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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. Continue reading
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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 Continue reading
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Book review catchup
November already, and it’s over in a few short hours. Actually, more like an hour and ten minutes; I got to this later than I intended to. Time is moving rather rapidly for me, and it’s hard to believe I’m having a baby in approximately one month. I’ve been rather busy with growing said baby Continue reading
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Musings on energy recovery
It’s been awhile and I’ve been meaning to write for ages. I’m really good at writing excuses for not writing, but that’s not super interesting for anyone to read, so I’ll skip that part. Suffice it to say that life has been interesting, as I am pregnant, and this has caused many physical and mental Continue reading
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Green
The sound of rain on leaves is soft. It reminds me I am sheltered, only feeling a drop here and there that slips through. In this moment of reality, I am the one who has to be here, to do this, to feel this. The street lamp can’t decide if it should be off or Continue reading
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Book Review: A Garden Called Home
Recently I received the book A Garden Called Home by Jessica L. Lee and Elaine Chen for free from Tundra Books. As is often the case when you get free things, the giver likes to hear what you think about the free thing. So here it is, my honest review. The book A Garden Called Continue reading
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Just fine
I was home sick the other day. Because I felt kinda garbagey but also wanted to be productive, I started sorting through the music I have downloaded on my phone. This consists of hundreds of songs that either I found on the family computer in the 2000s or which various siblings and friends shared later. Continue reading
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Let’s Talk About *Feelings*
Or, rather, emotions. I thought they were synonymous, but a quick google just revealed that there is, in fact, a difference that would be fascinating to delve into further at some future time. For now, however, I will content myself with understanding that feelings are conscious interpretations of our emotions, which are natural responses to Continue reading
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Eggs and Sausage Main Dish from 1979
Happy December Eve. We almost made it to 2024. Go us! Today’s post is a quick recipe from The Fabulous Egg Cookbook, written in 1979 by Jeffrey Feinman. I’m always looking for tasty ways to eat more eggs and this fits the bill! It’s also pretty hands-off, so if you are coordinated enough you can Continue reading
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Vegas Photo Dump
At the end of August/beginning of September, I travelled to Vegas once again to finish off my summer internship. (If you’re interested, I wrote about the first trip here: Pondering Existence and Visiting the Strip.) I drafted a quick blog post with the intent to edit and publish it as soon as I got home. Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Melanie. I like a lot of things, so I write about a lot of things.
Almost Canadian 