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Big Emotions
This past year I have felt some really big emotions and I don't have anywhere to put them. The world is on fire and I have to pretend it is normal as I proceed with fulfilling my regular duties. Only nothing is normal and stuff feels meaningless.
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This past year I have felt some really big emotions and I don't have anywhere to put them. The world is on fire and I have to pretend it is normal as I proceed with fulfilling my regular duties. Only nothing is normal and stuff feels meaningless.
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Question 15 of 52
How do you think other people see you? Who are the other people? My friends? My coworkers? My family? My extended family? Strangers? Everyone sees me differently. I use vulnerability to connect with people. Some people view that as a ploy for me to further myself. Some people view that as a safe ...
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How do you think other people see you? Who are the other people? My friends? My coworkers? My family? My extended family? Strangers? Everyone sees me differently. I use vulnerability to connect with people. Some people view that as a ploy for me to further myself. Some people view that as a safe ...
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Bake Club: Confetti Cake
At my house, we are heading into birthday season. It licks off with my mom’s birthday in March and ends with my dad’s in May. In between there are nephews, sisters, best friends and my two kids. We used to have parties in the before times. Now we bake layer cakes, give two layers to [...
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At my house, we are heading into birthday season. It licks off with my mom’s birthday in March and ends with my dad’s in May. In between there are nephews, sisters, best friends and my two kids. We used to have parties in the before times. Now we bake layer cakes, give two layers to [...
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Question 14 of 52
Name three qualities you love about yourself. As we get deeper into these questions, they feel a little repetitive. Maybe that is the point. Keep telling yourself that you love you until you believe it. I am comfortable being alone. In fact, I love it. I am an introvert. That doesn’t make m...
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Name three qualities you love about yourself. As we get deeper into these questions, they feel a little repetitive. Maybe that is the point. Keep telling yourself that you love you until you believe it. I am comfortable being alone. In fact, I love it. I am an introvert. That doesn’t make m...
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Bake Club: Not Hot Cross Buns
The act of making is typically done to please someone else. At least in my case. I have created all kinds of things to gain that praise from someone. When I bake I make things that my family likes. Not this time. Today I made something that only I like. Last week I realized I […]
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The act of making is typically done to please someone else. At least in my case. I have created all kinds of things to gain that praise from someone. When I bake I make things that my family likes. Not this time. Today I made something that only I like. Last week I realized I […]
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Question 13 of 52
Of the people in your life, who makes you feel the most confident? The hubs. I suppose your life partner should be the one you feel safest with. I know that isn’t always true. I was married before to a class A selfish abusive rat-bastard. That relationship was the opposite of instilling con...
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Of the people in your life, who makes you feel the most confident? The hubs. I suppose your life partner should be the one you feel safest with. I know that isn’t always true. I was married before to a class A selfish abusive rat-bastard. That relationship was the opposite of instilling con...
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One year later
It’s been one year since everything changed for everyone on the planet. How are you all doing? I am tired, as in, I am not sleeping well. I have a lot on my mind and it wakes me up or worse, I dream about it. So I am doing my best to stay present. One […]
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It’s been one year since everything changed for everyone on the planet. How are you all doing? I am tired, as in, I am not sleeping well. I have a lot on my mind and it wakes me up or worse, I dream about it. So I am doing my best to stay present. One […]
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Question 12 of 52
What do you do when you see a classmate struggling with something? I suppose in my case it would be a colleague or peer. Throughout my life people told me I was too sensitive and I needed to grow a thicker skin. In the same breath I was too mean. So what’s the deal? The […]
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What do you do when you see a classmate struggling with something? I suppose in my case it would be a colleague or peer. Throughout my life people told me I was too sensitive and I needed to grow a thicker skin. In the same breath I was too mean. So what’s the deal? The […]
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Question 11 of 52
What makes you feel like a strong person? Boundaries. Before I had courage to set boundaries and before I am who I think I am – not who you tell me to be, my boundaries were weak. I let people lie and gaslight me, I let people take advantage of my good nature and worst […]
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What makes you feel like a strong person? Boundaries. Before I had courage to set boundaries and before I am who I think I am – not who you tell me to be, my boundaries were weak. I let people lie and gaslight me, I let people take advantage of my good nature and worst […]
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Question 10 of 52
What does it feel like when someone recognizes something you worked hard to do? Satisfying. The end. Kidding… I can write a bit more on this topic I used to draw a lot. The hours I spent at my desk, alone in my room drawing was astounding. I transposed images. I would look for the […]
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What does it feel like when someone recognizes something you worked hard to do? Satisfying. The end. Kidding… I can write a bit more on this topic I used to draw a lot. The hours I spent at my desk, alone in my room drawing was astounding. I transposed images. I would look for the […]
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Bake Club: Pistachio Pinwheel Cookies
I have never made a pinwheel cookie until yesterday. It wasn’t easy but completely manageable. Yesterday wasn’t a very good day overall and maybe that is a contributing factor. I haven’t been sleeping, I feel tremendous stress at work, I have cabin fever like I have never experi...
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I have never made a pinwheel cookie until yesterday. It wasn’t easy but completely manageable. Yesterday wasn’t a very good day overall and maybe that is a contributing factor. I haven’t been sleeping, I feel tremendous stress at work, I have cabin fever like I have never experi...
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Question 9 of 52
What is your favorite thing to do? How do you feel when you work on this activity? I don’t think I have a favourite activity. I think I have a top five. My mind flits from one thing to the next depending on my needs and mood of the moment. Meditate – I begin each […]
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What is your favorite thing to do? How do you feel when you work on this activity? I don’t think I have a favourite activity. I think I have a top five. My mind flits from one thing to the next depending on my needs and mood of the moment. Meditate – I begin each […]
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Bake Club: Focaccia
Last year I gave Basically’s recipe for focaccia a try and it was the easiest bread I ever made. It was crispy and chewy but salty. Bon Appetite likes very salty food. Flipping through Dessert Person by Claire Safitz, I found her version of focaccia. I thought it would be great with the sou...
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Last year I gave Basically’s recipe for focaccia a try and it was the easiest bread I ever made. It was crispy and chewy but salty. Bon Appetite likes very salty food. Flipping through Dessert Person by Claire Safitz, I found her version of focaccia. I thought it would be great with the sou...
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Question 8 of 52
Write about a person you admire. What qualities do you have in common with this person? I spent several days thinking about this one. I don’t have one person I admire, but there are qualities I really admire in people. This isn’t the first time someone asked me this question. Five yea...
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Write about a person you admire. What qualities do you have in common with this person? I spent several days thinking about this one. I don’t have one person I admire, but there are qualities I really admire in people. This isn’t the first time someone asked me this question. Five yea...
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Bake Club: Grunt
I am not sure this counts as baking because it bubbles away on a stove top making a grunting sound but its made with a sweet biscuit dough so I think it counts. Traditionally it is called Blueberry Grunt and is a long time Canadian Maritime treat with unclear origins. Some say Arcadian and some [...
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I am not sure this counts as baking because it bubbles away on a stove top making a grunting sound but its made with a sweet biscuit dough so I think it counts. Traditionally it is called Blueberry Grunt and is a long time Canadian Maritime treat with unclear origins. Some say Arcadian and some [...
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