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05/08/2026

A slightly surreal but very appreciated moment — being featured as a Bow Valley College alumni spotlight.

Returning to school as a single parent was not exactly the easy option, but it proved to be the right one. The experience continues to influence the work and direction of my business today.

Grateful for the opportunity and proud to stay connected to the BVC community.

BBow Valley College

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01/27/2026

Anyone else suddenly dealing with dizziness or brutal headaches lately? 🙋🏻‍♀️
Because SAME — and I finally figured out why.

It’s not stress.
It’s not screens.
It’s the new Apple UI.

I stumbled onto it by accident while turning off battery-draining features… and the difference was night and day.

I really wish this update came with a disclaimer.

If you’re:
• photosensitive (lights wreck your eyes)
• prone to motion sickness or vertigo
• someone who gets eye strain or headaches easily

👇 These fixes are for YOU.

Apple added a ton of motion, depth, and auto-play visuals — great for demos, brutal for nervous systems. Turning a few things off gave me instant relief.

(Buckle up it’s a long list)

🤢 Motion / Animation (core nausea triggers)

Settings → Accessibility → Motion
• ✅ Reduce Motion — ON
• ❌ Auto-Play Message Effects — OFF
• ❌ Auto-Play Video Previews — OFF
• ❌ Prefer Cross-Fade Transitions — OFF
(Even fades can trigger dizziness for some people)

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👁️ Visual effects that feel “floaty” or unstable

Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size
• ❌ Increase Contrast — OFF
(High contrast can exaggerate movement edges)
• ❌ Reduce Transparency — OFF
(If this is ON, backgrounds blur/shift oddly)
• ❌ Differentiate Without Color — OFF
• ❌ Smart Invert — OFF
• ❌ Classic Invert — OFF

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🔍 Zoom & focus-shift culprits

Settings → Accessibility → Zoom
• ❌ Zoom — OFF

Settings → Accessibility → Accessibility Shortcut
• Make sure Zoom is unchecked so it can’t toggle accidentally.

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🧠 Attention & tracking features (BIG hidden triggers)

Settings → Accessibility → Eye Tracking
• ❌ Eye Tracking — OFF

Settings → Accessibility → Head Tracking
• ❌ Head Tracking — OFF (if present)

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🖼️ System visuals that subtly move

Settings → Wallpaper
• ❌ Perspective Zoom — OFF
(Parallax wallpaper is a huge motion-sickness culprit)

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🎮 Touch / motion responses

Settings → Accessibility → Touch
• ❌ Haptic Touch — OFF (or set to Slow)
(Micro-delays + vibration can feel disorienting)

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🔔 Notifications & Lock Screen motion

Settings → Notifications
• Display As → List (not Stack)
• ❌ Show Previews → Always OFF
(Previews animate in/out more than you realize)

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🌐 Safari & web motion (people forget this one)

Settings → Safari
• ❌ Motion & Orientation Access — OFF
• ❌ Automatically Play Videos — OFF

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🎥 App-specific ones worth checking

Some apps override system settings:
• Instagram / TikTok / Facebook
Look for “Reduce motion”, “Disable animations”, or “Autoplay” in in-app settings.
• Maps
Turn off 3D, compass rotation, and tilt.

More people need to know this.

Share with your friends 🤗

11/05/2025

NEW MENU DROP 🔥🔥🔥
Y’all… Burnin Bird just turned up the HEAT with their latest menu drop, and it’s seriously fire.

🍗 2 or 3-piece bone-in chicken with fries — your choice of Naked or Spiced 🔥
💰 starting at $15 (perfect crispy comfort food)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Got a crew?
Grab the 6 or 8-piece Family Pack with fries & gravy — starting at $45
👉 Mix it up half-and-half or go all-in on your fave flavour.

🧀 And can we talk about these Mozza sticks?! (Naked or Spiced)
Served with ranch or comeback sauce — 2 for $8 or 3 for $11.

🚗 Bonus: Uber Eats delivers Burnin Bird city-wide, so you can literally play with fire from home.

PS — The Animal Fries and Battered Mars Bar are must-tries.
(As a Brit, there’s no skipping that battered chocolate perfection 🍫🔥)

09/12/2025

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09/06/2025

Maybe I was just a girl, interrupted. But my story didn’t end there.

10/17/2024

It’s been a f%cking minute Facebook!

I wrote this post 2 years ago and was too ashamed to publish it. 2 Years later I’m proud to say I’ve lost 40lbs and am almost back to my fabulous self.

I wish I could tell you I had some magic weight loss solution, and no, I didn’t take f$cking Ozempic. I came off all my antidepressants, got a hormonal IUD for hormone regulation, and went through soul-crippling stress this year. I don’t recommend this course of weight loss but I am grateful I lost it regardless.

ANYWAY! For anyone who feels they lost their inner Barbie to Carbie, this is for you!

The journey isn’t over, it’s just begun Hun! Let’s find our best selves again!!!!!

It happened… I was warned my entire life “You won’t always be like this. Just wait til you’re older you’ll gain weight.” And I always managed to bounce back… until now… I am turning 37 years old in…

01/16/2024

Thank you Masood Boomgaard- The Comedian for your infinite wisdom

10/30/2023

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