Seven years ago, I became a Canadian citizen. There are many things I love about being a citizen of both Canada and the United States. Having the excuse to celebrate Thanksgiving twice every year is definitely part of that list. Yes, this is blog post about food. No, this isn’t about turkey. Don’t tell the… Read More
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3 Reasons Why You Should Celebrate the Autumn Equinox
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If I have any readers in the southern hemisphere, feel free to switch the word “autumn” for “spring” in today’s post. A lot of what I’m about to say can apply to the shift between other seasons as well with a little tweaking. In fact, maybe I’ll revisit this topic from that angle in six… Read More
Why Unsolicited Advice Is a Terrible Idea
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Yes, I appreciate the irony in writing a blog post about unsolicited advice that could be read as unsolicited advice. I’ve been playing around with the idea of never giving anyone any advice that they haven’t asked me for, though, and I thought it would make a great topic for a post here while I’m… Read More
5 Things That People Who Have Allergies Wish You Understood
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1. They’re Not Voluntary Nobody ever wakes up one morning and decides that it would be fun to become allergic to something. Those of us who have allergies also can’t randomly decide to take a day off from them in order to make other people’s lives easier. If you don’t have experience living with… Read More
Why I Love to Reread Books
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Earlier this year I reread The Handmaid’s Tale in preparation for the miniseries based on this story that is coming out next week. Stay tuned! I am planning to blog about that series after I’ve seen it, but today I’ll be talking about rereading books in general. Over the last few years I’ve also reread: The… Read More
Can You Be Mindful and Angry at the Same Time?
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One of the things I find most challenging about practicing mindfulness is doing it when I’m angry. While I’m not the kind of person who loses their temper easily, I do have a tendency to ruminate on whatever is making me mad beyond the point where such an act still remains useful. There was a time when… Read More
What Do You Read When You’re On Vacation?
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I arrived home from a relaxing, tropical vacation a few days ago. One of my personal earmarks of a good trip is what I got to read while I was away. Not only is it nice to get lost in a novel while you’re traveling to your destination, it’s also fun to have something to do during the inevitable… Read More
Things Nobody Tells You About Moving to Canada
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Twelve years ago I immigrated to Canada from the United States. Today I thought it would be fun to share a list of things I learned about moving up north that I found surprising, funny, or interesting. International Postage is Slow and Expensive It costs me about $1.35 to mail a greeting card to the United… Read More
What I Read in 2016
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I’ve been keeping track of every book I read for the last four years. Over half of the books I read were for a review site that I volunteer at under a pseudonym, so I omitted their titles from this post for privacy reasons. The number of books I read overall was somewhat smaller than usual.… Read More
Stuff I Miss About Celebrating Christmas
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I stopped celebrating Christmas a long time ago for reasons that are hard to condense into a single blog post, but there are still some things that I appreciate about this holiday. With the twenty-fifth of December rapidly approaching, I thought it would be fun to talk about my favorite parts of this time of year in… Read More
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