Winnipeg Connect: Speed Dating + Friending Events

Winnipeg Connect: Speed Dating + Friending Events Curating pop up speed dating and speed friending events, to support the development of new connectio

And just like that, we're all wrapped up.For someone with what is usually an endless supply of words, I'm feeling a litt...
10/18/2024

And just like that, we're all wrapped up.

For someone with what is usually an endless supply of words, I'm feeling a little bit at a loss with how to say thank you to all of you beautiful humans who have been a part of things these last 2+ years.

This wild little experiment in human connection was so much more than I ever could have imagined it'd be.

Watching you find yourselves and each other has been one of the most profoundly beautiful experiences of my life, and I am filled with so much gratitude and such deep delight when I hear of and see firsthand the incredible things that have grown in this space.

The intersecting of our lives in this space has made mine infinitely richer. I am a better me because of you, and changed in ways I'd never want to undo because of the stories and perspectives I have been invited into. Thank you for your grace and your patience and the gift of your time and education, for your presence and shared perspectives, and for your absolutely unwavering kindness to me. It is the most incredible gift to have been held so very gently in this community, and for the ways in which I was given room to be exactly who I am here without pressure to perform.

Wishing you ease and beauty and soft spaces to hold you, and the courage to keep showing up and letting yourself be seen. There is nothing worth our efforts more than finding our way to each other.

I hope you stick around, as I'll still drop thoughts and connect you to other things happening. And maybe throw pop up events together from time to time.

Thank you so much, for all of this. And please keep in touch, I still treasure the opportunity to delight with you in the goodness of the things that find you.

Keep taking good care of yourselves and each other ❤️

So much this.At the end of the day we can have all the things, but it's the holding of and being held by another that ma...
10/13/2024

So much this.

At the end of the day we can have all the things, but it's the holding of and being held by another that matters more than just about anything.

There are a million reasons not to risk it, to play it safe and stay hidden. And you'll have some misses, everything won't land every time and it might hurt and feel hard to keep trying. And yet it's still the way, the thing that holds everything together, and it's worth showing up.

Community. Care. Giving a s**t about each other. Letting others love us, and loving them back. All of this.

Care holds us all, like a bath holds bubbles. Maybe it can hold you, too 🫧

What am I going to do without events to plan?More of this I hope ✨Thinking about awe, embodiment, seasons changing, self...
10/04/2024

What am I going to do without events to plan?

More of this I hope ✨

Thinking about awe, embodiment, seasons changing, self-responsibility and stability. And about opportunity and 'let's-grab-a-beer' culture and effort and energy and solitude.

A reminder that our final planned event is coming up October 16th at The Rec Room. We would love to have you join the big bunch of folks we have signed up for trivia. Link is in the bio.

And for those wondering, I'm still hoping to dump some thoughts here from time to time. And would gladly facilitate some book clubs and s**t if you're looking to collect people. Let's stay in touch ❤️

Happy weekend to you. Hope you find your own moments of wonder and beauty to carry you through.

Last chance to jump in on speed friending is TONIGHT! Would love to see you out for one last chance to meet some new peo...
09/18/2024

Last chance to jump in on speed friending is TONIGHT! Would love to see you out for one last chance to meet some new people, speed date style ✨

Link in stories and bio for tickets!

It's the home stretch of speed dating, and the last event at Little Brown Jug. The folks here have been so so lovely to ...
09/18/2024

It's the home stretch of speed dating, and the last event at Little Brown Jug. The folks here have been so so lovely to me the last two years, and I'm sad I don't really like beer or else I'd come hang out on the patio more often. Though it is worth noting that the blueberry lavender Brite Water is my new flavor fav.

We had some last minute shuffles here tonight, one ticket mix up, and one guy who was on the patio after a meeting and joined in 5 minutes before it began without knowing a thing about what he was getting into.

There are nerves and smiles, there's laughter and lots of connecting. I've managed to both sweat straight through my tank top and am now chilly enough for a sweater, so that feels about right for mid-September in Manitoba.

I came cranky tonight so doubled up on the way, stopping at Freshii and Starbucks as a final farewell (and let's face it, sometimes a little treat is just what's needed). And yet unsurprisingly, once getting here I found myself buoyed by the warmth and welcome of so many lovely humans and any evidence of prickliness is long gone.

Thank you to all you brave and beautiful speed daters over the past two+ years who have shown up and made these evenings so special. It's been so fun to see what's emerged, to see people try new things, but mostly to see how wildly good you have all been to each other.

This has been a wildly unexpected chapter in my life story, and I'm so very grateful for all of you who have been a part of it ❤️

I hope you keep me posted on your stories of love and friendship. Celebrating what grows with you is one of the most fun parts of all this.

Well hello there, friends and strangers. Here we are, lingering at the door like guests not quite ready to leave but kno...
09/16/2024

Well hello there, friends and strangers. Here we are, lingering at the door like guests not quite ready to leave but knowing it's time to be heading out into the night after a gorgeous summer evening of laughter and cheer and string lights draped across leafy backyard trees.

It's a bit of an extended farewell that's happening here, the wrap up in progress with one last speed dating and speed friending this week before one final farewell trivia evening to wrap it all up mid-October.

I've been having lots of conversations with folks about the end of it all, the why's and what's nexts mixed in with well wishes and consistent kindnesses from those who know what a feat it is to catch wind of one's own knowing and act accordingly. Unsurprisingly, I got immediately antsy at the thought of some more margins of space, and briefly considered joining a 9 month teacher training program at the end of this month, though my body was quick to remind me that more is not better, and that it is okay to make a little room.

Presence and process are the words I'm carrying into the next chapter, with their specific meaning and shape yet to unfold.

For now, I'm looking forward to the week ahead both for what it will be, and for the endings that are about to come to fruition. It feels so right to be here, now. And while I'm certain these won't be my last thoughts about wrapping things up, it feels important to share just how very grateful I am for all of you who have participated in making this space so special. It's been a corner of curiosity and kindness that has been so healing and so wholesome and one that has consistently reminded me of the best of humanity, which is something I've needed lately in particular as I've also been invited to remember it at its worst.

What richness this whole thing has added to my life, mostly in the form of hope and optimism and wild shows of bravery, and in the connections with beautiful humans I'd otherwise never have met.

Looking forward to seeing some of your beautiful faces this week, endlessly grateful to those who show up and participate in the magic of being human, together ✨

We have ONE guys seat available still for Tuesday's 55+ speed dating. It's our first and last 55+ event, and our LAST sp...
09/13/2024

We have ONE guys seat available still for Tuesday's 55+ speed dating. It's our first and last 55+ event, and our LAST speed dating event ever.

What a wild ride it's been.

Do you know an older fellow interested in 15 first dates? Would love it if you would share the info!

Recently I received an email from a person who met their partner a year ago yesterday at a speed dating event sharing a vacation snap of her and her partner, and also got a sweet pic and a little update from someone who met her partner at the most recent 45-55.

Connections happen when we show up!

Consider joining us for our last patio event of the summer. We'd love to help create a safe space to show up, be seen, and see others✨

Well, that was a lovely night 🥹This was our second last speed dating event, but the last one with familiar faces for me ...
09/04/2024

Well, that was a lovely night 🥹

This was our second last speed dating event, but the last one with familiar faces for me in it (the final one is 55+ and that will be a room full of new folks as we've never done that age range before.)

What an absolute fu***ng delight it was to see so many humans who I genuinely adore and am grateful to have crossed paths with collected in one space this evening. I am endlessly undone by how gracious and grateful and kind and genuinely beautiful people are - and how good and kind they are to *me*. The warmth and honoring of my own personhood that I have experienced in all of this is truly wild and I don't even know how to hold it all, really.

Truthfully, I didn't expect that connection in all of this would extend to my own life. And yet it has opened up relationships with people I would have never otherwise met, and whose friendship I will carry with me. I left the patio with my heart feeling so very full, and so grateful for all that has grown here. For all of us ❤️

Thank you lovely humans, for being such good company tonight and for being gentle and warm and curious and kind. It is a special magic watching a patio full of people be brave and beautiful ✨

We've got a couple gals spots that have opened up last minute for TONIGHT'S event. If you're a gal who is 40-50, and are...
09/03/2024

We've got a couple gals spots that have opened up last minute for TONIGHT'S event. If you're a gal who is 40-50, and are interested in 15 quick first dates on the beautiful patio - click the link in stories or bio to snag a ticket.

Things get going at 6:30pm. Don't overthink what you wear or how you show up, be yourself! You're enough.

If you purchase a last minute ticket be sure to check your email as I will send you the details about what to expect. Hope to have a full house tonight ✨

See you on the patio!

We may be winding things down here, but there is definitely still s**t to celebrate💍 I can't be sure what has happened w...
08/27/2024

We may be winding things down here, but there is definitely still s**t to celebrate💍

I can't be sure what has happened with all the couples that have emerged from events, but the sweet, sweet video that landed in my DMs this weekend let me know that one of them just got engaged!

There is clearly so much love between these two, and it's absolutely wild to think that going out on a limb and nervously attending an event has altered the course of their lives so profoundly. Showing up can and does change us, in all sorts of ways, and it is so incredible to know that this giant human experiment has actually done what I had hoped it might. Meaningful connections of all kinds have been grown here, and one cat even got adopted. Wins all around ✨

This is honestly such a sweet note to wrap things up on.

Sending the warmest congratulations to these two, and all the very best as they plan their wedding and life beyond together ❤️

Here we go! It's our final planned event for Winnipeg Connect, and we'd absolutely love for you to join us.I have so man...
08/25/2024

Here we go! It's our final planned event for Winnipeg Connect, and we'd absolutely love for you to join us.

I have so many feelings about this season of ending things. I'm sure I'll drop more thoughts eventually, but for now here are the details about our last trivia night. Sign up is at the link in bio, I haven't updated the website yet.

Come enjoy some food and whatever kinda drinks you like (sober folks, you are SO welcome to join us!) and maybe have some laughs and sit in a room full of lovely humans with me and Robyn for one last time.

As always, we'll have prizes!

Grateful for all of your enthusiasm and support over the last couple years. This whole thing has been a wild experiment in showing up - for me and so many of you. Looking forward to one last hurrah together. I may get a little misty in the corner watching it all unfold one last time 🥹

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