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My antique chair makeover
See how I gave my beloved antique chair a fresh, coastal update with new fabric and a soft lakeside blue finish. A sentimental DIY makeover that’s both cozy and timeless.
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My big moments & lessons of 2024
2024 was a handful. This year contained a lot of extraordinary accomplishments and milestones, most notably buying our first home and celebrating 10 years since meeting my husband. This year also contained a lot of heaviness. Job loss, health scares amongst family and friends, interpersonal challenges with people we care about and a whole lot…
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A time traveling journal
I recently re-read some old entries in my lilac coloured journal that I filled in 2020, and it made me realize something I never considered about journaling. Journals are like a time travel machine. Made of paper, ink, curves and lines of alphabets, journals craft the contents that lived in your heart at a specific…
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Peach Crumble
It’s been three months since we moved into our new home. Although we are physically settled in, mentally I think I’m still processing this new life chapter. I want to savour it one little moment at a time, because once upon a time, owning a home felt like a faraway dream. A fulsome life update…
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Eclipse Getaway at Ironwood Cabin
I am usually the planner in the relationship, but my husband deserves full credit for this glorious eclipse getaway we just returned from. I knew this event mattered to him because he told me about it last November. He excitedly informed me that a total solar eclipse would be visible on April 8th, 2024 in…
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The serendipitous picnic table
I was not having a good day. I had a heavy feeling of worry, anxiety and overwhelm in my heart for the past weeks, but especially that day, it felt the heaviest. I am getting better at accepting bad days. The previous version of myself would have utterly resisted them. I used to feel guilty…
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Clontarf Castle
Twelfth century castle turned into a 21st century luxury hotel, Clontarf Castle was an elegant and romantic choice for experiencing Medieval flare during our time in Dublin. We had the privilege of being there twice. The first visit was for our anniversary dinner at the beginning of our trip. The second visit was for our…
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A weekend in Dublin
Welcomed on the tarmac by a lush green landscape and overcast skies, our trip in Ireland began on a Saturday morning in Dublin. We had two full days to explore this charming capital city before venturing off on our rugged road trip. Pembroke Townhouse, an elegant and cozy Georgian-style guesthouse, was our home that weekend.…
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A Thank You Note to 2023
A few months ago, when the previous season was changing, I had exciting intentions to write about my travel highlights of Ireland. As I write this today, with just a few days left in 2023, my Ireland posts remain in drafts, not nearly ready to be published yet. Life…got busy. A series of life changes…
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Our Honeymoon in Ireland
It’s been a head-in-the-clouds kind of existence since coming back from Ireland last month. My mind has been floating and daydreaming as I transition back to regular ol’ life. In a strange way, I’m still processing that our dream to go to Ireland finally came true, and I want to linger in that happy cloud…
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