Five joyful experiences of friendship & community — I’ve been struggling with burnout this month, so I have been doing my best to make rest and rejuvenation more of a priority. Here are five truly wonderful experiences I had this month: 1. Cottage with Jordan I started off the month by taking a trip with a friend to my parents’ cottage. We…

Five things that filled my cup back up this month — This month has been quite chaotic, especially work-wise. I’ve still been adjusting to a new part-time job with the children’s museum, while still finishing out a contract and some shift commitments at other jobs. And sort of still keeping an eye out for any can’t-be-missed full-time opportunities. But, amongst all…

Five little things that brought me joy this month — I had some moments this month where I felt like I had hit my lowest point. And it’s funny, because it sometimes seems like things are as bad as they can get and life just needs to prove it can indeed get worse. But, as always, there were some really…

Five joyful experiences amongst the slumps — I was still in a bit of a slump when the month started, but despite a pretty brutal rejection right at the end of the month I do think this may have been my most joy-filled month of the year so far. Here’s five highlights: 1. Angela’s birthday My good pal Angela celebrated…

Five bits of sunshine during a stormy month — As I went to work on my April post I realized I never published my post for March. I dipped into a bit of a dark hole mid-month that I’m still not sure I’ve fully crawled my way out of. But as always I’m glad I have these things to…

Five highlights amidst all the chaos — Last month I decided to take the time to reflect on some good things that had happened throughout January, which felt even more important to do this month given everything that’s been happening in Canada and throughout the world. Things can be really hard, but even still there are moments…

The fictional female detectives I grew up alongside — I’ve read mystery novels my whole life. In fact, the very first chapter books I ever read as a budding young reader were mysteries. One of the things that I loved about these books is that the protagonists they featured were female crime solvers fairly close in age to mine…

Five things that brought me joy in a hard month — It’s been a challenging few years and it’s unclear when things will be better, which has made it difficult to remember that there are good things happening even amidst the hard stuff. So, in an effort to not let these snippets of joy slip from my memory, here are five…