Author Archives: Camille

About Camille

I'm Camille. I have a butt-chin. I live in Canada. I was born in Arizona. I like Diet Dr. Pepper. Hello. You can find me on Twitter @archiveslives, Facebook at facebook.com/archivesofourlives, instagram at ArchivesLives, and elsewhere.

And Then I Was Faced With My Day of Reckoning.

We always knew this day would come. It was inevitable, I suppose. Poor Kyle bought a house (our current little love shack) back in September of 2006. Now, two years later, the cable company has finally figured out that the … Continue reading

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Birth Control and What I’d Do if it Ever Failed Me.

I believe that children should come into this world being highly anticipated by their parents. Of course, accidents can happen, and who am I to judge? No one. I am, however, a girl who knows that she is not–in any … Continue reading

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{I Put the Ab in Abnormal.}

This is the last day of my laying low-ness. Tomorrow I’ll be back in the proverbial saddle, blogging five days a week again. Tomorrow my big sister–and all her entertaining distractions–will be gone, along with my sweet-face baby nephew. Life … Continue reading

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What’s in a Name? A Million Different Selves.

I don’t really have a nickname. When I was in 6th grade (grade 6, Canadians!), I decided “Camille” was a nasty name, and I’d much prefer to be called “Cammie.” I got my entire class in on it–teacher and all–and … Continue reading

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I Wonder How Many Readers I’ll Estrange in Writing This Post?

Sorry I’ve been on the down-low lately. My sister is here to visit me. She’s brought along her husband (good guy) and child (even better). We’ve been having more fun than any family should be allowed to have. I won’t … Continue reading

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{A Lesson in Self-Assertion}

Question, from Anonymous: “Though you often [don’t you mean ‘always,‘ Anonymous?] speak entertainingly, with typically appropriate grammar, almost always correctly spelled, sometimes you do speak unkindly. Likely the reason the Mayberry story was never reposted. My question is this; did … Continue reading

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