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.

Dear Abby, Meet Your Match.

I can be kind of harsh sometimes, in case you didn’t notice. It is for this reason that I think I would make an excellent advice columnist.  I’ve always thought Ann Landers was way too tactful.  Unfortunately, no newspaper will … Continue reading

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Comments: The Best and Worst of Times

I like blogging.  I like my blog.  I like readers, even those sneaky ones who haven’t introduced themselves (I know you’re out there!).  I like you all, unless I don’t (but you would know if I didn’t like you—trust me). … Continue reading

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Here’s the Kick Off.

Many of you have asked how my no ‘poo experiment is going (that is, the discontinuation of shampoo as a method of cleaning my hair).  I haven’t started it.  Until today. See, for the past year, I have gradually been … Continue reading

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Brave New World of Productivity

Guess what happened to me this weekend? PRODUCTIVITY! Productivity, indeed, in the form of a few lawn mowing machines and a bit of manual labour.  Within a few hours on Saturday afternoon, our yard went from this disaster… …to this: … Continue reading

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The Story of Her Braverism

You know the question people sometimes ask when they try to get to know you?  The one that goes, “If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be?” I hate that question.  I am not a very … Continue reading

Posted in introspection, It's All Good, looking back, self-actualisation, what I'm about | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

This Calls for Some Cheering Up

Guess what I got on Saturday? No joke. Snow.  Seriously? Seriously. So it looks like Spring is totally bypassed, and Canada will be fast forwarding straight to Summer this year.  This is ridiculous, and I know why it’s happening: it’s … Continue reading

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