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Jenn Writes

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

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

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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