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    How to Fall in Love with Keeping a Journal

    • May 22, 2019
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    • Memory Keeping
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  • Remember Who You Are: How to Resist the Temptation to Doubt Yourself

    • February 12, 2019
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    • Spirituality
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  • Scrub Jay in the Woods

    Last Child in the Woods

    • February 28, 2019
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    • Books
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    Five Tools I Use Every Day to Tackle My To-Do List

    • January 16, 2019
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    • Home & Family
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  • This Enchanted Sun, a photo book by Jessica Byam Friedman

    10 Tips for Making Gorgeous Photo Books

    • June 6, 2018
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    • Memory Keeping
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  • Tynemouth Priory and Castle

    • November 30, 2014
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    • Travel & Recreation
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    How to Establish Healthy Social Media Habits

    • January 18, 2020
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    • Home & Family
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    One of my New Year Resolutions for this year is to establish healthier habits surrounding my social media usage. I’ve long had a love/hate relationship with social media. As a digital creator and marketer, I can’t exactly quit it, but I also know that it occupies far more time in my day than it really…

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    How to Rejoice Always—Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

    • January 11, 2020
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    • Spirituality
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    I may be a little biased because New Year’s Eve is my birthday, but I am a big fan of this time of year. One of the things I really…

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    What the Magi Teach Us About Giving Good Gifts

    • December 17, 2019
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    • Home & Family, Spirituality
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    It’s hard to believe that Christmas is only a week and half away. Despite the fact that the stores have all been decorated for Christmas since the day after Halloween,…

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    Husband-Gettin’ Apple Pie

    • November 15, 2019
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    • Home & Family
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    This apple pie is the root of my greatest betrayal. During my college years, some of my closest friends were the guys of N301, a neighboring apartment. One of these…

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    Exploring Caribou-Targhee National Forest

    • November 8, 2019
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    • Travel & Recreation
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    For several years, my husband Brett spent his summers working at a camp in Caribou-Targhee National Forest. With this year marking 20 years since his first summer there, he was…

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I'm a quirky Canadian-American who's always ready for the next adventure. I always return my shopping carts to the cart corral, I fold gum wrappers into origami cranes, and I polish my nerd badge daily. I am passionate about helping others find and celebrate the things in life that bring them joy. Read more about me and my mission here.

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