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Jackie

@jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social
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Torontonian, non-driver Likes plants 🌱 , and places with shade 🌳 and no cars 🚶🏻‍♀️🚲 Currently living my best mat leave life 💃🏻👶 Thoughts and musings at www.jackieguan.ca

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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#fall 🍂is in full swing in #toronto #eastend
Photo of a tree line street with changing yellow leaves and a road in front with a car and cyclist passing by.
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I just saw the most magical sight-Another mom on an Urban arrow with a baby in front!!!!! #biketo
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The park where Honest Ed's used to be is so nice now!! Great space to come after badialis🍕😁 #toronto
A water feature and fountain at a park in downtown Toronto
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cool Lil book art at the Riverdale library #toronto
A book cut out of the Riverdale Library branch
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#cabbagetown was bumpin' today! Street fest, neighbourhood yard sale, art fest AND fall fest at the farm. Had so much fun and food was yummy and reasonably priced! #toronto #eastend
Fresh poke bowl for $12!Freshly fries takoyaki in a cup only$7
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Went for a ride last night to #BiidaasigePark with lil 👶and family. It was so fun and we got lots of attn with the baby in the front #urbanarrow #biketo
Baby in infant carseat in the front bucket of the urban arrow against a Toronto sky line showing the CN town and lake Ontario at Biidaasige park
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Went to the beach yesterday on the urban arrow with👶 and my lil sis. $8 for 2 soft serves and a chill time. No parking, no gas costs, no fuss #biketo
Soft serve ice cream with a stroller and sand in the backgroundA woman in a black t shirt buying ice cream from a truck
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Did a short pilot with the #urbanarrow and lil 👶 this week. No tears so I think that means he liked it😌! #biketo
Woman with a blue hat riding a black cargo bike in front of a brick house
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Urg what a gut wrenching decision from the courts about the bike lanes. I guess I'll be bringing my son to his first protest in the #urbanarrow much sooner then expected... #biketo
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.jackieguan.ca/post/unexpec... a short list
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Unexpected Things from Becoming a Parent
I will start with parenting and postpartum is not easy and different for everyone. But this list were things that genuinely surprised me, mostly for the better.1. Your child is a joy and light to not ...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Lemon lime sunflowers from the garden #eastend #bloomsky #toronto
A yellow sunflower about to bloomTwo yellow sunflowers, the one on the left is smaller than the one on the rightLarge yellow sunflower with a bee in the middle
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
First official ride postpartum to an appointment and I got here early with 3 min to spare. Love how bike riding has few delays and no traffic 🥳#biketo
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I wrote about my last days of biking while pregnant if anyone is curious www.jackieguan.ca/post/2-month... #biketo
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2 month Postpartum Reflection and Review
It's been about 2 months since I gave birth and I thought I'd do a bit of a reflection and review of biking through out my pregnancy and my postpartum recovery.Final days of Biking during PregnancyMy ...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ordering my bakkie bag so I can fit a stroller on the #urbanarrow #biketo
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Brought my baby in for shots this week and I'm consistently surprised by how much joy a baby brings strangers in public🥲
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Got my copy of journey lines - a zine about biking in Toronto #biketo
Cover of Journey lines, written with bicycle chains.
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
honestly there're more days in the yr that I don't ride a bike bc of air quality and heat than bc of snow and ice 😅 #biketo
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
On my walk yesterday I saw a cat being a weirdo. Turns out that house is magical and there were two cars peeping in. 🤣. Also a yellow magnolia tree! #toronto #eastend
Black cat peering into a window
Two cars peering into a houseBlooming Yellow magnolia tree
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Wrapping up the body for my baby sweater and adding a teddy bear face on this mother's day 🥰
White teddy bear face over a green sweater
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I'm in the final stretches of my pregnancy and I'm happy to say I'm still bike commuting! Some thoughts from the last 4 weeks - www.jackieguan.ca/post/biking-... #biketo #pregnancy
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Biking at 36 weeks Pregnant
This is a series where I document exercising while pregnant. You can see the last post at 32 weeks hereI’m happy to say that even though I’m 36 weeks along - I’m still biking!! In fact, I biked ~ 75km...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I know everyone loves cherry blossoms but #magnolias are in bloom and they are so gorgeous 😍😍😍 #bloomsky
Magnolia blossoms in front of a brick house
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.jackieguan.ca/post/things-... My latest blog post - where I was reflecting on things that bring me joy lately 🥰
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Things That Bring Me Joy Lately
Sometimes there’s a lot of negativity in the world, but I think it’s good to focus on the positives too. I was ruminating a bit on things that I love lately so here are some things bringing me joy, in...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Some more daffodils from the garden #spring #bloomsky #toronto
3 daffodils in a glass vase on a wooden table
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#spring is here in #toronto with my hyacinths and daffodils blooming #bloomsky
Purple hyacinths and yellow daffodils in a garden
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Called and left this msg at the premier office today bc how can there be no money for #osap #healthcare #nurses but there's money for a private jet 🤨 ??? #onpoli
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Hi Premier Ford

I'm calling today about my concerns of the purchase of a nearly 30million dollar private jet for your use. I'd like to know what is the business purpose for this purchase? I'm an expecting mom and it seems like every day, we are cutting funds for education and osap and healthcare but there's money to buy a private jet for your use?? Not only that but you will be ignoring freedom of information requests and further shrouding your office in secrecy. All of this reeks of corruption and I'd love some answers as an Ontarian.

Thanks,
Jackie
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Bringing home #spring flowers on the #urbanarrow 😁 #biketo
Two pots of flowers in a bucket cargo bike
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
First daffodil of the season #bloomsky
Yellow daffodil in a garden
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Free flowers from the #ooak26 show. It was a bit wet but it's always a good time at one of a kind😌
Pink tulips in a blue bag
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I recently passed my 32nd (!!) week of pregnancy and I'm still biking 🎉. I write about my experience here www.jackieguan.ca/post/biking-...
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Biking at 32 weeks Pregnant
This is a series where I document exercising while pregnant. You can see the last post at 28 weeks hereWhile my belly is pretty big now, and I’m regularly wearing maternity pants, there’re still days that I can’t believe I’m 32 weeks pregnant and the baby is coming in ~ 8 weeks 😱.Overall, things are going well. I still bike around and I’m working out a lot but I’m definitely walking around a lot slower. It’s hard to move around with a big belly and even the smallest of hills can get me winded.I
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I often complain about Canadians not dreaming big enough when it comes to transit and services. You bring up something nice and the first question is who's going to pay for it? Well we all pay and if it's been 15 yrs until the LRT opens, maybe it's time to ask how we can use the $$ better...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I've been meaning to put this one up for a while but I finally finished my first ever sweater and write about a few lessons learned here www.jackieguan.ca/post/lessons...
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Lessons Learned from Learning Something New
I spent most of this week knitting and starting my sweater and once again, I’m humbled by how many obstacles there are when you’re trying to learn something new.Some of the things I kept repeating to ...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Saw *2* other urban arrows during my errands today! I swear there are dozens of us!! #biketo
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two women are standing next to each other and one of them is wearing an orange coat and the other is wearing a brown shirt .
ALT: two women are standing next to each other and one of them is wearing an orange coat and the other is wearing a brown shirt .
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I recently passed my 28th (!!) week of pregnancy and I'm still biking. I write about it here if you are curious  -> www.jackieguan.ca/post/biking-... #biketo TLDR - I find biking easier than walking a lot of the time 🚲
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Biking at 28 Weeks Pregnant
This is a series I'm doing where I chronicle my time cycle commuting while pregnant. You can see the previous entry at 24 weeks hereRecently, I’ve hit my 28th (!!) week of pregnancy and with the snow/...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Another beautiful day ☀️! I know real Spring and warm weather won't be here for another few weeks but I'm loving that I can go out for a walk with no jacket today <3 #spring
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Just mindin' my own business as a car free person... #biketo
Monkey Puppet meme where there's 2 photos of a monkey, the first is him look at a side angle, the 2nd is looking forward. Meme text says 'Me as a car free person when gas goes up another 6cents'.
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Beyond whining on social media, I'm trying to make a point of writing to my officials more often. Here's the list of ppl I wanna contact this week - a mix of fed/prov/municipal and not all negative things. #onpoli
A checklist with 4 things to do about contacting different lvls of government about issues that matter to me. Text reads: Prov - OSAP cuts, Fed - TTC cuts, Municipal - appreciation for new elevator at Greenwood station, Prov - gambling ads and restrictions
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
For the few days that the snow melted , I managed to do my first 'real' ride with the #UrbanArrow and wrote about my thoughts here www.jackieguan.ca/post/learnin... #biketo
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Learning Curves with the Urban Arrow - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
It’s been a few weeks since we got the Urban Arrow and with the snow finally melting a bit and the bike lanes cleared, I got a chance to take it out for a spin. Man, it was a decently eventful ride so...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
It's that magical window where the snow has melted enough and it's not too cold that I'm excited to go out and do some bike errands around town today🤩🤩
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I'm going to be done the body of my sweater soon and the bike lanes are still a mess 🫠. Thank God it's warming up this week so the snow will finally be melting 🤞#wipwed
A half knitted white and teal striped yarn sweater
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A short update this week - with so much snow, and poor removal, even though I want to bike and feel capable, it is too unsafe to do so www.jackieguan.ca/post/biking-... #biketo
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Biking at 24 Weeks Pregnant
This is a series I’m doing where I document how it feels to commute by bike during my pregnancy every few weeks. You can see the previous ones at 14 & 20 weeks.Or I guess Not biking at 24 weeks pregna...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
There's still so much snow on the ground so I've started #knitting to cope. I'm 2/3rd done the yoke on my first ever sweater! Proud to get this far 🤩
a white and teal striped sweater at the shoulder that is half way knitted
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Devan Marr @devanmarr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
With so much snow ❄️yesterday - I'm grateful that we don't own a car since there's *way* less areas to shovel for walkways compared to a path for a car. The other thing is that we have more areas to pile snow that is not as high so it's less strenuous on our bodies. #carfree
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If the snow keeps falling and we've already shovelled twice, and it makes no difference🤔 did we really shovel at all?
Snow covered yard with pine tree
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
www.jackieguan.ca/post/first-i... We picked up our brand new Urban Arrow last night from Curbside Cycles and I wrote up my first impressions here. TLDR - this is a fun bike but it takes getting used to. I'm cautiously optimistic🤩 #biketo #urbanarrow
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First Impressions of the Urban Arrow
After our fall test ride, and splurging on Boxing Day, the Urban Arrow was finally ready to be picked up today!!!To be honest, I felt a little bit nervous but also excited. The last time I had picked ...
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
A wet ride today but nothing my trusty poncho and water resistant backpack can't handle🥰 #biketo
A florescent yellow arm holding a bike handle and backpack on a wet street
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/08/o... My first time hearing about this - I hope Ontario Place Protectors succeed #onpoli
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'Crazy lefties': Ford denounces Supreme Court challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
The Ontario government plans to redevelop Ontario Place to include an elaborate spa operated by a private company.
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Holy moly the sidewalks are so icey today😨. This morning will be a TTC day 🥲 #walkto
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Got to do 1 last bit of biking to close the last mile on the last day of 2025. Gotta love #bikeshareto for making trips easy and efficient 🥰 #biketo
Bike share stats showing a 1.5 km ride
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Jackie @jygsawpuzzle.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Got my Urban Arrow Cargo bike and 👶carseat adaptor for 25% off today at @curbsidecurb.bsky.social 's annual sale🤩 Only 22 weeks until the lil bean is here and we can use the bike to prep and nest in the mean time! #biketo
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