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Chantel DaCosta @chantelpdacosta.bsky.social · Jan 4
Recommending the weekend reset today to set the intention and tone for your week. Learn more on My Jamaican Vignettes
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Let's Get Our Lives Together: Recommending The Weekend Reset – My Jamaican Vignettes
Let's take a look at the weekend reset and why I recommend it for 2026. We are getting organised and getting ourselves together
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New blog post on why I recommend therapy is now on My Jamaican Vignettes
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Why I Recommend Therapy: My Experience with Tea House Therapy – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy I recommend therapy
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February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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My January 2026 reading wrap-up is live on MJV
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MJV Bookish Thoughts: What I Read in January 2026 – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesAm I bringing back monthly reading wrap-ups? Well yes, yes I am. In January I read five books. And I’m …
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February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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New on My Jamaican Vignettes blog today, we're excited about what's happening in Kingston this February
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The Lookahead: What's Happening in Kingston Jamaica in February 2026 – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Lookahead - what's happening in Kingston Jamaica in February 2026
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January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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A life hack for getting ahead, keep the promises you make to yourself
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Keeping The Promises You Make To Yourself – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 3 minutes2026 is the year you keep your promises, even those you make to yourself
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January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Weekend reading recommendations
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Weekend Reading: Recommending Four Short Books – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 3 minutesBook recommendations, four short books you can read during a weekend
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January 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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We've broken up with overconsumption
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Reconsidering My Overconsumption: December 2025 Empties – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere is what I completely used up in December 2025 - monthly empties
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January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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My top five books of 2025
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MJV Bookish Thoughts: Top Books Read in 2025 – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 5 minutesTop rated books of 2025
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January 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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This week on My Jamaican Vignettes blog
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TikTokers I Recommend You Follow: Or Maybe Just A Few Of My Personal Favs – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesA list of TikTokers that I enjoy a sort of recommendations list from travel to beauty and books
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January 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Weekend reading
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Guest Post By Jennifer Scott: Sustainable Self-Care in 2026: The Year Routines Replace “Treat Yourself” – My Jamaican Vignettes
Guest writer Jennifer Scott tackles how to make self-care sustainable by building routines you can stick to in 2026
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January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Let's read together in 2026
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MJV Bookish Thoughts: 2026 Reading Goals and An Invitation – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutes2026 reading goals and quarterly buddy read invite
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January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Recommending the weekend reset today to set the intention and tone for your week. Learn more on My Jamaican Vignettes
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Let's Get Our Lives Together: Recommending The Weekend Reset – My Jamaican Vignettes
Let's take a look at the weekend reset and why I recommend it for 2026. We are getting organised and getting ourselves together
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January 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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As we near the end of 2025, I shared my year end reflections on My Jamaican Vignettes
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2025 Reflections: The Year My Anxiety Spiked – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesReflections on 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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ICYMI This week on MJV we're going big and doing our passion projects. Start today.
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Dream Big: Goal Setting Tips for 2026 – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesLet's dream big in 2026. Time for some goal setting tips
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December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Let's collaborate on My Jamaican Vignettes
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Let's Collaborate – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWant to learn more? Email me at myjamaicanvignettes@gmail.com or chanteldacostaediting@gmail.com. Let’s connect and create something special together.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Let's Dream Big: Goal Setting Tips for 2026
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Dream Big: Goal Setting Tips for 2026 – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesLet's dream big in 2026. Time for some goal setting tips
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December 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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From blog post sponsorship opportunities to a complete content management services package, let's discuss collaborations
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Let's Collaborate – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWant to learn more? Email me at myjamaicanvignettes@gmail.com or chanteldacostaediting@gmail.com. Let’s connect and create something special together.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Sharing my top blog posts for 2025. Here are the pieces from My Jamaican Vignettes blog that I enjoyed working on the most:
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Feeling Nostalgic and Missing Magazines – My Jamaican Vignettes
Welcome to My Jamaican Vignettes. Today I feel chatty and I am musing about nostalgia and magazines and the magic of print in the early 2000s.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The Christmas 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is live on My Jamaican Vignettes
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Christmas Holiday 2025 Gift Guide – My Jamaican Vignettes
Welcome to the first My Jamaican Vignettes Christmas Holiday Gift Guide. Check out our picks for gifts for everyone in your family.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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This week on My Jamaican Vignettes blog we're discussing the importance of community in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
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Recovering: Let's Take Care of Each Other – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is time to lean in and help your community. Together we can recover.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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This week on the My Jamaican Vignettes blog is all about Q4 planning
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Q4 Focus: A Brainstorming Session for MJV and My Life – My Jamaican Vignettes
Welcome back to MJV. We are in Q4 2025, let's reflect, brainstorm and plan for the rest of the year. From holiday wishes to career paths.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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My blog post about nostalgia and missing print magazines
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Feeling Nostalgic and Missing Magazines – My Jamaican Vignettes
Welcome to My Jamaican Vignettes. Today I feel chatty and I am musing about nostalgia and magazines and the magic of print in the early 2000s.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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On My Jamaican Vignettes blog this week
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Learn. Grow. Give.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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ICYMI A Free My Dream Life Vision Workbook is available on My Jamaican Vignettes for download
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Bonus: The MJV Dream Life Workbook - Free Downloadable Resource and Workbook – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHey. Hey. So a little break in our regular schedule but I had an idea and I worked on it …
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September 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Today on My Jamaican Vignettes blog we're discussing reading moods for September and October 2025
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September and October 2025 Reading Moods: Books on my E-reader – My Jamaican Vignettes
Welcome back. This week we're chatting about books (again) and (finally). Not a TBR but a mood board of sorts.
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September 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Where Do I See Myself In Five Years: My Dream Life in 2030 – My Jamaican Vignettes - www.myjamaicanvignettes.com/where-do-i-s...
Where Do I See Myself In Five Years: My Dream Life in 2030 – My Jamaican Vignettes
Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you ever asked yourself the question where do I see myself in five years outside of prepping for a job interview? I invite you to consider and explore what you want your d...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM