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And Breathe . . . This Week’s Relaxation Techniques

And Breathe . . . This Week’s Relaxation Techniques

Just a quick post, more images than words, while I work on getting my Books Read in May report ready to click “publish” on, later this week. I’ve been working on releasing some of the…

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Keeping It Real: In the Kayak and Out

Keeping It Real: In the Kayak and Out

 Time for a “Keeping It Real” post. . .  Why? Because last Tuesday, I went paddling with my husband. He’s been biking down to the marina and putting his kayak in the water at least…

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Get A Grip: Self-Judgement and its Antidotes. . .

Get A Grip: Self-Judgement and its Antidotes. . .

The other day I was jerked awake from my afternoon nap by a horrid, pervasive sense of judgement, of being found not only wanting–a complete failure, in fact–but also ridiculous. I couldn’t remember clearly any…

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Biking Boldness on a Rather Small Scale — Mater Goes Solo!

Biking Boldness on a Rather Small Scale — Mater Goes Solo!

I wrote most of this post three weeks ago, and then somehow got sidetracked with sorting out why the recent spotlighting of “Badass” women gets under my skin. With two posts on the topic since…

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I Might Not be Badass, but I Conquered that Trail!

I Might Not be Badass, but I Conquered that Trail!

I’m wearing my bright yellow Vancouver Marathon t-shirt, channelling my Inner Strong Woman and perhaps hoping to signal my position to bears and cougars so that I don’t surprise them. My post evaluating my potential…

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