THE BLOG
This is my blog about living my life with Blind Enthusiasm. It’s about sharing stories of personal growth, connecting with one another and attempting to live my best life, messy bits and all.
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The Inner Critic
Whatever you want to call it, and for whatever reason the inner critic exists, we all have it. This is the story of how I came to know mine is a teenaged girl. Read more
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The Beginning of the Middle
This past weekend I turned 43 years old and what I’ve realized is that aging comes with a certain amount of IDGAF and not only does it feel good, it’s kind of fun to catalogue. Read more
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I Wanna Thank Me
2022 Janice did a lot of things that 2023 Janice is thankful for and so I have decided to write her a letter of gratitude. Read more
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The Severed Thumb: Lessons in Business
How It All Started In 2011 after a failed attempt to sell our home, my husband and I decided to renovate our 1965 bungalow. It was a big job but Chris, having owned a house flipping company during the Alberta real estate boom, is a pretty handy guy and he was confident he could handle… Read more
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Sober. Simple. Sufficient
It’s midnight on October 31st, 2021 and I’m driving my 16 year old son home from a Halloween party. It might be the late hour or the fact that he’s dressed like Kermit the Frog but it appears that he’s feeling brave and maybe a little bit vulnerable because he asks me a question. “So….Mom,… Read more
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Let’s Catch Up – July
New Beginnings At the beginning of July we moved into a new home. Sometime in the last few months someone I was talking to or something I was reading compared moving to the act of giving birth. Having done both I can attest that this analogy tracks. It begins with the initial excitement; the declaration… Read more
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