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Jen Lavallee
@jenlavallee
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Writer and frazzled mom. Definitely a Gryffindor.
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2017-06-15 21:08
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photography
2018-02-27 20:28
Tuesday Thoughts...
Note to self: less doughnuts, more salads (I'll start tomorrow).
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animals
2017-07-01 22:52
Fetch on Canada's 150
Today is Canada's 150th Anniversary!! Happy birthday, old girl. To celebrate, I played a rousing game of fetch...for hours. It was such a great day: I ran and ran and ran, my tongue was flapping
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blog
2017-06-30 16:39
Creating content: Importance of your colour choices
There are many factors that go into writing good content (you know, the kind people want to read!). While some of those things will be obvious to your reader (do you use proper grammar and have interesting
jenlavallee
kidlit
2017-06-29 19:14
Kidlit of the week: Wildwood by Colin Meloy (Harper Collins)
Wildwood is a middle-grade book series (collectively known as, The Wildwood Chronicles) that I just can't put down. Everyone who knows me knows, I'm a Harry Potter guy--always will be; but Wildwood is
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food
2017-06-29 04:33
Free-range eggs: Why they matter
In life we are bombarded with choices. Some are big, life-altering, choices (like, should I marry this person, or should I quit my job to become a day-trader on the crypto-market?). Others...not so much
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colorchallenge
2017-06-28 02:29
ColorChallenge: Orange Tuesday (entry no. 1)
I love the idea of a daily #colorchallenge -- what a fun and easy way to post a new story. I think I'll join in, here and there, starting today with orange. Scene: Pumpkin Festival at a farm in Alberta
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blog
2017-06-27 23:25
Writing a story that only you can write
A reader will always be more interested in your steemit post if you write it in a way that only you can. I know, I know…easier said than done. But, maybe not. It can actually be easier than you think if
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kidlit
2017-06-27 00:52
You're a wizard, Harry...
Today marks twenty years since Harry Potter was first released. It's been a magical two decades, hasn't it? I was a teenager when I was first introduced to words like Hogwarts and muggle and Gryffindor.
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pets
2017-06-26 16:03
Ticks (gross!): How to protect your furry friends
Most of us would agree that ticks are nasty—they are small, sesame seed-sized, arachnids that bite and bury their heads into the skin of their victims. As they feast, their little bodies get fatter and
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parentinghack
2017-06-24 17:47
Parenting hack: Easy birthday party idea (with free printable invites)
I don't know about you, but my kids' birthday parties cause me stress. And work. Oh yeah, a lot of work. I think it has something to do with the fact that we live in the age of Pinterest and Instagram:
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tinyhomes
2017-06-23 19:03
The big world of tiny homes
More and more, people are becoming interested in tiny homes. The market is mighty for these petit palaces. Just ask Steve Zaleschuk, a Canadian builder in the big business of building tiny homes. With
jenlavallee
writing
2017-06-22 23:33
Improve your writing: How to find the right words for your steemit story (and get rid of the garbage)
When I write something—a blog post, a magazine article, a tweet—my number one goal is to reach an audience. For the most part, that’s why we all write, isn’t it? We have something to say and we want to
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introduction
2017-06-21 22:34
They call me Bruce
Hello, I'm Bruce and I'm a ten-year-old dachshund (yes, I'm a wiener dog). My human is @JenLavallee, and she's new here too. She introduced herself a few days back so I decided I should give my hellos
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writing
2017-06-20 23:03
How to create content people actually want to read (with printable blog post planner)
Writing is something that I love to do, and I challenge myself to write every day (fun fact: my writing muscle is the one and only muscle I exercise on a regular basis!). If you read my introductory post
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introduction
2017-06-19 21:38
Hello. I'm new here.
This is my very first day on steemit. Nice to meet ya! My name is Jen and I'm a freelance writer and reporter. I live in Canada in one of the prairie provinces (there's literally a wheat field across the
