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"the girl who hates doing things she isn’t perfect at"

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Remember Those Goals?

March 31, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 4 Comments

Remember those goals I wrote about the first week I started this blog? They are the ones I have barely spoken of again. Sadly. One of my goals is to run a marathon which is the only thing I have been consistently working toward, so I don't need to mention it again. Another goal was to organize our memories and I have truly done nothing with that. It is a daunting task, so I have taken the ...

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Filed Under: News, Opinions, Reading Goals Tagged With: blog, books, courage, fiction, goals, reading, thoughts, Toronto

I Read a Book + Here’s What I Thought

February 18, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 3 Comments

Have you ever read a book that made you feel instantly sad? Not sad in the sobbing kind of way, but more in the thoughtful, contemplative way. Paper Towns made me feel this way almost immediately. After reading just the introduction, I thought it was going to be a book about death and honestly, maybe even about suicide. I wanted to put it aside and find a happy, funny book; but, since I already ...

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Filed Under: Opinions, Reading Goals Tagged With: blog, books, fiction, lazy perfectionist, reading, thoughts, Toronto

I Forgot to Blog + a Confession

February 16, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 3 Comments

Yesterday, I forgot to blog. I decided when I started blogging that I would post daily except for Saturdays...and apparently an occasional Monday, it seems! We had a good weekend, though. Sunday was Valentines Day, but I honestly can't remember the last time we celebrated. I do remember one time when we were dating, I got roses of all different colours with a letter explaining what each colour ...

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Filed Under: News, Opinions, Reading Goals Tagged With: blog, books, brunch, john green, lazy perfectionist, paper towns, reading, starbucks, Toronto

In all honesty

January 19, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 3 Comments

My name, Allison, means "little truthful one," and I tend to live up to my name. I probably should work on lying a little better because I usually show the truth on my face even if I'm attempting not to. I would be a clothing store's worst employee because I wouldn't be able to tell everyone how amazing they look in anything they tried on. (I hate stores like that, don't you? I mean, I can ...

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Filed Under: News, Opinions, Reading Goals Tagged With: blog, books, dreams, goals, honesty, lazy perfectionist, reading, running, Toronto

Guys, I just can’t do it….

January 12, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 7 Comments

The struggle is real over here. I just cannot get into the book I am supposed to be reading this month. Ugh! I really don't know what the issue is. It's not like it's dull--it is full of action, interesting characters and colourful writing. I just can't seem to connect for some reason. Maybe it's just that my brain has gotten so out of the reading habit that it's struggling to focus?! I just ...

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Filed Under: News, Opinions, Reading Goals, Uncategorised Tagged With: books, lazy perfectionist, malta, memories, reading, struggle

About Me

I am Allison, the lazy perfectionist! Translation - the girl who hates doing things she isn’t perfect at. So instead of trying, my fears of imperfection have held me back. This blog is a written account of my pursuit to be courageous in those things I have always wanted to do--whether or not I do them perfectly!
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