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Unbound Planner

I am a sucker for wanting to put pen to paper still, and I’ve tried many planners over the years. My most recent purchase was the ‘Unbound’ planner. I’ve had it for a little over half a year now, and I adore it.

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Visiting a Local Bookstore

I visited a local bookstore for the first time this week. It was a super cute little shop in a neighbourhood that I adore.

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Exploring at Home

My husband and I took this week off together for a “staycation.” We’ve in some ways, treated it as thought we are travelling, exploring areas of our city we usually aren’t in and planning experiences we wouldn’t usually.

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Ladies and Literature

This month’s bookclub book was my choice, and I picked a debut novel by Rosie Price “What Red Was.”

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A Quick Look At Your Values

A major tenant of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is that if you can clarify what is truly important to you, in other words, your values, this knowledge will guide and motivate you to live your life better.

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The First Three

I’ve finished the first three books of my 2020 Reading Challenge.

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Hygge

Hygge: a Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.

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Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space.

- Margaret Atwood