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A collection of writings, explorations, musings, and more. The place where I wonder, ponder, and begin to figure out my life. Yes, it has taken me nearly 50 years to figure out that I am not beholden to anyone’s ideals or intentions, but it is better now, than never.
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Day 9: A small luxury
A small luxury that you enjoy that not everyone has. We are fortunate enough to have a pretty little oasis at our house – our backyard. Now, one could argue many people have backyard, and it is true, lots of people, do. But our yard is in an older area of the city, which means…
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Day 8: Something beautiful
Something beautiful you’ve seen this year. If you’ve been following along (not that there is a lot here) you may know it has been a dark year around Voices. I (we) have experienced some challenging times personally. It all started back in January and while I’ve been vague (to protect the parties involved), it is…
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Day 7: Decisions
A past decision you’re thankful for. Changing jobs. In 2010, I was moderately unhappy in my job. Moreover, I was overworked and underpaid. The backstory… I had come back from maternity leave and told my job had been given to my replacement. Instead, I was being promoted! Better money and I’d be doing the I…
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Day 6: What I’m proud of
Something I’ve done that I’m proud of. Again, there are a few things but what rises to the top of my mind is my involvement with a research grant application. Technically, it was two applications. The first was for preparatory funding for an NSERC/SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture research initiative. If awarded, we could get up to…
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Day 5: Hobbies
A hobby that brings you joy! This one is easy. Or maybe it is hard. I have a lot of hobbies… A studio full of them, in fact. To narrow it down to one is probably harder than I think. Sewing. Crocheting. Making greeting cards. Acrylic painting. Polymer crafting. Vinyl crafting. Playing & writing music.…
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Day 4: A small win
A small win you’ve had lately – I must admit, this perplexed me a bit. I don’t really look at things as “wins/losses”. What may be small to one, could be large to someone else. Now, we recently did some renovations and both the flooring and the dropped ceiling came in under my initial budget!…
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