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Midweek Reset (Links I Like)

We came through Hurricane Fiona with just a few downed branches and a brief 6 hours without power. Others were not so lucky, including this woman whose house was destroyed while her booze survived the storm.

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Anxiety /

How to Keep Track of Your To-Be-Read List (an odd sanity saver)

When I was small, I loved going to bookstores and libraries in other towns. I didn’t think it at all inappropriate to bring a notebook and a pencil in with me, locate books I would like to read and -rather than buying them- write down their titles and authors to borrow from my local library later on. I’m now told this behaviour was somewhat questionable – though I’m not sure I’d agree.

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Lifestyle /

Midweek Reset (Links I Like)

It’s Wednesday and perhaps you also need a little midweek reset. Last night I went with my choir to sing for seniors and was serenaded by a very elderly man with a walker (who had a surprisingly nice tenor voice). Meanwhile, we’re waiting for a hurricane which may or may not be a tropical storm. Given Nova Scotia’s tendency to lose power, I’ll be hanging out here charging my phone.

In the meantime, we have a game in our house where we try to identify the things people like/find fun (my mom always wins- she’s the optimist, and has the most interest in… stuff).

Nonetheless, in an effort to get better at the game, here are 7 things I am liking/finding fun this week:

I finished this book about the history of ballet which was surprisingly interesting. In it, the author talks about the rise of ballet in pop music and pop culture. So it was funny when discussing Taylor Swift to come upon her music video that features classical ballet dancers.

We made these cookies (without the chocolate) this week which are nice to have in the freezer.

I’m constantly house hunting (with next to no success), but recently viewed a house that I not only attempted (and failed) to buy, but was just dying to clean up. Swedish death cleaning was clearly needed.

I’d like to find any reason to be in the Netherlands just to be able to stay in this boutique hotel.

It’s become fall all of a sudden (despite the calendar saying it’s summer) and I’ve been back to constantly using my electric heating pad. If you live alone or are constantly cold, this is the best invention since… I don’t know what. I’ve also been living in this sweater.

Happy Wednesday!

Anxiety /

5 Tips to Reduce Anxiety for Plane Trips

Flying over Canada

Anyone else hate flying?! It’s hands down the worst part of travel. Give me a train any day. 

That being said, I LOVE to travel, and living in Canada, flying is a huge part of traveling. In the last six months, I’ve visited three Canadian cities, necessitating well over 36 hours of total flying time and time spent in airports. In Europe, at least two of those trips would probably have been taken by train. Alas, here we are.

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Southern New Brunswick, Canada: 3-Day Itinerary

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New Brunswick is Canada’s only fully bilingual province (English and French) and is part of the Atlantic provinces. Home to sites like Hopewell Rocks and Fundy National Park, and frequently visited by touring sports teams, it doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. New Brunswick is also geographically a pretty big province. Over 20,000 square kilometers larger than Nova Scotia, it’s not an easy place to cover quickly. And with lots of culture, beaches, and culinary adventures to have, why rush? Here’s a 3-day itinerary for Southern New Brunswick.

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