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The beginnings of my little room kitchenette.. For the first time in my life I’ll have my own little fridge with whateve...
08/15/2025

The beginnings of my little room kitchenette..

For the first time in my life I’ll have my own little fridge with whatever I want in it.
Kinda exciting!

Not that I’ve ever minded sharing a fridge. 🤷🏻‍♀️

But, It’s like a little independent coffee corner, where every morning I grind beans & French press coffee because I gotta tell ya.. & I KNOW this is controversial.. but Tim’s coffee SUCKS.

Someone tell me what kind of feather this is? It floated right to me! And who knew that Peterview was so pretty! Botwood...
08/15/2025

Someone tell me what kind of feather this is?
It floated right to me!

And who knew that Peterview was so pretty!
Botwood too.

Certainly different than when I was in high school & because of hockey, we had beef with both places lol

Gorgeous area ❤️

Narrowly avoided stepping on a jellyfish though. They were everywhere!

08/12/2025

If someone said to me, pick a tropical esque place in Canada to visit in August..

I would have never thought of bishops falls!
yet here we are 🫠😆

The last time I felt heat & humidity like this it was in Cuba, during May.

Thank frig mom & dad got AC. 🙏🏻

My first year ever having AC in the heat, heaven sent, it is. Lol

Found a pretty piece of sea glass today, I was wandering along the shallow part, looked down & noticed it, first I thoug...
08/10/2025

Found a pretty piece of sea glass today, I was wandering along the shallow part, looked down & noticed it, first I thought it was a rock..

Sea glass starts off, as litter..most likely,
and then over decades, maybe even centuries it gets tumbled around & polished & smooth..

flowing with the currents & waves & what was once someones litter becomes something beautiful!

This one was really smooth & polished 😍
indicating it’s probably been here for a long while..

Weathered by time & the river.. into a treasure. ❤️

08/09/2025

Me explaining to the duck why I don’t have food.. lol

Not a breeze today! I’m just sitting here, thinking.. Exposure therapy works, for most of life, I was afraid of absolute...
08/08/2025

Not a breeze today!

I’m just sitting here, thinking..

Exposure therapy works, for most of life, I was afraid of absolutely everything that buzzed & crawled!
I still don’t like it, but I’m ok.
The fear is way less.

You don’t need to pay for a therapist for it either, if you can’t or won’t, just do it your own way & find free stuff on the internet..
I once had a therapist for it cuz I had reached phobic level, he was pretty useless lol
bless his heart.

There’s something buzzing around me right now & instead of fear & running & going nuts, it’s more like.. bro be gone. Chill.

Knowledge is power when it comes to fear though, I’ve found, the more you know, the less fear you can have…

Like, I don’t want to exist with buzzy & crawly things, but I have to, so everywhere I go I read about what to expect & if they can hurt me & how badly…

& then my fear level adjusts..

One might think that’s too much, overthinking etc, but it’s actually quite helpful for fear and anxiety..

I feel like, everything in life I’ve had fear about, once I learn about it, it gets better.

So, I guess this post is about knowledge taking the power out of fear & that can be applied to many things in life ❤️

Daily finding peace & burnout recovery in nature ❤️ So much grief comes with giving up a whole life & leaving people you...
08/06/2025

Daily finding peace & burnout recovery in nature ❤️

So much grief comes with giving up a whole life & leaving people you love & losing a pet & starting over from the ground up…

The river takes it & in return there’s healing & peace..

Feeling so thankful to have found a little riverside beach to process & release stuff…

A place to ponder, wander, relax, plan & dream 💕

My elderly Walmart shoes are rotten from daily descending & ascending a soft dirt 7 foot ish embankment.. Like a kid let...
08/04/2025

My elderly Walmart shoes are rotten from daily descending & ascending a soft dirt 7 foot ish embankment..

Like a kid let loose in the wild!

1) If you walk up & down with sideways feet it works well.

2) If you start to slide going down, you gotta brace your core & think, strong feet.

3) If you lean back too far going up, you’re toast.

4) connect your mind to your body, think strong footing, strong core, balance, focus & give’r

These are the lessons from the tiny riverside dirt mountain. Lol!

Behold! 😍 Sourdough fresh from the bakery, janine’s homemade strawberry jam & fresh cream from the farm market! Dessert ...
08/04/2025

Behold! 😍

Sourdough fresh from the bakery, janine’s homemade strawberry jam & fresh cream from the farm market!

Dessert for breakfast this morning ❤️

Ducks, just vibin’.. Me, quietly & calmly googling how do I know if wild ducks are mad.. lol! gotta be prepared!
08/03/2025

Ducks, just vibin’..
Me, quietly & calmly googling how do I know if wild ducks are mad..
lol! gotta be prepared!

08/03/2025

We’re getting used to each other but my urge to bolt is strong at times. They’re definitely friendlier than geese. If it was a goose I’d be GONE.

Exposure therapy! lol Wanted to see how close I could get without feeling fear… I felt no fear ☺️ just curiosity! Hi swe...
05/05/2025

Exposure therapy! lol

Wanted to see how close I could get without feeling fear…

I felt no fear ☺️ just curiosity!

Hi sweet bee 🐝

If this was a wasp/hornet/yellowjacket though…
Completely different story 🫠 🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️

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