Category: Life
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Scheduling slow time when you’re the busiest
“The best time to relax is when you don’t have time for it”. Sydney J. Harris September has been the busiest I have ever been, in the most beautiful of ways. This month began on the beaches of Southern France, and will end in the mountains of Alberta. In between, I’ve planned and hosted…
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The meet cute story of how I met my husband
“Do you think the universe fights for souls to be together? Some things are too strange and strong to be coincidences.” Emery Allen They say that life is a sum of all your choices. I believe that sometimes, choice and destiny cross each other, and a new story begins at that intersection. That fateful crossing…
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The last summer of my Thirties
You are a soul who needs music, connection, sunsets, laughter, and small pockets of joy. Prioritize them like your life depends on it because it does. Vex King I will be turning 40 in September, which means that this Summer is the last one of my Thirties. Soon, somewhere in the constellations, Summer sunsets and…
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Tattoos and sundresses
I did something very out of character the other day. Something completely unlike me. I got tattooed for the first time. Getting the tattoos wasn’t the part that was out of character. I’ve been wanting to get one for a while now, and in light of my upcoming 40th birthday, I planned on getting it…
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Springtime Sabbatical
“A spring breeze is blowingI’m bursting with laughterWishing for flowers” Matsuo Basho Losing my job at the beginning of Autumn felt fitting. As if on cue with the leaves falling outside, the ending of that job felt like a release. The winds of change were telling me that it was time for something new. Autumn…
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The sunrises in our backyard
“The whole sky had looked like gold, she said, and as for the clouds! Well, their beauty was beyond description. They floated in red and violet splendor over her head”. Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid When we were putting together our must-have list for our realtor, the most important feature to have in our…
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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 of my lilac coloured journal from 2020, and I reached an aha moment. Enough time had passed for me to understand that the act of journaling isn’t only to document present time or what we want to manifest for the future, but that perhaps there is a purpose to…
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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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Sundays at the Art Gallery
Being a tourist in my own city is something I admit I don’t do enough of. Since the pandemic, my husband and I made a vow to check out more places in the city (or province, and even country!) that we’ve unintentionally taken for granted. One of those touristy places that we’ve never been to…
My Turquoise Bag 