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July 3, 2026 – Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the July UBC Challenge. We will be officially posting and sharing here. As in the past, you will publish your blog post on your website and come here and add it as a comment below. At the time that you share your comment, please visit the 2 sites listed above yours and read and comment on those sites.

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  1. Daniela Pescuma on July 3, 2026 at 2:51 am

    Morning everyone! Happy Friday! 🎉

    Here’s my Day 3: https://danielapescuma.com/why-napoli/

    I’m having so much fun with these! Thanks, Paul, for organising this for us. 🤗

    Have a lovely day, everyone.

    Dani x

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    • Tamara on July 3, 2026 at 8:37 am

      Patricia, I tried to comment. I was supposed to “create a profile”, which I did. Still it wouldn’t post my comment. So here goes:

      Interesting reminder of how easy it is to swing from “sun worship” to “sun avoidance” and maybe miss the middle ground. And yes—somehow the daily reality still includes the very unglamorous debate with sunscreen 🙂

    • Jennifer Shlomovich on July 3, 2026 at 8:39 am

      I tried to comment. It wouldn’t let me.

    • Iku on July 3, 2026 at 10:43 am

      Patricia, me too (about the comment issue)

    • Barbara on July 3, 2026 at 12:10 pm

      I was able to comment. I don’t know why – maybe because I already have a substack account?

    • Daniela Pescuma on July 4, 2026 at 9:29 am

      Commented! 🤗

    • Lisa R Carmichael on July 3, 2026 at 11:40 am

      commented

    • Tamara on July 3, 2026 at 1:42 pm

      Amrita, I wasn’t able to comment. It said “Sorry, you must be logged in to comment.” – how am I supposed to log in, I filled in all the boxes.

      Here’s what I was going to comment:

      Thought-provoking read. Striking the right balance between helping those in need and encouraging long-term self-reliance is never an easy task.

    • Mary Blackburn on July 3, 2026 at 2:25 pm

      Commented

    • Kimberly W on July 3, 2026 at 3:08 pm

      Tried to comment but can’t do so without an account. I’ve pasted my comment below:

      I love lemon water in the morning! I am also frequently enjoying cucumber water as well. That comes with a bonus of a cucumber snack at the end!

    • Anna on July 3, 2026 at 3:18 pm

      I tried to comment but it wouldn’t let me. So here it is.

      “I know this about lemon juice, yet do I do it? No.

      Can bottled lemon juice work too?”

    • Angie on July 3, 2026 at 5:09 pm

      commented

    • Tamara on July 4, 2026 at 2:56 am

      Having trouble commenting even though I tried to create an account. Here’s my comment:

      I like lemon. I mostly use a drop of lemon essential oil along with hand lotion, just for the nice smell.

    • Anna on July 3, 2026 at 3:14 pm

      Commented.

    • Amanda on July 3, 2026 at 3:24 pm

      commented

  2. Anna on July 3, 2026 at 3:09 pm

    Okay, trying this again. Let’s see if it works this time!

    https://amjunus.wixsite.com/anna-maria-junus/single-post/establishing-family-connections

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    • Anna on July 3, 2026 at 3:10 pm

      Yay! It worked! I couldn’t post for two days on here. So check out my other blog posts as well.

    • Kandas on July 3, 2026 at 3:35 pm

      commented

  3. Angie on July 3, 2026 at 5:03 pm

    Almost forgot to post! I scheduled it for 11 AM, so I could’t post until after that time . . . and here it is 4 pm CST.

    https://angievallejo.com/discover-garnett-a-day-trip-guide-in-kansas/

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  4. Alice Gerard on July 3, 2026 at 5:33 pm

    Looking toward the future of plants and my website.
    https://sunmoonstarshine.com/peering-through-a-crystal-ball/

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  5. Danielle on July 3, 2026 at 5:35 pm
  6. Natalie Brooke on July 3, 2026 at 9:30 pm
    • doug on July 4, 2026 at 1:10 am

      commented

    • Barbara on July 4, 2026 at 3:34 pm

      Commented

    • Paul on July 4, 2026 at 4:10 pm

      Commented.

  7. doug on July 4, 2026 at 12:57 am

    What are you celebrating this week or this month?
    Best wishes to you for a great summer. (or winter)
    https://jarvie.ca/canada-day-2025-band-and-dance/

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    • Barbara on July 4, 2026 at 3:10 pm

      Commented

    • Paul on July 4, 2026 at 4:07 pm

      Commented

  8. alice letts on July 6, 2026 at 6:55 am

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