Welcome! I'm Kyla. Ocassional Blogger. Web Developer. Mom. Traveler.
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You have found my blog. A place where I post random things about traveling, making stuff, being a mom and whatever I feel inspired to write about. My favorite blogs to read are those that are written by people who are genuinely passionate about what they write about. Also, I like things that are written for people by people. Not posts with AI-powered content generation tools and spammy posts written for Google’s bots. So that’s the sort of blog I try to write.
Recent Posts
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How reading FIRE blogs has changed my life
A bit over five years ago, I started to get serious about my finances. I don’t remember exactly the first time I stumbled across a
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How to fix a laminator that ate your paper
I love my laminator. I also love trying new things with it. There is nothing more fun than trying out a new idea. One day
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Too smart for my own good: the curse of borderline genius
We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits? 1843 I recently read a piece
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#HoppyStaysHome
Like a lot of people across the world, we’ve been staying home a lot lately. Some people are doing really cool things to give back…
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Kid on a Swing: DIY Laminated Christmas Ornament Project
These cool ornaments impressed all of B’s relatives when we gave them as presents last year. Plus, I love the idea of still having two-year-old
Gratitude for losing a job?
Yep, here I am, sitting at home. Working remote with a two-year-old running around. First off, I am crazy grateful. And I’m grateful to have