I’m not a small talk kind of person. I suck at it actually. It feels super awkward for me and surface level. I’d rather sit down and ask personal questions to get to know someone or to catch up on how their family is doing. Maybe that’s the small town person in me. Either…
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self awareness. personal growth. & identity. July 2018. I have finally realized why I want to blog. It took two and a half years. Narrative Identity. My blog is going to be a virtual notebook – the place where I store interesting things from books I’ve read, photos I’ve taken, snippets of…
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I grew up in an environment where women were expected to cook, clean, do endless loads of laundry, and iron every single article of clothing. Where the guys would visit outside while “the girls” would stay in the house and get dinner ready. And yet I also remember my Dad teaching me how to drive…
Read MoreWow, you’re still really having a hard time with that aren’t you… a paraphrased comment from a close friend in reference to losing my gram the year before. How it felt on the receiving end… Wow, you still haven’t gotten over that yet?!? What’s your problem? It’s been a year already. I have not…
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It’s bad enough to lose your grandma, but it’s worse not knowing if a part of her is still present. I was six months pregnant and had just returned from a three week visit home to see my family. My gram hadn’t been feeling well that summer. When we talked on the phone each day,…
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Simon Sinek TED Talk: Start with Why Fast-moving grass fire burns 34 vehicles at Niagara Lavender Festival Watching the cave rescue in Thailand freaks me out. What I’m reading right now. Another book I keep coming back to. Still need to read it. 10 Rules for Side-Hustle Success | Inc.com For animal lovers, this…
Read More8 Swoon-worthy Notebooks for Bullet Journaling Apple Cinnamon Loonie Pancakes How to Be Less Distracted With Your Kids This is amazing. Possibly Tate’s next bday present. What we watched after a Blue Jay showed up in our backyard. And this. Baked this, this week. This four-year-old’s art sells for thousands Every woman should watch…
Read Moreour miscarriage. Very few people know about our miscarriage (even now) and I wanted it that way. Close friends and family might be surprised to even read this. I share not because I want to talk about it but with hopes that in sharing our story it will give someone else hope during a…
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Meeting My Hubby. He likes to say that I didn’t notice him. I vaguely remember a guy who would visit our residence floor with his friend Simon. It was first year university and they lived on another floor in the building. I remember a Halloween party that year where I stole a cardboard WWF wrestling…
Read Morecrazy dreams. I’ve been having dreams lately that Eric wants a divorce. True story. They feel so vivid. Some mornings it feels so real that I wake up in tears. In my dreams I try to convince him to change his mind, hoping that even though he brought it up that he might forget and…
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