<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HardThings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aspiring Canadian memoir author, poet, and philosopher, Leah Marguerite blogs about her life experiences with humour and insight. ]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:30:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[              Love &#38; Let Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Big Daddy and I started dating for the second time, I was skeptical about whether it was a viable relationship. We had been high...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/love-let-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cd1a02507a103226b508db</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:59:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_1be16c3b727f456ba8ec282ff22ea88e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                      Growing Pains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing has prepared me for my children growing into teenagers and young adults. Everyone warns you about the sacrifices and hard work of...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/growing-pains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c67277f6e8d850588ea20a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_70ab0f8e71fa45ada55e193f75bd3b01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghosts 'n' Stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[I see dead people. I know, it’s unbelievable. A skeptic by nature, it took me a long time before I was certain what I was experiencing...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/ghosts-n-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65bad3fb1f2f5188b73954f6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:13:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_190032d98d1f43f3aae2ffe80a190077~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                      Meet Chiquita]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet Chiquita, the tiniest member of our family. Chiquita hails from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Her story is an interesting one, though I...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/chiquita</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655fb170665de3e931968b75</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 20:12:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_134eacbd723e499d8dbafba8644618d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                  The Lies That Bind]]></title><description><![CDATA[“All truths that are kept silent become poisonous.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Family secrets. Like a silent genetic component, nearly every...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/the-lies-that-bind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655e3ce586e044e72013b515</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:56:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_d2bf7df9895a439a9834214b4c1f7431~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt                                  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s me. I’m somebody. At least that’s what my mom never told me when I was growing up, ba-dum-bump. Is my story a comedic tragedy or a...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/it-s-all-fun-and-games-until-somebody-gets-hurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65555092092b4d0043d14a43</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:15:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_e7204a7d97e547dfba29e8c70228f2d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Lean Into It]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I know I’m ready for sleep I hear this whooshing sound course through my head. Ear to ear. Like the ‘waves’ you hear in a conch...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/just-lean-into-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">653ad5c0efab77cf32bb4468</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:12:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_80e2ee05bec24465a2f9bf8a8e7d8ee9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detours Can Be Tiny Miracles]]></title><description><![CDATA[We left Thanksgiving dinner at dusk. I love it here at the acreage where my stepson and daughter-in-law live with our beautiful grandson....]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/detours-can-be-tiny-miracles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6532d240a8aac2144bc40e81</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_3e2ff3ce8f4e472c8a7fce60ba7fd18b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Be Nice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me explain. It’s a regular day. I get up, get ready for work, and shuffle my children out the door to drop them off at school and...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/don-t-be-nice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652996bb2280db05d37a80ba</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_8e9533ff178248988b462275bf75d627~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lily Blooming]]></title><description><![CDATA[These Oriental Lily bulbs were planted lovingly by me this spring. I watched intently as the first spires broke through the earth,...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/lily-blooming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650b88f8cac2500017cf3db4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:11:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_6d542febb79b4281b5bc0f9dfbaa6193~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a bit Feral, But I'm Housetrained]]></title><description><![CDATA["I'm a bit feral, but I'm housetrained." I think I’ve finally recovered from July. It’s our busiest month of the year. My partner, two...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/i-m-a-bit-feral-but-i-m-housetrained</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d12c148a4b5e89222eadff</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:40:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_4be3598c94324a389d842ea6e4ff9054~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                      For The Misfits]]></title><description><![CDATA[My fourteen-year-old daughter told me the other day that I’m the ‘OG Emo’. She saw a picture of her father and me from the early...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/for-the-misfits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c983ec1a7909d0e3241a13</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 22:23:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_08496222b9cc4920a5cb7fb30d22800a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter Nine Final Excerpt From "Hard Things &#38; Humour" by Leah Marguerite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grief is one of the hardest things most of us will have to go through in our lifetimes. It can be our downfall or our grace. It can...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/chapter-nine-final-excerpt-from-hard-things-humour-by-leah-marguerite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d9864c8f393c636a4cba4a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:29:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_ce5857dd01f341eba5a10799c8d78a00~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter Eight Excerpt From "Hard Things &#38; Humour" by Leah Marguerite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please enjoy this excerpt from Chapter Eight of "Hard Things &#38; Humour" I write this to you. Nova is screaming bloody murder as I wind my...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/chapter-eight-excerpt-from-hard-things-humour-by-leah-marguerite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d04b526add45ed92856b1b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:25:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_76e8895e16194fe393193af00349e3b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter Seven Excerpt From "Hard Things &#38; Humour" by Leah Marguerite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome friends! I hope you enjoy this excerpt from Chapter Seven in "Hard Things &#38; Humour" This has been an experience very close to my...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/chapter-seven-excerpt-from-hard-things-humour-by-leah-marguerite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c59c0c3dd2c0de0f75bae1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 18:53:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_bc5dcb32fa784964bac21c82dee071e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter Five Excerpt From "Hard Things &#38; Humour", by Leah Marguerite]]></title><description><![CDATA[I write this to you. Please enjoy this excerpt from Chapter Five of "Hard Things &#38; Humour". Today we leave back to Canada. We eat...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/chapter-five-excerpt-from-hard-things-humour-by-leah-marguerite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638e20fa497cc93ac0826b23</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:23:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_8980fe532941419186013bcbc0abce58~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hard Things &#38; Humour", Chapter Two, Excerpt Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother is sitting alone in her tiny apartment. The rhythmic sigh of her oxygen machine is white noise behind the blare of the local...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/hard-things-humour-chapter-two-excerpt-two</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636525b448bde4a9c843f175</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:03:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1ee8efa7ba1740bc98fa6c6eac0a6a4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Things &#38; Letting Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother once told me that if you love something, let it go. 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This novel is comprised...]]></description><link>https://leahmarguerite.wixsite.com/hardthings/post/flux-flow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63482ba599b92b65d2595fb6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:36:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2e39d_b19eb04a1f914996ad65aacb8370a698~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>leahmarguerite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Things &#38; Humour: Embarrassing Moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[As my introduction, I will tell you about one of my most embarrassing moments. There are many, but we'll start with this one. 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