Welcome to the sexiest month of the entire calendar year. Yes, that鈥檚 right, July has that distinction. Why? Because I said so, silly. Look it up. Surely, somewhere on the internet this can be verified, because everything on the internet is true. Or, you can just believe me because I cannot lie. I
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Though my maiden name is linked to a famous accounting firm and an international financial institution, I did not inherit the financial smarts nor the financial rewards associated with the name.
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It goes without saying that Mother Nature has been cranky this spring, but it only goes to prove that my instincts as a newbie gardener were deeply rooted in faith.聽
That dad
With Father鈥檚 Day approaching, I鈥檝e been thinking a great deal about the fathers in my life.聽
Bombed
My car is not fancy.聽
Doom-level napping
It was my fault.聽
Six
Seconds count. According to research, you will live longer if you and your significant other聽 kiss for a count of six seconds each time you share a kiss with each other.
Weekend goals
No matter what this week throws in your path, just keep your focus: there is a long weekend on the horizon. Just a few short days to go.
Confetti
You know what they say about best intentions, and therefore you know where that leads.聽
Flowers
Mental health breaks can be as simple as a drive to the garden nursery on a damp Saturday morning, to stand in the sheltered soft light of the greenhouse and breathe in the air of all the blooming plants and flowers that surround you in perfect rows.聽
Voter
It was 4am and my internal alarm clock decided that sleep was over. A waning gibbous moon shone bright, clear white above the row of homes that stretch out in my neighbourhood. There is something magic in the dark morning before the day wakes up.
Eat chocolate
I鈥檓 not going to ask for Cadbury Creme Eggs this year (the British version, because I鈥檓 no amateur). I鈥檓 not going to do it. I will not get my hopes up.
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On a rare day, I found myself home alone. The house was mine, all mine. Solitude. Sigh.聽
Tech talk
I never thought I would say this, but I鈥檇 like to thank U.S.聽 national security officials for proving that I am not, in fact, the most inept user of current technologies, though my TikTok account may suggest otherwise.聽
Marmot
Spring has finally arrived, at least on the calendar, and with it a truth that I have long known but am now ready to formally declare:聽 I married a marmot.聽