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The Friday Exhale: 5 Thoughts on the Week

It has been another busy week, but we’ve been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. Join us in looking back at what has captured our attention this week.

Three children in five years and a house to manage meant that multi-tasking, when possible, was often my goal. In other words, I would try to “kill two birds with one stone.” After one of my darling, sensitive children pointed out how cruel that sounded, our family shorthand became “doing the bird thing.”

I love this water bottle. Like gloves, I used to lose these things easily. This one, however, which travels with me everywhere, has stayed by my side since August, 2022, when I visited my daughter in England and saw a play at the Globe Theatre! It is a visual reminder that I have gotten better about hanging on to my belongings, and it also reminds me of possibly the best vacation I’ve ever had. “Doing the bird thing.” – Maria

Does your family have any shorthand that you use among yourselves?

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The Friday Exhale: 5 Thoughts on the Week

Hi there! Welcome once again to our quirky, fun, personal assortment of odds and ends that have percolated through and added flavour to our lives this week.

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What do you do with old mugs you like, but whose handles have broken off? Do you throw them away? or do you repurpose them? For me, it depends on the mug. Some have a brief moment on stage and then disappear behind the curtain or into the charity bag or the garbage can. These two are a reminder of the radical change in my life’s journey when I decided to “dare to be different” and brave and go to university at 40. Now they sit beside my green pens, which are another reminder of how my life was transformed. – Maria

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