Category: Wednesday Blogging Challenge

  This prompt feels uncomfortably close to asking me for new year’s resolutions, and I don’t do those. I don’t really attach much significance to a new calendar year, I kind of feel like every day has the same potential for change and growth as January 1st. But I’ve got a few things I’d like READ MORE

  My answer for this week’s prompt might seem like a bit of an odd one. And it is, really. Because in addition to being the funniest book I’ve ever read, it’s also one of the most intense and serious books I’ve read.   For those of you who aren’t familiar (you can click on READ MORE

  This is an interesting one. I’m curious to see what you guys say in response! I don’t remember ever believing in Santa as a kid. I remember knowing it was my parents. I remember being impressed when my Dad cut out hoofprints and placed them in a trail through the house so I’d think READ MORE

  This is an interesting prompt. I’ve never really thought about it before. I think there are a few different things that can spark my creativity. If I’m traveling in a new place. Something about seeing new things, observing a different way of life, tasting new food, doing new things. It always gives me a READ MORE

  So I’m going to be that party pooper who really just isn’t into this prompt. First off, I’m an import. Sort of. My parents came here the year before I was born, and I grew up in their culture and mindset. I don’t feel particularly connected to Canada or Canadian culture, so things like READ MORE

  Well this could be the shortest post ever written, because my blunt answer is: all of the above. Reading is reading, yo. That said, I do have preferences. I enjoy most either a nice, crisp floppy-covered paperback or a new hardback that still springs shut when I try to open it. But I enjoy READ MORE

  This is a hard one. I can’t really think of any terrible advice I’ve been given, much less any I’ve been given and then followed. I’ve made plenty of mistakes, like not fighting for things that were really important to me and subsequently losing them, or not going to university sooner, or not learning READ MORE

  I don’t really have a mantra or anything like that. But there are a few things I’ve either read or been told that have stuck with me. The first I don’t remember word for word, but is something along the lines of “perfect is the enemy of good enough.” I’m a perfectionist with anxiety, READ MORE

  I’ve never been that much of a Halloween participant, but since moving to an area with more families, we do try to provide treats for the neighbourhood. Usually most of the candy goes, but there’s sometimes a bit of leftover. And I do have my favourites. I’m okay with the sweet tart candies, but READ MORE

  Oh man, I am SO not the right blogger for this prompt! Scariest book I’ve ever read? Does The Fantastic Mr. Fox count? Things got pretty rough for that fox for a while there. I think, real answer, probably one of the (very few) Stephen King books I attempted to read in high school. READ MORE

  This is an odd prompt, as it’s not something I’ve ever had to consider before. I’m not even sure I have one. What qualifies as a talent, anyway? The only thing I can think of is that I have a gap between my front teeth, and if I want to I can shoot water READ MORE

  This is a good prompt. I also like that it’s not a specific question. It could be interpreted in several ways. Should there be required reading in schools? What did I read for required reading when I was in school? Which books do I think should be required reading in schools? First question, I READ MORE

  I’m not really one for dreaming about inventing stuff. I probably should be – my Dad is a very talented Industrial Designer who has designed pretty much everything at some point – but I don’t seem to have inherited much of those genes. There are lots of useful things that would be great. A READ MORE

  Hmm. I enjoy laughter, but it take a fair amount to make me laugh out loud. Usually my type of humour is on the darker, more irreverent, usually sweary end of the spectrum. British and all that. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to give examples of shows I found funny or share some READ MORE

  This week’s challenge prompt is books to include in a time capsule and why. I’m having a bit of trouble with this one. I think because the idea behind a time capsule is to capture a particular point in time and save it for posterity. But we’re in the middle of a global pandemic. READ MORE

  This week’s topic is what I do to recharge. And if I’m honest, after more than a year and a half of COVID-19, I don’t really know anymore. I feel like I’ve been functioning on like 25% of a charge for at least a year and 5 months of that. I vaguely remember something READ MORE