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Independent Explorations

I Quit Sugar: Week Three’s Coming Out of the Woods

Things have calmed down considerably. No more rabid animal invading my body. My cravings are now psychological. The comfort of sugar. Or the pick me up when tired. But when I think of a packet of Raspberry White Chocolate cookies, I don’t salivate with desire anymore. I feel the teeniest twinge of feeling ill at […]

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Independent Explorations

I Quit Sugar: Week Two’s a Doozy

Wow! Week two brought all of the challenges! It was a such a rollercoaster, it’s hard to believe it all happened in one week. It all started out innocently enough, feeling good with a touch of proud and the tiniest sprinkle of smug. Someone who has completed the program before told me, good luck, week […]

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Maven Matters

Maven Matters: On Joining the Library

I love to read. Nothing newsworthy there. But I feel like I’m the only person of my generation taking out library. Does no else love that special library smell? Or adore finding the hidden gems lurking in the stacks?  I do. I love the discovery. The ambling through sections both well browsed and not. Seeing […]

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Independent Explorations

My Favourite Reflection Questions

The best way for me to access the not so pretty parts of my mind is to write it out. Free flow writing, without judgement or filtering for about twenty minutes and BOOM! There it is. It’s almost as if I try to tackle the not pretty head on it’s too daunting and I hide. […]