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Here is a ridiculously fun fact about me and my re

Here is a ridiculously fun fact about me and my relationship with coffee: I drink it all day. Let me rephrase that for anyone who isn’t shaken by this information: I don’t stop drinking it at 3pm or whatever time it’s recommended you stop drinking it. I just drink it whenever the mood hits. Espresso after dinner? Latte on my way home? Sure. Why not.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What makes me stop drinking coffee is the taste. If I can’t get a good cup of coffee, I don’t drink it. I’m not guzzling Folgers just to prove a point. I like the flavour. If there isn’t good coffee available, I have tea or water.

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I take a lot of photos. Some of them become histor

I take a lot of photos. Some of them become historical snapshots of my life. It is day 3 of our provincial executive meeting today, but unlike this photo, I am not in a hotel posing for a photo before I head downstairs. Instead, I am in my house with a Zoom meeting splashed across my monitor.

If you could go back in time to one moment, what w

If you could go back in time to one moment, what would that moment be? What moment would you like to revisit?

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Me: When I buy salad, I buy club-size. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s the start of three days of Provincial Executive meetings. To make my life easier, I decided to buy one giant salad instead of making lunch each day.

I am now booked for my second vaccine. Naturally,

I am now booked for my second vaccine. Naturally, this means I need my red tiara to wear to the event. How often do you get to say you helped save humanity? It’s best to dress appropriately.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Now to pick the gown for the big event. (Obviously one without sleeves.)

An overcast day calling for rain does not stop me

An overcast day calling for rain does not stop me from going to the ocean.

This week has brought so much to consider. How do

This week has brought so much to consider. How do we process all that is happening? My time has been torn between reading the testimonies of the survivors to make sure their words are witnessed and turning my head because their stories share unspeakable things. Right now it’s time to breathe and recover. Time to chase some waterfalls.

For any of our HEU members that may need to reach

For any of our HEU members that may need to reach out for assistance as the news we have been reading about and seeing all over the media may be triggering. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please reach out if you need emotional support or assistance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
National Indian Residential School 24hrs Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
24/7 KUU-US Crisis Line:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1-800-588-8717⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Thank you @d_bomb43 (Monica Thiessen) for finding this information.

We hear a lot about “white guilt” and how “I

We hear a lot about “white guilt” and how “I had nothing to do with it.” It’s true. If you were not born when the laws were created, you did not start it. But your job is not done if you continue to benefit from it. Your hands are not clean if you vote for politicians who ignore the issues and make empty promises.

If you have meetings this week, please have a mome

If you have meetings this week, please have a moment of silence for the 215 murdered children found in Kamloops.

A teddy bear on our front steps for the 215 childr

A teddy bear on our front steps for the 215 children at the Kamloops Residential School who were murdered and just discovered.

Words fail to describe the grief we share as a nat

Words fail to describe the grief we share as a nation. The families should not have suffered this long without answers. Please show respect to their families as they mourn their murdered children.

I did something cool today! My first ever children

I did something cool today! My first ever children’s book is now available on Amazon! Search for “A is for Activism” or my name “Charlotte Millington.” This is so exciting. Who knew my first foray into writing would be an ABC book about the labour movement.

I have been waiting since the Summer of 2019 to ge

I have been waiting since the Summer of 2019 to get my nails done. I didn’t know when I had my last one at the end of the Summer that it would be my LAST ONE. Part of BC’s re-opening plan is definitely going to involve a massive treat to myself. (Three guesses what colour I’ll pick.)

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Many, many, many times over, I have said I have no

Many, many, many times over, I have said I have no photos of me from when I was younger. So many moves. So many households. So many changes. I have said that I probably only exist in the photo albums of strangers. But then… out of nowhere comes a memory from an old friend. Once upon a time, I taught English in the former Czechoslovakia. I left behind friends and memories… and a photo. I got to see this photo on the weekend. I was 20 years old and sitting on my front steps in the very early morning in Montreal. Thank you, Jiri, for keeping this memory safe! ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(PS: I have never learned to behave with decorum. I still drink my first coffee in my bathrobe on the front steps.)

One thing that pandemic has given me is a renewed

One thing that pandemic has given me is a renewed love of hiking. When the pandemic is over… and it seems to be on its way out… I have every intention of continuing to chase waterfalls. Secretly I have enjoyed the solitude and the option to unplug for a few hours. Also I have this plaid shirt now so there’s that to consider, too.

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Some day someone is going to ask what the end of t

Some day someone is going to ask what the end of the pandemic felt like. So I snapped a photo to capture this moment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ve been working from home for about a year now. I haven’t seen anyone socially in so long, I’m anxious for the moment when I start to see people again. I’m excited, too, in the way people get excited before a big trip. It can’t come soon enough and yet I can’t believe it’s happening. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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One day I’ll look at this photo of me sitting at my desk at home in my sweatshirt and sweatpants and no makeup. I’ll remember the moment that my mouth went dry with all the fears of someone who barely leaves the house. I will also remember how good it felt to know that all the effort my family put into living in a tiny bubble helped create the day we began to see the end of the pandemic.

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