What a month September has been; oddly enough, it simultaneously feels like it flew by, and that it was three months long. We packed so much in, and now my already tenuous sense of time is completely warped. Everything already feels like it happened so long ago. Was it only three and a half weeks […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Wake Me Up When September…Wait, September Is Ending Edition
September 28, 2023 by 49 Comments
Five For Friday: The “We Moved!” Edition
July 28, 2023 by 65 Comments
We did it! We moved! The house is almost entirely unpacked and organized and, relatedly, I am so physically tired. This may be as physically tired as I have ever been in my entire life. It would be an exaggeration to say that I have been on my feet every single day from the second […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Goodbye, Calgary Edition
July 13, 2023 by 66 Comments
Anyone who lived in Calgary in the 1980s will remember, probably with no little nostalgia, the Hello Calgary promotional video on Channel 2&7, back when there were only about thirteen channels. To this day I could sing the lyrics at any given time: Makes no difference where I go, you’re the best hometown I know. […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Summer Solstice Edition
June 22, 2023 by 51 Comments
If my life lately was a cartoon, it would be illustrated with one of those daily calendars, and the pages would be flipping through in fast-motion, flying off into the wind. Time seems to move quickly the older we get, but this past month has been absolutely insane. Not only are we moving next month, […]
Crying In Superstore
June 5, 2023 by 63 Comments
I am not at all a stress or emotional eater – in fact, in trying times I tend to lose my appetite and forget to eat – but I am a Taurus, and I love to treat myself, particularly when I have had a lot of onerous or tiring tasks. Not always is that treat […]
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 […]
A Week In Nicole’s Kitchen
February 2, 2023 by 58 Comments
It’s no secret that, when it comes to routines, I am a Very Structured Person. I like a routine, I like knowing what the day will bring, and to that end, I like having a Weekly Dinner Plan. This Weekly Dinner Plan consists of pretty much the same meals in rotation week after week, although […]
