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2021 Calendar: The Best of The Past 12 Years

Meet my new 2021 calendar: The Best of the Seated View! BEST OF The Seated View 2021 Calendar by TheSeatedView October is one of my favourite times of the year and it has nothing to do with the seasons — I am a fervent spring and summer fan. But October is the month where I…

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Hope for Tomorrow card

A Reminder of Hope

Sometimes, living with a chronic illness can seem neverending. You long for times when you could do more, and once you’ve been in the darkness for a while, it becomes difficult to comprehend that things could get better. It’s also incredibly difficult to explain to your loved ones. Hope for Tomorrow card by TheSeatedView  …

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2019 Calendars or How’d It Get To Be October Already?

It is like always like this: I have spent the first three weeks of October in a frenzy of going through every single photo I took since January 1 of the year, sorting, editing, sorting again (I take a lot of photos), doing significant battle with myself about which of my favourites get to prevail….

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Life Philosophy on a Mug

I find inspiration in the weirdest places. A display in a card store, an ad on a billboard, the back of a cereal box, books (of course), tattoos, and the list goes on. Images, words, quotes that make me stop and think or lift my spirits. And sometimes, what I see becomes integrated in my…

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Better Ideas Mug

Bossy? Not at all…

Welcome to a new feature on The Seated View: monthly fun products in The Shop1 This month, I thought I’d have a bit of fun with a stereotype often attributed to women. Felt timely, y’know? And for a short time, you can get 25% off by using code ZAZJANSAVING at checkout! To that end, if…

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Chronic Christmas Giveaway #4: Your Choice – WINNER!

Before I get to today’s winner, just a reminder to Terri B. and Momzilla to contact me at leneATyourlifewithraDOTcom — you won a Loopy Case. Please contact me by 6 PM on December 31, 2017. I don’t hear from you, I’ll have to pick other winners for the third giveaway. It was great to see…

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The Seated View 2018 Calendars Are Here! (and a Surprise)

I’m really excited about the calendars this year. Not only do I have my usual’s — The Seated View calendar, the Bird calendar and of course the Ships — but I’ve added some new ones. The Seated View 2018 Calendar by TheSeatedView In fact, it’s possible that I may have binged just a little. Can…

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Thoughts on Advent Calendars, Chronic Illness, and Holiday Stress

Updated November 29, 2021 And so it begins. When I was a child, we would start every day in December by lighting an Advent candle. It cast a warm glow over the breakfast table, contrasting with the darkness outside the windows. In Denmark, so much of December is so very dark. Burning down the space…

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Chronic Christmas Goodies

I’ve mentioned before how very much I love the cover for my new book Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness. It makes me giggle. It makes other people giggle. So I decided to have some fun with it and created a pile of products using elements of the image. Best of all,…

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2017 Calendars and Holiday Cards

It’s that time of year again! The Bay — a large Canadian department store — has been decked out for Christmas since late September and the rest of the world is starting to catch up. Me included. This year, and actually ahead of my normal last-minute schedule. I guess what they say is true —…

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2015 Calendars, Holiday Cards and More!

Calendars? As in more than one? I may have gotten a little carried away. I spent some time putting together the photos for my 2015 The Seated View Calendar and was really happy with it. Go ahead. Take a look, it’s purdy. If you’re interested in purchasing any of my new products, as well some…

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New Shop, New Products

Some time ago, I played around with Zazzle for some custom-made products and liked it a lot. The interface is wonderfully easy, making interesting products a snap. I spent part of my vacation time in August making some new stuff. Looking for inspiration? In addition to the Still Standing poster still in the shop, I’ve…

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