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Jenn Writes

Writing my way through life, one word at a time.

Travel Tuesday #JennDoesTheCapital (part II)

October 24, 2017 by koalateagirl

My last #JennDoesTheCapital post was predominantly about the beer – and though I enjoyed quite a few very nice beers over the course of my trip, they weren’t the focus of the next few days. After my exciting trip into the city, and the Beer Clock with dinner, I was ready for bed. Driving is exhausting – especially when it’s raining and there are trees trying to play whack-a-mole with your car. Plus I had an early morning ahead of me and a full day of activities planned so after packing my bag for the day, putting my camera battery on charge, and choosing an outfit (the less time I needed to spend in the morning the better), I hit the hay.

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Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: Almonte, Baker Bob's, Butter Tarts, Byward Market, Gatineau, Hog's Back Park, Jenn does the Capital, La Patate Glacée, National Gallery, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa City Hall, Poutine, tea., tourism, travel, United Way

Word Wednesday – On Facing my Fears

March 29, 2017 by koalateagirl

I’m an overthinker. I like to weigh out decisions carefully, and make the best possible choice and even then I often second guess myself. I’m the person you want to plan your hike because I’ll have come up with solutions to problems that most people haven’t even considered.  I’m pretty self-aware about this though, so sometimes I try to force myself to agree to things before thinking about them too much. Once I commit to something I very rarely back out – which makes this tactic work really well at pushing me out of my comfort zone to try something new.  Except that it’s called a comfort zone for a reason – it’s comfortable, and comfortable is nice and safe. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Grammar, Life, Travel Tagged With: Barrie, beginner, Casino Rama, Coldwater, comfort zone, fears, Grammar, learning, Mount St. Louis Moonstone, Ontario, Ontario's Lake Country, Rama, Resolve, Skiing, tourism, travel, Wednesday, Winter, word nerd, Word Wednesday

Outdoor Fun In Ontario’s Lake Country with #LetsGoMaple

March 22, 2017 by koalateagirl

Last week I wrote about all the indoor fun I had exploring Ontario’s Lake Country on the #LetsGoMaple retreat. Between the absolutely amazing food, the table gaming lessons, the pool, the king size bed, and the chance to explore a local museum, I had a wonderful time just being inside! A big part of the trip however, was to get outside and enjoy the beauty of Ontario’s Lake Country in winter. I’m the first to admit, that I’m a winter wuss. I don’t hate snow, but once the windchill dips below -25 degrees Celcius, I’m a warm blanket, good book, and hot chocolate kind of girl.

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Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: adventure, Casino Rama, cotton, Dressing for winter activities, Fat Biking, fear, Horseshoe Resort, LetsGoMaple, Maple Sugar Bush, Mount St. Louis Moonstone, Ontario, Ontario's Lake Country, Orillia, Ride Guides, Shaw's, Skiing, Snowshoeing, staying warm., synthetic, tourism, travel, Winter

Indoor Fun in Ontario’s Lake Country #LetsGoMaple

March 15, 2017 by koalateagirl

Last week, I was fortunate enough to go back to one of my favourite places, Casino Rama Resort, for a few days of winter fun thanks to the wonderful ladies at SJ Consulting, Casino Rama Resort, and Ontario’s Lake Country. I go up to the Casino a few times a year – it’s my preferred venue for concerts since it takes about the same amount of time as it does to go into Toronto but without the traffic headaches, expensive parking, or nosebleed seats. I went up in August with some of the same people for a great few days of learning and connecting, but this trip was going to be a little different. Whereas last time we pretty much stayed in the Casino, this time we were going to explore the areas around the Casino – downtown Orillia, Horseshoe Resort, and Mount St. Louis Moonstone. There was no way I was going to pass up this opportunity despite my complete lack of skills and coordination when it comes to winter sports. Because we did SO much in such a short period of time, I’m breaking my posts up along completely arbitrary lines – indoor fun and outdoor fun. Today, I’m writing about the indoor fun to be had in and around Casino Rama. Next, I’ll post about all the outdoor fun I had – and there was a lot of outdoor fun!

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Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: casino, Casino Rama, Gambling, Let's Go Maple, LetsGoMaple, Museum, OMAH, Ontario, Ontario's Lake Country, Oriillia, Rama Rocks, responsible gaming, Rustica Pizza Vino, Slot machines, St. Germain's, Table Gaming, The Grape and Olive, tourism, travel

Word Wednesday: A rewarding experience

October 26, 2016 by koalateagirl

It’s been a few busy weeks and sadly, my beloved Word Wednesday posts have paid the price. Today I deliberately sought out some time because I wanted to post about an amazing experience I had in the summer that led directly to an amazing experience I had last week – and I wanted to do it while the memory was still fresh in my mind.

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Filed Under: Grammar, Life Tagged With: 54-40, blogging, Casino Rama, Concert, Conference, experience, guerdon, Influencer, LetsGoRama, Music, Ontario, Radio for Cardiology, reward, Royal Victoria Hospital, The Trews, travel, Wednesday, Word Wednesday

Assorted Pictures

Jenn Writes Logo. An old fashioned typewriter with an cartoon owl next to it.
A tea cup with white and pink flowers on it full of tea
Lovely little tea cup… the teapot filled it 5 times
A picture of BMO field at twilight with the words "Every New Beginning Comes from Some Other Beginning's End
A curving road with trees with bright fall leaves on either side
The long and winding road

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