Category Archives: Day to Day Life

links loved / april 5

When I type or write “April” these days I’m a little unbelieving. Looking out the window it really doesn’t feel like April, that’s for sure! Here’s a round-up of some lovely things I saw on the Internets this past week. … Continue reading

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i get tired too!

Last night I was heating up leftovers for our supper. I said to Adam, “Sometimes I want us to have kids, but other times I’m really, really glad we don’t. This is one of those times.” “Why?” He said, likely … Continue reading

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thoughts from the storm

    The big three-day storm we just had knocked me for a loop! That, and the fact that I was sick with a cold all during it, too. And, the fact that classes at school end in three weeks… that … Continue reading

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four simple goals // “move more” update

My doctor once said to me, “The medication you take is great for your anxiety, but for the mild depression you sometimes experience, really, exercise is just as good as this medication.” That was one of those things a person says … Continue reading

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Cape Breton Colour Week // rainbow

So that was fun! Last week I did a colour a day, inspired by my fave blogger, Elise Blaha Cripe, who did a colour week in 2011. I’d been thinking about it ever since! I love the idea of going … Continue reading

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Cape Breton Colour Week // blue

This is a card my friend Julie in Ontario sent me. I love it, it feels so springlike. So yesterday was the final day of my Cape Breton Colour Week, and I was looking for blue. My T-square, which I … Continue reading

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Cape Breton Colour Week // green

Yesterday I felt like I was coming down with a cold, the power was out, and the weather was just gross. (So windy!) I was a little bit discouraged. So I mostly slept. And then I went for groceries, and … Continue reading

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