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    The long road to publication
    loriannlivingston
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    The long road to publication

    I’ve come to realize I’m not a prolific writer. I publish so little that it still gives me a thrill when I see my name in a publication....
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    Disrupting the solar industry
    loriannlivingston
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Disrupting the solar industry

    Refactoring is a software term. I’ve talked about it before in the context of the workplace. It means to take an existing section of...
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    10 flags, or how I was nearly scammed
    loriannlivingston
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    10 flags, or how I was nearly scammed

    I have published my first article on Medium. You can follow me there (and here. And on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram . . .). I actually...
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    Refactoring the workplace
    loriannlivingston
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    Refactoring the workplace

    How a software principle became a way to do business A Grade 9 typing class was the most important course of Leon Kehl’s life. Clocking...
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    Pandemic starts with a P
    loriannlivingston
    • Jan 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    Pandemic starts with a P

    Today is Day 306 of my pandemic journal, a tome which I’ve been writing every day since March 15, 2020, the day of my Aunt Shirley’s...
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    The books I read in 2020
    loriannlivingston
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    The books I read in 2020

    You’d think I’d have cracked 20 books, given the kind of year we’ve had – lots of time for reading, right? Not.
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    Stronger together
    loriannlivingston
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Stronger together

    Waterloo Mennonite Homes, MennoHomes merge to strengthen response to affordable homes. A short article about the merger between...
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    Goals and the end of the trail: Day 8
    loriannlivingston
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Goals and the end of the trail: Day 8

    Stamm Woodlot on Benjamin Road to Conestogo Well, I did it. Eight days to walk the entire Avon Trail. On Sunday, as I walked the final...
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    Rural routes into urban: Day 7
    loriannlivingston
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Rural routes into urban: Day 7

    Intersection at Carmel Koch and Notre Dame roads to Stamm Woodlot I think I’m down to one more hike to finish off the Avon Trail. Day 7...
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    loriannlivingston
    • Aug 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    What you see isn't always what was submitted

    If you're wondering just what it is that an editor does, most of the time it has to do with language, language choice, clarity and style...
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    loriannlivingston
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    Five books that changed my life

    It’s a bold statement, isn’t it? Books can change your life? How? For the lonely girl, the one who was timid and afraid of asking the...
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    Lessons in gratitude: Day 6
    loriannlivingston
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 7 min

    Lessons in gratitude: Day 6

    Nith River on Carmel Koch Road to intersection at Carmel Koch and Notre Dame roads I am getting closer to finishing the Avon Trail. My...
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    My pandemic playlist
    loriannlivingston
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    My pandemic playlist

    I’ve discovered the beauty of noise-reducing wireless headphones. They’re not mine, but they are a beautiful thing. Since the pandemic...
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    A tale of 14 puzzles
    loriannlivingston
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 5 min

    A tale of 14 puzzles

    Almost immediately after the WHO called the pandemic in March, we began self-isolation as best we could. It was March Break, and we...
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    Birds and bugs: Day 5
    loriannlivingston
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    Birds and bugs: Day 5

    Lisbon Cemetery to Carmel-Koch Road at the Nith River: 10k In my last post about the Avon Trail, late last fall, I wrote about entering...
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    How Pokemon GO gets me through the pandemic
    loriannlivingston
    • May 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    How Pokemon GO gets me through the pandemic

    I’ve just written “Day 71” on the daily journal I’m keeping since our household went into lockdown. I call my journal “Life in a time of...
    37 views0 comments
    Life in a time of Covid-19
    loriannlivingston
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Life in a time of Covid-19

    How are you all doing out there in IsolationLand? Have you managed the physical distancing part of this pandemic? We’re coping in our...
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    Camino Primitivo: when the time is right
    loriannlivingston
    • Mar 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    Camino Primitivo: when the time is right

    I’ve been planning to walk the Camino for 10 years, but have really ramped up my research and plans in the past two years. There are many...
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    That which does not kill us
    loriannlivingston
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    That which does not kill us

    I recently saw a top 10 list of things to do in Northern Ireland. Sites such as the Giant’s Causeway, the Dark Hedges, Carrick-a-Rede...
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    Embracing the gift of “enough”
    loriannlivingston
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Embracing the gift of “enough”

    Some days, it takes a lot to make it through the day. And then, sometimes, I wonder why the universe is smiling on me so much. Lately,...
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    The long road to publication

    • Sep 8, 2021
    The long road to publication

    Disrupting the solar industry

    • Jul 16, 2021
    Disrupting the solar industry

    10 flags, or how I was nearly scammed

    • Jul 16, 2021
    10 flags, or how I was nearly scammed

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