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I’ve found a sensory friendly spot to hide away sometimes & do computer/life admin work.. Growing up, all the cool thing...
10/08/2025

I’ve found a sensory friendly spot to hide away sometimes & do computer/life admin work..

Growing up, all the cool things happened here! (They still do)

The library, Concerts, events & I could never forget all of our high school musicals..which were always pretty exciting.

& I remember secretly wanted to be in the bell canto choir sooo bad, for so many years, I used to think they were so lucky ❤️

Today as an adult, with pretty rough sensory issues..walking in here in the daytime is like a blanket of peace.
There’s a whole feeling of an exhale just beyond the doors.
I walk in & instantly its..ahhhh

It’s really hard to find spots that feel right & won’t fry my nervous system..
but this is one of them & the gallery upstairs is such a cozy introvert hideaway!

10/10 sensory satisfactory place to hang out, get work done, snack & exist unbothered & non stressed!

Gordon Pinsent Centre for the arts ❤️

Pretty nature pictures 💚
10/01/2025

Pretty nature pictures 💚

Beautiful spot! Love that this monument exists 🧡 Botwood is pretty & the caramel pumpkin spice iced coffee from The Rail...
09/28/2025

Beautiful spot!

Love that this monument exists 🧡

Botwood is pretty & the caramel pumpkin spice iced coffee from The Railway Cafe was delicious!

Ate the whipped cream with the cinnamon stick as a spoon, people who don’t eat the whipped cream are odd. lol

Grateful I get to go on weekend day trips to beautiful places 🩷 I’m having a really hard time settling here & I miss my ...
09/07/2025

Grateful I get to go on weekend day trips to beautiful places 🩷

I’m having a really hard time settling here & I miss my kids & puss & home fiercely.

Like..FIERCE.
It’s like a hole in my heart truly. The grief is RAW.

So.. this really really helps…

Shout out to Dad & mom for letting me wander around in their sweet toyota ❤️

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09/06/2025

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Little nearby adventure today 💚 I set out to find a cute cafe to sit & sip & be cozy & comfy and there’s not one! 🫠 bit ...
08/23/2025

Little nearby adventure today 💚

I set out to find a cute cafe to sit & sip & be cozy & comfy and there’s not one! 🫠 bit shook.

But..
I did find a take out cafe option with a decent coffee & a cherry cream cheese danish straight outta the oven, with a nature trail! 🥰

So I wandered through the woodsy pretty bog stuffing my face & all was well.

NL is full of spots like this! Unspoiled natural beauty. Thunder Brook 💕I’m a real nerd for cool tree roots & even thoug...
08/21/2025

NL is full of spots like this!
Unspoiled natural beauty.

Thunder Brook 💕

I’m a real nerd for cool tree roots & even though I spent a good portion of the teenage years going here, this was my first time up to second falls & the bathtub.

& y’all are nuts for jumping off those rocks. lol.

Got to go on my first solo road trip today since 2022!! What a beautiful day 😍 First stop was Norte Dame park, still pre...
08/17/2025

Got to go on my first solo road trip today since 2022!!

What a beautiful day 😍

First stop was Norte Dame park, still pretty as ever!

Then Gander Bay south, north, lewisporte & lunch at woolfreys pond & back home again.

Special treat It was to have spring water! Tis delicious!

Also, no one here drives the speed limit, I’m pretty sure the signs are just suggestions?? 🫠

The view from my window is peaceful & pretty 😍 Definitely do not miss having a basketball court & feral screaming childr...
08/16/2025

The view from my window is peaceful & pretty 😍

Definitely do not miss having a basketball court & feral screaming children 4 feet from my back fence. 😆

Went to a McDonald’s drive thru today, for the first time in years for a happy meal & as I was leaving, had a pop up memory of that very same spot at 16….

when my ex boyfriend tried to run me over with his loaded station wagon…

I called his mom & told on him immediately, when I got home.. cuz we had no cell phones.

Thank god.
That would have been a reel or a meme for sure.

Glad I made it to adulthood. lol.

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

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