Author Archives: Camille

About Camille

I'm Camille. I have a butt-chin. I live in Canada. I was born in Arizona. I like Diet Dr. Pepper. Hello. You can find me on Twitter @archiveslives, Facebook at facebook.com/archivesofourlives, instagram at ArchivesLives, and elsewhere.

Get on with it.

I am at the point in my life where it’s become absolutely necessary to poop or get off the pot. I need to do things. Make changes. Set goals. Accomplish them. I’m 25 now and not getting any younger. I … Continue reading

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How to Make Proper Canadian Squares

In Canada there is this thing called Squares. It’s a dessert. It’s very common. It’s nothing I’d ever heard of before until I moved here. Don’t believe me? Look what happens if you google “squares:” Exactly what you’d expect to … Continue reading

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Mormons make it work.

An hour ago I got home from my ward Christmas social. There were horse-drawn hayrides. There were Christmas movies. There was the Grinch and Rudolph. There were donuts and hot chocolate. There were Santas. Presents. Oranges. Chocolate coins. Sticky-fingered children. … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, family, fiascos, It's All Good, kid stuffs, Married Life, oh brother what next, Poor Kyle, what I'm about | 3 Comments

Bedtime

A few days ago I was driving in to work at the crack of dadgum dawn, when it hit me: THIS IS MY LIFE NOW. It was surreal, and depressing, to face the day like that, just exactly as I’d … Continue reading

Posted in change, failures, I hate change, in all seriousness, introspection, looking back, my edjumacation and me, oh brother what next, woe is me | 8 Comments

Charles P. Wiggins the Third Turns Out to Be a Stress Eater

To read earlier installments of Charles P. Wiggins the third, click here. Once upon a time there was Charles. He was a simple man. Kind. Humble. A real stand-up fellow. He lived a normal life, basically drama free and productive … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving back.

The first year I missed Thanksgiving with my huge crazy extended family was in 2005. I’d moved to Canada two months earlier to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. I’d just turned 19. I was in college. My little … Continue reading

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