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MASH
I remember sharing secrets as a kid; sometimes willingly, sometimes not. I remember playing MASH, giggling over our supposed futures. I remember writing my crush’s name as the only option, ensuring our eventual marriage and happy life together (in a shack with 37 kids, riding a dragon to my job as president of the USA). Read more
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Take care of yourself
Yesterday I went to the chiropractor. Turns out my spine is a mess! My neck is curving the wrong way and my lower back is very obviously tilted to one side and things are compressed that shouldn’t be. The chiropractor took one look at the X-ray of my neck and said, “You’re 25. We shouldn’t Read more
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Writing prompt: Decisive
I came across a writing prompt for the weekend over at Sammi’s Scribbles and decided to give it a go. The prompt: write something with the word “decisive” in exactly 39 words. So here we go: It’s hard for me to have opinions on the spot—that is, share opinions on the spot, be decisive. I Read more
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Babies are wild
I have a baby. She is seven weeks old and has already changed a lot from that first day I met her at the hospital. She makes cute noises and smiles and gets mad when I tuck her head into the baby wrap because she wants to be looking around, not safely secured so I Read more
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Thoughts on resolutions because it’s that time of the year
I have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions. Why wait until a new year to make positive changes in your life? Changes are more effective when they are small and spaced out anyway—trying to start five habits at once is overwhelming, while one new habit may be challenging but is ultimately easier to stick to. Read more
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On being nice to ourselves
This is a hard one. It really is. It really shouldn’t be. But through an unfortunate combination of my own mental quirks and societal conditioning, it is really hard for me to just give a list of things I’m good at. It feels like I’m bragging or dishonest, or perhaps if I say I’m good Read more
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About Me
Hi, I’m Melanie. I like a lot of things, so I write about a lot of things.
Almost Canadian 