I am a person who likes to have little treats and things to look forward to every single day. Sometimes these treats are very simple parts of my everyday life, for example, when I wake up, I think “oooh, coffee,” or “yay, it’s pasta night!” I spend time choosing a scented lotion to apply after […]
Archives for 2023
Snow, Selfies, Sensitivities, and Segues
April 17, 2023 by 59 Comments
“I don’t know how anyone can live in Calgary for any amount of time and STILL be surprised by snow in April,” my son’s podiatrist said to me, conversationally, as the snow flew sideways outside the window in the exam room. I agreed, and went further: snow in May hardly makes me blink, although I […]
Maui Vacation Reading 2023
April 13, 2023 by 57 Comments
Part of my daily self-care process is carving out time in the day to read. I have always been A Reader, I always have a book on the go, and being on vacation is no different. I am a Very Early Riser and so I would sit on the lanai (I love saying the word […]
Maui Encounters, Medical Emergencies, Mini Eggs
April 10, 2023 by 63 Comments
This week’s post is brought to you by the letters M and E! I could say every post is brought to you by ME, I suppose, but let’s separate the letters this week. In addition to the title, I could also add in Massively Exhausted. Whew, I don’t think I’ve fully recovered from the red-eye […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Here Today, Gone To Maui Edition
April 6, 2023 by 61 Comments
Aloha! I’m back from my digital detox which, as it happens, I took on Maui! What a fabulous trip. We have been to Maui several times, the last one being in 2016, and it was interesting to see that it has changed very little from that time. The two main changes I noticed were that […]
Nicole Recommends
March 22, 2023 by 59 Comments
Toes and Tummy in the YYC It has been very Empty Nest-ish around here lately; my older son has been working a lot, happily, and in his spare time he’s either at the gym or cultivating a social life. My younger son spent the weekend out of town with his wrestling team, and so my […]
This One Goes Out To The Ladies
March 20, 2023 by 62 Comments
Something that really changed for me during the pandemic was the way in which I wrote this blog. Prior to March 2020, I wrote a few times a week, when I had time, about anything that came into my mind. Once lockdown started, I, like an extremely privileged and much less talented Virginia Woolf, suddenly […]
