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.

The Saga of Poor Kyle’s Poor Teeth

Long-time readers of Archives of Our Lives might recall that my husband, Poor Kyle, is missing his three front teeth. Here’s how the story goes: Poor Kyle was in fourth grade (Grade 4, Canadians!).  He had a bike.  He was riding … Continue reading

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As Promised…

Remember that time a few weeks ago, when my sister and I decided to give our mom a kitchen/great room makeover for Mothers’ Day?  {You can read the entire saga, in order, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, … Continue reading

Posted in change, design, family, mondays suck, photos, the great state of AZ | Tagged , | 17 Comments

No ‘Poo For You {well, me, but “you” rhymed better}

Friends, I have an announcement.  This is big.  I’m really excited. Starting this month, I will be joining a myriad/of/people/in/the/world who DON’T USE SHAMPOO! It’s the no ‘poo movement, and I’m hopping on board. It started out like this: I … Continue reading

Posted in change, It's All Good, Overall Good Things, self-actualisation, theories, what I'm about | Tagged , , | 38 Comments

Those Three Words (Continued)

I sort of think it’s funny to write “To Be Continued” posts when the outcome is obvious either way.  In fact, I’ve sort of tossed around a long-term (maybe stretched out over a few months) dramatic re-telling of how Poor … Continue reading

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Those Three Words

***Posted along with Sprite’s Keeper’s Spin Cycle, the theme of which this week is “Saying ‘I Love You.’”  Swing by the blog for more of the lovey-est dovey-est posts on the internet.*** Poor Kyle and me, Circa 2006. We’re standing … Continue reading

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I Love You So Much It’s Almost Cliché

I’m back in Canada now, where I live permanently (until we fall into riches and can become snowbirds, that is).  I spent Friday evening flying from Phoenix to Canada, but moments before my dear friend took me to Sky Harbor, … Continue reading

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I’ll Be Eliza Doolittle; You Be Henry Higgins.

Normally, on an average day of evening blog reading, my Google™ Reader “inbox” will have around 30 updated posts. Last night when I went to sleep, my Google™ Reader looked like this: Eighty—bad, right? Tonight, as I lay my aching … Continue reading

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