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Here. I’ll gladly share the random interwebs recipe I got when googled “chicken black beans rice” because that’s what I had to cook with tonight. 😁 I also added cumin. And it is DELICIOUS!

1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup salsa
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 15oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 chicken breasts
10 oz Enchilada sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 F and spray a 9x13 baking dish

Add all ingredients except cheese and stir

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 55 minutes

Uncover, add cheese, and bake 15 more minutes

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 10h

@stickers66.bsky.social High protein GF tortillas from Costco - pretty decent! A little delicate/easy tear, but they get the job done. Stuffed with black beans, chicken, rice, salsa, and cilantro lime sauce. Topped with cheese.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 04/10/2026

Setting up the backyard for Fall! We’re going with purple and orange mini-lights and scary outdoor movies by the fire. 👻 I do have to put up the clear shower curtain walls to keep the sideways rain out… but not yet. 🤞

Black, orange, pink and white Fall and Halloween throw pillows on a turquoise outdoor sectional couch.

Outdoor movie screen with fire table and couch, inside a gazebo with purple and orange mini-lights strung across the ceiling.

Gazebo set up as an outdoor movie room with a sectional couch and fire table. Purple and orange mini lights strung across the ceiling.

Outdoor clear igloo lit with purple and orange mini-lights.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 02/10/2026

Amnesia but when you can’t sleep… but are obviously very tired… Osmosis… onomatopoeia… INSOMNIA!! I have insomnia.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 01/10/2026

Is there anyone in Sidney or Victoria that repairs Cuckoo clocks? Specifically, re-attaching a chain that slipped off a gear? ⚙️⛓️🕰️

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 01/10/2026

I only had to call my brother once and re-hook up the tank 3 times and try to start it 5 or 6… but, no singed eyebrows!

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 01/10/2026

Propane tank out st the fire table is empty. Do I swap it out tonight, or stay inside and do chores like I should?

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 01/10/2026

I found my Dad’s cuckoo clock in the garage. It was a gift from a German friend who came to stay about 20 years ago. It was SO ANNOYING we made him get rid of it… but he packed it up and kept it. Do I bring it back? Maybe it won’t be SO ANNOYING this time around and bring good memories?

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 01/10/2026

I feel like I need to make this tonight.

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Substack @substack.com · 30/09/2026

As Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award winning journalist @conniewalker.bsky.social shares her work digging into survivor testimonies—records that face the threat of imminent destruction contactingconnie.substack.com/p/who-is-pro...

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Who is protected by the destruction of Indian Residential School records?

“There’s not a single Indigenous person in Canada, who has not been touched by the legacy of Residential Schools.” - Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 30/09/2026

My brain: ✨costume changes!✨ just wear them allll in the same day!! 🤣 As for shoes, keep working and saving until you can afford a place big enough for a “shoe room,” right next to a “bead room” which is different from s “craft room” and “library.”

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation can be difficult. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust. Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 (24/7) Hope for Wellness: 1-855-242-3310 or online.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 30/09/2026

No. I thought about it and was like “I never eat that stuff anyway” so I didn’t. I might regret it later. I was in a bad/tired mood and didn’t want to read labels haha. I only really bought stuff “without ingredients.”

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 30/09/2026

I survived Costco. It was actually *not bad* and I have a lifetime’s supply of celery, cheese, eggs, and oranges. So that means I also was *not bad* and the gf life continues.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 29/09/2026

Who’s the proudest Auntie of the bestest, 93mph-throwing 17-year-old nephew who just signed with the University of Miami Hurricanes for next year..?!?! 💪🏼🎉⚾️🏟️ (It’s me. I’m the proudest Auntie of the bestest nephew). 😀 ✨🧡💚✨

Orange and green “U” in the middle of the University of Miami campus. Palm trees and a building in the background.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 29/09/2026

Lol you forgot the part where I had to get up to find a camera charger from 10 years ago that I didn’t remember if I still owned cause I might use it tomorrow? Oh wait, you weren’t describing my night? 🤣

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 29/09/2026

It also doubles as an outdoor movie theatre. 😀

Fire table with outdoor movie screen behind it.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 29/09/2026

Starting to rain, so it’s time for some cinnamon-rose hot chocolate and mousse by the fire. Under the tin roof, of course! ☔️☕️🔥

A fire table with a mug of hot chocolate and a glass jar of mousse.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 28/09/2026

I don’t really know what at least 3 of those words mean in that context.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 28/09/2026

I still love my little Panasonic Lumix. It has incredible zoom and wifi. I think I’m on the 3rd version of it - I upgrade every few years but haven’t for a while.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 28/09/2026

Oh wow. Some people have no shame.

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am disgusted by the appearance of white nationalists on the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve. This is happening just days before the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. I stand with Indigenous communities & all marginalized communities in the fight for a future free from racist intimidation.

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Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday

TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkemlps te Se...

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 27/09/2026

“Our First Nations…” So, the paternalistic mindset is embedded. I’m just so glad I live in a Green-heavy riding so I can vote with my conscience.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 27/09/2026

It’s so bittersweet. Laughing one moment, crying the next. Smiling overall. 🙃 I think. We had such a good life compared to most, I can’t complain. Letting go of stuff and things is cathartic, I think.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 27/09/2026

Spent morning cleaning out my Dad’s garage. Found lots of my grandparent’s things, too. Rats got into my grandma’s knitting, so that was easy to let go. My Dad’s tools & sports gear are going to be another story… It’s been 9 months he’s been gone. Still moving slow, feeling each moment.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 26/09/2026

Just mixed the last of 3 or 4 different juices in my fridge and added coconut milk. It’s pretty good. Strawpinelimecran milk…? Oh, and a healthy dose of cardamom on top.

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most thrilling escape scene since Indiana Jones fled a round boulder in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 25/09/2026

Hot off the press (Sept 9th)! I have assigned this as ‘mandatory essential reading’ to my staff, so I better do the same! It’s the perfect afternoon for it. 🌧️🔥🛋️

Paperback book titled “Métis Methodologies” edited by Laura Forsythe & Jennifer Markides.

The cover is a colourful yellow, blue, red and green background with Métis flowers, leaves and vines in reds, purples, greens, blues, oranges and yellows.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 25/09/2026

Sending hugs. It’s ok to rest and take care of yourself.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 25/09/2026

The rotation of the Earth really makes my day.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

I bought acacia black truffle honey because I felt fancy. I’m thinking drizzled on bread, baked brie… but do you think it would be good in coffee or even hot chocolate? Tea? What kind…? Something earthy, I guess. Dandelion?

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

Yeah I do it a lot in fall/winter especially.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

I just put cinnamon in my coffee. And I’m trying to convince @seandhillon.bsky.social to do a Hallmark movie-themed fundraiser this year, mostly just so I can drink HC and snuggle in a blanket for an outdoor movie beside a Narnia lamp. With fake snow in the town square (aka Saanichton). 😀

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

Can I have the part that understands instructions for putting things like lawnmowers and shelving units together?

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

Pretty much… the other half is chicken and super crispy apples. Sometimes all together. In a bowl. Yay salads!! 🤣

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

Good… aside from the fancy schmancy baguette I bought and ate half of with my cheese fondue. Oh, and the croutons on my salad last night. But other than that, it’s easy. Turns out I never ate a lot of gluten to begin with?

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 24/09/2026

There has got to be a better design than toilet chains that break (again) at 2:34am. I shall be fastening rebar-infused kevlar titanium cords, welded to the flangthingy and the handle stick thingy in the morning.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 23/09/2026

Right?! I mean, I was prepared that I might need to buy new tires, but all I needed was a tire rotation. So massive savings there - I’m still ahead!

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 22/09/2026

Did some incredible girl-mathing today. I saved so much money at the mechanic, I bought new boots. They were on sale, so I also got cheese, wine, and baguette at the fancy shoppe. Then I bought the mechanics Timbits and went home with my fancy boots & cheese for a life I don’t have.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 22/09/2026

I ordered the Body Shop one cause everything in it I would actually use… then added bath bombs, shower steamers, makeup brushes, and chocolate. Then I got 24 goody bags of varying sizes and in going to mix&match all of the above based on who likes what. And then also maybe I get some too. ✨😇

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 22/09/2026

Oh nothing… just ordering overpriced advent calendar swag to put in overpriced advent calendar packaging because 24 days of pretty little presents are gonna make the women in my family happy this year. 😀

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 22/09/2026

I myself have decided on chocolate-covered pistachios, a handful of popcorn, and tea. 😁

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 22/09/2026

I invite you to try 3 different cheeses - 1 soft/mild, 1 strong, 1 favourite, a handful of smoked almonds, a crisp apple or pear sliced thin, and another protein (deli meat or hard boiled egg) for stacking, on crackers of your choice. That’s my fancy go-to when I just don’t wanna. 😀

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 21/09/2026

Define “interesting” 😁

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ʟʊʟʊ ȶɦɛ ɢɦօֆȶ (ɮɨʀɖ ʍօɖɛ) @soundwave187.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Remember to say hi to every dog you meet.

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Rachel @sisigwadconsulting.com · 18/09/2026

I spy my cuzzin Sheila! ❤️❤️❤️♾️💪🏼😁

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