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.

No ‘Poo Update—Week 2, Baby!

As I was leaving church yesterday, a tiny elderly lady approached me. “Have you done something different with your hair?” she asked.  “I see you sitting up there playing the organ and my husband and I were trying to figure … Continue reading

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I’ve Come a Long Way

Yesterday in church, I played the organ as the accompanist for the congregation.  I’ve been doing this for exactly one year.  One year ago, I sat down at the organ bench, took a deep breath, and thought, “What on Earth … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, change, good tunes, introspection, looking back, mondays suck, self-actualisation | Tagged | 18 Comments

Not-So-Stranded in Montana

I may have misrepresented myself earlier this week when I claimed to be “stranded” in the back country of Montana.  While it’s true that I stayed about three days longer than I had anticipated, I wasn’t necessarily “roughing it in … Continue reading

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None of this would have happened if I had just said “No.”

The negative repercussions of going out of town for 12 hours times eight: 1.  Massive piles of dirty laundry to tackle when I get home. 2.  Unloading the vehicle in the kitchen and pretty much heading straight for bed—leaving the … Continue reading

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No ‘Poo Experiment Days Four, Five, and Six

Yesterday I spent an hour writing a No ‘Poo update post, complete with detailed reports and graphs and pie charts and photos… …and it self-destructed. Don’t worry, though: I tweeted my way through the grief. “What a waste of time … Continue reading

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Hypothetically Speaking

Here’s a thought:  If this blog were to self-destruct 24 hours from now, what post would you print out to save as a hard copy? Or, if you don’t like any of my posts enough to rescue, what post of … Continue reading

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No ‘Poo Experiment: Days Two and Three

I’m on Day Three of my experimental No ‘Poo phase.  If you’re new to this, you can click here and here to read the background posts, and here to read the results of Day One.  Or, because sometimes life is … Continue reading

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