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A Fresh Start
Read more: A Fresh StartSo, I turned 30 on Monday (20th of August). I have come to the end of a very important decade of my life. 4 out of my 5 years of higher education happened during this time, I have been together with S. for almost 9 years, I started to work,…
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Počitelj
Read more: PočiteljIf it hadn’t been for the minaret in the middle of the village, it could have been a Bastide in southern France. But it wasn’t. Počitelj is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After a trip to Mostar, we were at first hesitant if we should set out again to discover…
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When LinkedIn fails you
Read more: When LinkedIn fails youLinkedIn has the tendency to send me job opportunities. It can be quite annoying, especially as most jobs don’t correspond to my profile or interests. Being an underpaid “happiness officer” for a French dating-app never really appealed to me. Still, I never turned off the notifications, as one never knows if…
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Now or never
Read more: Now or neverIf I don’t write now, I might never have the courage to do so again. I know that that is not true. But I haven’t published a blog post since the last contribution to the advent calendar went up. That’s not good. But I am not here to berate my…
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He Quit Before Christmas by Holly Geely – Day 24 Advent 2017, 4th Sunday of Advent
Read more: He Quit Before Christmas by Holly Geely – Day 24 Advent 2017, 4th Sunday of Advent“Your contract requires two weeks’ notice. You can’t leave tonight,” Santa said. “I can, and I will,” Donner said. “It’s Christmas Eve. We need you here.” “My flight is booked.” “We don’t have an airport.” “Yeah, I booked myself. I’m done with this job. I’m done with you.” “How can…
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Christmas Hassles -Day 23 Advent 2017
Read more: Christmas Hassles -Day 23 Advent 2017Christmas Hassles Day 23 Advent 2017 It happens that we don’t open our advent Calendars on the right day, that we are a day late or so. I am sure that even the most devoted of readers of this year’s calendar are sometimes a day late in reading. Who am…
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Christmas… as an Agnostic by Melanie Noell Bernard – Day 22 Advent 2017
Read more: Christmas… as an Agnostic by Melanie Noell Bernard – Day 22 Advent 2017Christmas… as an Agnostic by Melanie Noell Bernard Day 22 Advent 2017 Like many children, I was raised in my parents’ religion. For me, this meant going to a Presbyterian church once a week on Sunday (or trying. Sometimes life is a little busy.) But I was expected to get…
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The Magic and Curse of Christmas by Angela Guidolin – Day 21 Advent 2017
Read more: The Magic and Curse of Christmas by Angela Guidolin – Day 21 Advent 2017The Magic and Curse of Christmas by Angela Guidolin Day 21 Advent 2017 When I was a child in the ’70, my parents had just started their own ice-cream business. To me, it meant not seeing much of them, having a few toys to play with (that sometimes my mum…
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Kitty Treats by Sarah and Choppy – Day 19 Advent 2017
Read more: Kitty Treats by Sarah and Choppy – Day 19 Advent 2017Kitty Treats by Sarah and Choppy Day 19 Advent 2017 You can find more Choppy (and her kitty friend, Schooner) at http://travelswithchoppy.com!
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The Truck Stop by Trent P. McDonald – Day 18 Advent 2017
Read more: The Truck Stop by Trent P. McDonald – Day 18 Advent 2017I slowly turned the dial with my right hand, keeping my left on the wheel. Nothing but static, the dial was as barren as the empty highway in front of me. The only music I had, came from the engine and tires of my old ’67 Ford, which hummed along…
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Footprints in the snow by Tess M Garfield – Day 17 Advent 2017, 3rd Sunday of Advent
Read more: Footprints in the snow by Tess M Garfield – Day 17 Advent 2017, 3rd Sunday of AdventFootprints in the snow Silence falls over a sleeping town as the icy breeze stills snow starts coming down
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Christmas Fun, circa 1968; an argument and having a gas by Geoff Le Pard – 3rd Sunday of Advent, Day 17 Advent 2017
Read more: Christmas Fun, circa 1968; an argument and having a gas by Geoff Le Pard – 3rd Sunday of Advent, Day 17 Advent 2017Maybe it’s a childhood thing but my memory of Christmas is of a happy day enjoyed by all. They were never spoilt by arguments or friction. They might be boring, they could be wacky, or hilarious, and sometimes eye opening but never was a voice raised in anger. Apart that…
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Christmas Time Comes with Hot Chocolate – Day 16 Advent 2017
Read more: Christmas Time Comes with Hot Chocolate – Day 16 Advent 2017Christmas Time Comes with Hot Chocolate Day 16 Advent 2017 “Do you have any money for us Miss?” It must have been the 10th time on her way home from work that someone was actively asking her for money. Like the other times that evening in mid-December she shook her…
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Merry Christmas to You by Tara Paray – Day 15 Advent 2017
Read more: Merry Christmas to You by Tara Paray – Day 15 Advent 2017Merry Christmas to You by Tara Paray Day 15 Advent 2017 Merry Christmas to You by Tara Paray If it seems rushed and hectic, If you have to do this or that and you’re not having fun, If you have to spend a certain amount of money or risk…
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Of Memories Of Christmas Past by Beaton – Day 14 Advent 2017
Read more: Of Memories Of Christmas Past by Beaton – Day 14 Advent 2017Christmas is the one holiday I look forward to all year round. I see some shops have started advertising Christmas Specials, so it’s not too early to talk about the festive season……… You know it’s almost Christmas when you walk into a shop and they are playing carols and of…
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