Category: journalling
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Happy 18th to my favourite TroubleMaker
My son is celebrating his 18th birthday today. On this day, 18 years ago, at this time (11ishpm), my husband had gone home for the night, and I was alone with our son. I had been fighting a terrible cold! When we arrived that morning at the hospital, I had gone in to be induced…
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What you feel when you look up at the sky
I grew up in the country. Away from the city lights. Away from the light pollution. Where the sky rolls on for miles and the stars shine brightly at night. Constellations were easily seen and the Northern Lights were a pretty routine occurrence. The sky never made me feel small. Except for when we were…
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Most awe-inspiring wildlife I’ve seen in its natural habitat
This topic piqued my curiosity because I have seen a lot of animals in a lot of places. Bears, elk, moose. Beavers, deer, prong horned antelope. Whales, dolphins. Porcupine, grizzlies. A lot of animals, all in their natural homes. So how do you pick just one? Well, if you’ve read my site a while, you’ll…
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Fictional character that inspired me growing up
Hands down, Laura Ingalls Wilder. While one could argue, she was indeed not fictional, as she was a real person, most of the stories we all know Laura for best, were fictionalized accounts of her life. While I read all the books (in the school library, repeatedly) and all seven volumes sit on my personal…
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New Year’s Day – good luck/back luck -> Tradition vs Superstition
I don’t know about you, but my Facebook feed was filled with all the things I should and should not do today, eat and not eat, put out and not put out. It is dizzying. Eat 12 grapes at midnight. Black-eyed peas and cabbage. Don’t do laundry. Sweep, don’t sweep. Shower, don’t shower. Don’t take…
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An Objective [goal] you can work on before year’s end
I have been building my yoga practice since starting my yoga teacher training in September. It has been slow going. Since my mother’s death, it has been even slower, and more or less a mental wish, more than anything else. My motivation has been zapped. But as I wrote about before, I am giving myself…
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Memories from the past year that make me smile
My Dad got a cat and he and my step-mom are doting new pawrents. Cleo is an adorable little tuxedo kitten they got from the Humane Society. She is a sweet, well tempered, well behaved kitten that likes people, treats, and her large toy collection. My Dad and step-Mom post many pictures of her and…
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Three favourite photos of 2025 (and why)
I started sorting through my photos from 2025 (all from my phone) and I realized a couple things. First. I take a lot of pictures of our cat. Second, I don’t take nearly enough pictures of the people in my life. I had one picture of my Mother – which made me extremely sad, a…
The Voices In My Head 