Category Archives: Day to Day Life

links loved / may 31

Posted on May 31, 2014 by

(This is some beautiful weaving which I had nothing to do with, but which I saw at the Gaelic College last week.) Inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe’s series “weekend links,” each Saturday I post a list of fun things like articles, blog … Continue reading →

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four simple goals // figure out the next step

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Back in January I got feeling rather ambitious and I set out four simple goals for myself for this year. They were: use my sketchbook more, plant a garden, move every day, and ‘figure out the next step’. My intention was … Continue reading →

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Alyce MacLean and the “Making a Difference” project

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

My rad friend Alyce MacLean, a native of Sydney, has recently started her radio career by interviewing people who are choosing to make their lives on Cape Breton, for CBC’s afternoon show Mainstreet. The series is called Making a Difference, and you … Continue reading →

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multitude monday / may 26

Posted on May 26, 2014 by

My friend and classmate Katie MacLennan writes a great blog called Polka Dot Soup. On it she writes a post some Mondays called “Multitude Monday.” About the feature, she writes, “Mondays are about documenting the little (or big!) things in life that make … Continue reading →

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links loved / may 24

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

Inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe’s series “weekend links,” each Saturday I post a list of fun things like articles, blog posts by others, and goodies that I got a kick out of, and I hope you will too. Spread the … Continue reading →

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life lately / may 23

Posted on May 23, 2014 by

  Whew, it’s Friday again. How does that happen!? Between lots of good stuff going on at my work term at the Gaelic College, and attending the Ideas Youth event on Wednesday, and having a job interview yesterday (yay! I’ll keep you … Continue reading →

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street art as opposed to vandalism

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

So yesterday’s post sparked some comments, which is great, because that’s when I know what I’m doing is working! On Twitter, Matthew Ingraham and I had a bit of a back-and-forth. To my initial tweet sharing the blog post, he … Continue reading →

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