Being vegetarian has always been pretty easy for me, especially since it’s what I grew up with, but over the past year I’ve gone from being a healthy vegetarian who watches her protein and vitamins to a carb-etarian who lives on potatoes and pasta. I’ve tried to be healthier, I participated in a six week [...]
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The past week my prairie city has been warm. Beautifully and wonderfully warm, so you don’t have to brace when you go outside. I love this time of year because it reminds me of how relative everything is in life. In the fall -7°C (19°F) was a looming and frightening temperature that had me bundling [...]
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Things that are making me happy…
1. Baking – I made these sea salted chocolate chop cookies after seeing Andrea at Kempt Life tweet about them and they are shockingly good. I just bought a little $10 kitchen scale so it was a fun way to try out baking according to weight.
2. Thrifted housewares – This [...]

I really enjoyed this sweet fashion faux pas post about not taking yourself seriously, and embracing that in your dress. Since I have a difficult time taking almost anything seriously, I thought it was perfect for me. Here’s mine…
This year I’ve been very stubborn and have mostly refused to participate in winter. I’ve especially refused to [...]
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Six years in a private junior high and high school was definitely interesting. My school was progressive, secular and high pressure. It hung on the British structure, from uniforms and boarding to being put in one of four “houses” when you were admitted. My graduating class was unprecedentedly large at a whopping thirty five girls, and my time [...]
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I’m a big fan of food. I love to cook and bake, and I love eating out. One of the best things about My Prairie City is that we’re made up of so many immigrants that we have food from every corner of the world, and we’re so close to so many farmers you can eat local [...]
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It’s a long weekend where I am, and I’m on day four of a social media fast that ends tonight, but before I went offline I drew the winner for my winter giveaway – Becky from Travel With Love! Congratulations to her and thank you for all the kind e-mails. I so appreciate when you [...]
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