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Praise vs. Encouragement: Yes, There Is a Difference
Is it just me? Whenever I am presented with any sort of insight into the world of parenting and raising a child, I can’t help but reflect on my own childhood. And how that applies to my life today as...
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Foodie Friday: Portland Donuts and More Good Food
Portland is known for a lot of things. It’s known for its hipster culture, its dedication to being weird… and then there are all those Portland donuts. They really love their donuts (and so do...
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Sunday Snippet: Ellie Kemper
And yet Corduroy Ellie did not let the doubt and fear win. As a reasonably talented person who is also part fraud, I cannot praise highly enough the virtues of enthusiasm and tenacity as substitutes...
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On Scrambled Eggs and Hiring a Nanny
Especially in an era of carefully curated social media personas, it’s tempting to think that everyone is better off than you are. They must lead lives that are easier, less stressful, more exciting....
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Trade Winds Restaurant: Indo-African Fusion Food (Burnaby)
One of the great things that I love about living in Metro Vancouver is the remarkable diversity. And in recent years, we’ve started to see more and more of this diversity represented in the restaurant...
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Sonnet Sunday: Too Sunny for You
“It’s too sunny for you, go back inside,”The cheeky four-year-old said cheekily On the balcony alone, satisfiedI went back inside obediently Yup, she’s got spunk, and she’s got attitudeStrong willed...
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Lenovo 300e Chromebook: Perfect for Freelancers? [VIDEO]
It’s not that I’m cheap; I prefer the term “strategically frugal.” As I work from the desktop computer in my home office 98% of the time, it’s hard to justify spending a lot of money on a nicer...
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“Do Unto Others” and Other Incomplete Aphorisms
You hear these pithy little pieces of life advice all the time. On the surface, of course they ring true. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. All the world is a stage. However, it doesn’t...
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Sunday Snippet: Lindsay Wong (The Woo-Woo)
And because I was embarrassed, I did what my mother and grandmother always did: responded to fear by masking it with spurts of extreme anger. Later that night, when no one was home, I lashed out. I...
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On Worry vs. Anxiety: They’re Not the Same
English can be a tricky language. Words can carry a lot of weight. While some people may scoff at the difference, the truth is that semantics are important. Worry and anxiety are not the same thing,...
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Friday Favorites: Funny ’90s TV Sitcoms Not on Netflix
Generally speaking, the TV shows I’m watching these days are mostly available on Netflix. Game of Thrones was the biggest exception, but that’s over now. Winter came and went. Valar morghulis. When...
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Sonnet Sunday: Writer’s Block
There is nothing quite like the tyrannyOf a blank page staring you in the faceBlinking cursor blinking so vividly Blinking, blinking, in the same freaking space Write words and delete them, not good...
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[VLOG] Jurassic Quest (Shooting Dinosaurs with a Huawei P30 Lite)
I mean, I may as well kill two birds with one stone. Or two dinosaurs with one meteor, as the case may be. What? Too soon? Over the weekend, we went to check out the “live” dinosaurs at Jurassic...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Fly a Kite
Whoooosh! Did you catch that? It’s another month that has flown right on by. And so, let’s get caught up with another whirlwind tour (see what I did there?) of some great blog content from around the...
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Father’s Day Gift Guide for Cool Dads
In my online interactions with other dads, I find that most of them fall into one of two camps when it comes to getting a Father’s Day gift. One group say that they would love nothing more than to...
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Sunday Snippet: Henri Junttila (Find Your Passion)
How will you know when you’re living a passionate life? Once you know what your definition of passion is, it’s time to look at what your end goal is. It’s crucial that you uncover how you’ll know that...
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Hurry Up and Slow Down
Hurry up and put on your shoes! You’re going to be late for school!Slow down! You’re going to trip and hurt yourself!Can you hurry up and finish your lunch? We have to go!Slow down! Finish what’s in...
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Cringe at Your Old Work? Good.
From music to TV shows, I’m no stranger to nostalgia. I look back fondly at the entertainment of my youth. My own work? That’s a different story entirely. Not even going that far back — remember that...
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Sonnet Sunday: Night Visions
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensibleTo feeling as to sight? Unconscious mindDreams recurring, in form as palpableAs in my clutch. What insights might we find? Desolate solitude outside high school Not...
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The Economics of Stay-at-Home Parents vs. Working Parents
Stay-at-home parents. Dual incomes. Small town. Big city. Everybody’s situation is different, of course, so it’s difficult to speak in absolute generalities. What we can say is that, broadly speaking,...
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