Turning 15 Years Old
Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
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When I wake up in the morning, I hope I can do the thing that I thought I would do tonight.
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A personal reflection on finding unexpected love and joy after embracing solitude, and the liberating effects of letting go of social media and embracing real connections.
2024 - Year of Discipline
Today is Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on mental health awareness. For the past few years, I have been using it to talk about a theme for the next year.
Turning 14 Years Old
Another challenging year, but coming out stronger than in the past.
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What’s in My Head
This space has been quiet for quite awhile now. It’s not for a lack of ideas on what to share here, nor a lack of motivation. I’ve spent too much time overthinking about what to write about, how to share it properly, while sharing exactly nothing. Overthinking and second guessing myself have been a constant in my life. I’m a planner; I like knowing what will happen, but also am a bit of a perfectionist. Making mistakes is not something I accept easily. That combination makes me stop myself each
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Overheard at my pool deck today: Dad: This pool is much colder than ours in Arizona. Son (maybe 12): Nah, our pool in Florida is much warmer than this one. And I thought Kylie was spoiled for growing up with one pool in her life.
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Standing over the stove flipping my chicken fingers, I’m thinking about what my ancestors would’ve done when they weren’t feeling motivated to cook like I am tonight. Salty fish? Having a surprise visit with neighbours? Whatever it was, it was likely better than what I’m eating.
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Starting my Sunday off with a new favourite blend of coffee from 49th Parallel
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Feeling completely drained by people today. The combination of them having doubts and nitpicking things, or demanding answers right away really gets to me. I can’t remember the last time when I needed to know something right away without letting that person think/research it.
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Having the fire alarm go off at 5:30am, and then having Kylie not go back to bed is not how I planned my Monday starting off.
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Why is it that Kylie struggles to wake up for school, but on the weekend she gets out of bed even earlier?
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Woke up feeling lousy due to allergies. As the day progressed, people kept finding ways to make me feel even worse about things, which now has me ready to throw in the towel. It’s difficult to let go of things and remember: tomorrow is another day; it will get better.
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Installed this app on my phone to track screen time, which has me feeling both anxious and curious about the results. Also includes some exercises to cut down on phone usage. See how this goes. Moment [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/moment-screen-time-tracker/id771541926?mt=8]
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My mom’s new white car is getting bombarded by the birds constantly, but they’re leaving alone the other vehicles. My daughter’s theory is the birds are watching us use our white toilets, so they’re imitating us.
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I feel like I am wearing eye black with how heavy the bags are under my eyes this past week. Looking forward to a quieter weekend.
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Kylie has discovered my blog after doing a Google search for herself. She’s quietly reading some of the birthday posts I’ve written about her. I thought I’d be able to keep them hidden until she was a teenager, but she’s too smart for me.
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Having one of those up-and-down days where I need to remind myself that I’m still here, nothing has changed physically for me. Need to keep pressing forward.
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Me: That shirt is a little too small on you. Kylie: I know what to do with it. Me: What? Kylie: Crop top it.
