When I was growing up, my father used to tell me that we lived in the world’s most beautiful place. I believed him. Vancouver is very, very beautiful. For me, it might be doubly so: for years, I lived away and travelled and when I’d return, no matter what I’d seen elsewhere, when the plane…
You hear that racing thoroughbreds are high-strung; that they’re skittish and scare easily, and that you need to run them to keep them calm. Or maybe you don’t – maybe you’re not interested in horse racing at all. I mean, who is? Not me. I’m not. Oh no. (Ahem!) I would never read up on…
There was a couple in my yoga class last night. At the end of the class, when the lights were dimmed and we were lying on the ground doing twists, I saw them (briefly) hold hands. Like a sucker, I thought that was sweet. I never thought I’d be one for public displays of affection,…
I went to a party the other night, looked around, and liked everyone’s clothes more than I liked mine. I liked this girl’s jeans, I liked another’s scarf. I was in the same green jeans I’ve worn 3x a week for the past 2 years and the same boots I’ve worn 4x a week for…
I had a helluva time getting to work this morning: I arrived in a foul mood, a little later than I’d wanted to. And when I arrived, a couple of my colleagues were playing Christmas music, quite loudly, to celebrate December 1st. So I emailed their boss: SUBJECT: 9:15am Tuesday morning – music playing? MESSAGE:…
I was a reluctant bride. Not because I didn’t want to get married, but because the wedding itself was daunting. We wanted to celebrate with our friends and to have a party, but I spent hours staring at our budget spreadsheet, thinking: “Really? That much?” The quotes I’d had for one particular line item were…
I’ve made other attempts at blogging: a friend and I blogged about restaurants (expensive!), I blogged about Personal Finance (after the restaurants). My last blog was actually about wine, that’s how much I love it. I was learning a lot, and then… (wham!)… I met my now-husband. We met at a party one night, and…
I once bought a small hematite rock from a crystal healing stand. I’d gone with a friend to have our palms read, and the reader also sold polished rocks that were said to have powers like “help overcome addiction”. At the time, I was working with children between 7 and 10. When they complained to…
Lately, M (my husband) has been looking good. Real good. There are a number of reasons for this: He still has a tan from our honeymoon This time last year, he was injured. Now, he’s mostly recovered – he was pallid for months Things are good with us, so I’m feeling in-love with him When…
