★☆

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot —…

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Reading
Jun, 03, 2025
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Best Runner-Up Nova Scotia Beaches (I-Z)

I’m back!

Here’s my final — admittedly incomplete — rundown of Nova Scotian beaches that are worth checking out.

LAWRENCETOWN BEACH

Just outside Halifax, this beach is most famous for its surfing! While you can catch…

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Happy Things Friday: 30 May

While it’s not unusual for me to slap a disclaimer on a Happy Things Friday post, this one is definitely an extra-large cup of coffee affair. If you love long, meandering reflections, sit down…

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Birthday, Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
May, 30, 2025
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Top Five/Bottom Five: Small Talk Topics

Some people are pure magic with small talk. (Joy, this is your cue to take a bow.) These people could talk to a doorframe and somehow get a response. I, on the other hand,…

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Personality Insights, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
May, 29, 2025
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From Cheesecake (Obvious) to Cicadas (Less Obvious): 38 Things I’m Grateful For Today

Today’s my 38th birthday — and for someone who is objectively terrible at keeping things brief, I had absolutely no idea what to write about.

But if this blog has taken on a singular theme…

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