They say that there’s nothing new under the sun, so while the instant camera was originally released in 1948, they seemed to have made a big comeback in the early 2010’s. I bought a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 in 2014, and since then, I’ve enjoyed having a physical memento of special moments. There are newer models and more ‘authentic’ film cameras, but I’m most definitely not a photographer, so this one is good enough to make me happy.
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I don’t know what it is about this year, but I swear I’ve been to more dinosaur exhibits in the last twelve months than I have in my entire life. It’s very neat being able to dive back into a childhood interest and to see what new scientific updates have popped up. At any rate, I love dinosaurs (and museums) and thought it deserved a little shoutout.
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Lately I’ve been trying to get better at identifying some of the local flora that I see on hikes, but it’s pretty slow going. I don’t exactly have a green thumb, so my exposure to trees and plants has mostly been a form of vague appreciation instead of knowing what they actually were. Thankfully, modern technology is a true game changer when it comes to plant identification.
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When I was a little girl, my mom put me into drama classes along with ballet and art. Unfortunately for my mom and me, none of those classes took. On the bright side, we still love watching live theatre, seeing ballet and going to art galleries! Out of those three, I would have to say that watching plays is my favourite.
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If you know me personally, then you know about my deep and enduring love for a particular Christian sleepaway camp that I grew up going to. As an adult, I was later able to volunteer there, and it has remained one of my favourite weeks each summer. In acceptance of the bittersweet nature of change, this will be my last summer there, and I wanted to commemorate it.
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For those of you who don’t know, I actually attended a Mandarin-English bilingual school from Kindergarten to Grade Nine. Unfortunately, I have since forgotten much of what I once knew, so lately I’ve been looking into resources for more Chinese practice. I was actually shown these workbooks last year, but haven’t had a chance to dive into them properly until now.
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Halloween is coming up, and I’m always on the lookout for easy DIY costumes! I’ve seen variations of a soy sauce costume floating around on the internet before, and I finally found these perfect printables online.
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Today is the official FIVE year anniversary of tick-tock hobbies. Time has flown since I started this in 2015, and I thought it was high-time to do a reflection on this journey so far!
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Last summer, I challenged my babysitting kids to come up with a story and then film it. Unfortunately, we ran out of time to finish, but this year, we created a simpler storyline and were able to make a finished product!
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So I know that I missed the boat with Rainbow Loom which had its heyday in 2013, but this was the first time I actually got to try doing it! My babysitting kids have been really into it, and I can definitely see the appeal.
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