Category: Wednesday Blogging Challenge

  Oh man. Dreams are such a trip. I guess the first thing I should mention is that one of the medications I’m on can… well, it can make vivid and intense dreamscapes, and boy does it ever. I’ve had crazy Jason Bourne-style epics where I had to jump from a cruise ship to a READ MORE

  Ha, so this one is much easier than last week’s prompt about jobs I’d be good at. I have had several jobs, and while I did a fine job at most of them, I also hated some of them. I have a few things in particular I’m not good at. Multi-tasking is one of READ MORE

  It’s hard for me to know what I’d be good at. I’ve always struggled to see my own strengths, and never really managed to actually form a career for myself, despite lots of schooling and many jobs. I don’t know about what I’d be good at, but I do know I’d like a job READ MORE

  I don’t really know that many interesting facts, at least not that I can think of. I think I remember something about elephants being the only mammals that can’t jump, something about their knees. Oh, and I’ve watched Frozen a few times thanks to my lovely child, so I also heard from Olaf that READ MORE

  Hmmmm. I don’t really have one these days. I had a kid, became a SAHM, and gained more weight than I ever thought possible. This has led to a situation where I don’t have to dress up – so I don’t. I also don’t fit into most fashionable brands as they stop at size READ MORE

  So there are some things I used to try before the heat got insane (heat dome, anyone?). These include staying inside on the lower floor of my house, lying on the floor, using water misters that I’d kept in the fridge, fans, cool beverages and moving as little as possible. All helpful, but really READ MORE

  I just moved, so everything is lost, I am completely in disarray and I forgot I needed to write a post for this week. Oops! Anyway, here it is a bit late. This is a newly discovered song for me, but it has quickly become a favourite. My kid and I both love turning READ MORE

  I’ve been trying to give romance more of a try in recent years. I do struggle with it, and I think it’s mostly because of three things – I have been spoiled by the depth and realism of literary fiction, I have a hard time suspending my disbelief, and I’m naturally a pretty cynical READ MORE

  Well, the easy answer to this is, what’s not to love about being a reader and a blogger? Being a reader is one of the best gifts I’ve received in my life (after my kid, of course – though sharing a love of reading has been magical so far). I think it has irrevocably READ MORE

  Older books more people should read. Hmm. Well, the obvious choice for this is less popular classics, but I’m not really one for classics. I’ve loved a few, but I’ve also given up on many more. So I’m going to try to select a few books that have been around for a while, but READ MORE

  So I know I’m supposed to come up with something exciting for this prompt. The picture above is Italy, and I’d definitely love to go there someday. There’s also Iceland, which fascinates me. I’m sure there are lots more. But if I could choose one place to visit (or even better, live), it would READ MORE

  I don’t really have a favourite YouTube video. I like some music videos, I have a few channels I really enjoy watching – mostly BookTube. So I had to put some thought into this one. But I think, if I had to choose one, it would be this:     There’s a whole channel READ MORE

  Oh, I have a bunch of these! I don’t do them all very often, but I have lots of things I either still love to do, or used to do when I was younger and wouldn’t mind trying again sometime (some with my kid). I’ll list a few of them: Gardening. This is one READ MORE

  Wow, okay, so we’re getting personal this week, huh? I’m sorry to be a disappointment, but I actually can’t remember. I had “crushes” on boys in my classes from when I was in grade one, and I have vague memories of nice hair or great taste in shoes or something equally unimportant as being READ MORE

  Well, this one’s easy. NO. That’s my thought on small talk. But, to give a more fleshed out answer so this post isn’t just one word, I understand why it’s a thing. I get the social niceties that are required to interact with people when you don’t know them that well, haven’t seen them READ MORE

  Okay, so this is definitely an area where I’ve got a lot of experience. Historically, between mental health, physical illness/pain and just, you know, life, I’ve had a fair few of them. And dealing with them by watching films is definitely a thing I have been known to do. So here are some that READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is a piece of advice you’ll always remember. I’ve received a lot of advice in my life, but if I’m honest, a fair amount of it has come from books or articles or even TV shows. Not so much that has really stuck with me has come from real people. So READ MORE

  So I grew up on a hippie island. We were taking kyolic garlic and echinacea (gross in liquid form, btw) before it was cool. And I have to say I never really noticed any of those alternative remedies making a noticeable difference to the tragectory of any cold. I then gathered info from all READ MORE