Category Archives: Life

My Birth Story

Posted on October 31, 2020 by stenoodie

October 31, 2020: I’m currently more than a month out from giving birth and I know I better write this story now before I forget any more of it. (Warning: Long read ahead. Grab a cup of cocoa and get … Continue reading →

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New car 2020

Posted on April 30, 2020 by stenoodie

Sometime last month before everything non-essential shut down, we were able to test drive some vehicles in preparation of our car lease expiring. You can read about when we

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Protected: I knew it

Posted on January 24, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: May you grow wiser

Posted on January 9, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: First time having a cold in more than 3 years

Posted on January 7, 2020 by stenoodie

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Year in review: 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by stenoodie

This was a big year for me. There were a lot of firsts and changes and growth and realizations. I look forward to writing this end-of-year blog post yearly. Every year by mid-June, I’m already thinking about this blog post, … Continue reading →

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Bowling at World Bowl

Posted on December 28, 2019 by stenoodie

There aren’t many businesses that are open on the Christmas Day holiday, so it took us a while before we decided to bring mom for an hour of bowling at the World Bowl bowling alley at Leslie and Hwy 7 … Continue reading →

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Protected: It’s not fair

Posted on December 16, 2019 by stenoodie

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Protected: First tarot card reading

Posted on December 9, 2019 by stenoodie

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My first wisdom tooth removal

Posted on December 1, 2019 by stenoodie

It’s been a little more than a week since the very first tooth extraction in my adult life. I’ve never known how painful wisdom tooth/teeth removal can be, and I finally