I think I have writer’s block or something; today I sat down to write the preamble to a recipe and the only thing that came to my mind was the lyrics to The Gambler. As you may or may not know, I have an insane memory for song lyrics/ movie lines/ random trivia, but I […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: Summer Loving Had Me A Blast Edition
July 16, 2013 by 9 Comments
My roses are blooming, and that is not a euphemism of any kind. Well, maybe it’s a bit of a euphemism. I came across this hilarious piece about ludicrous things said by yoga teachers, and thank goodness none of them have ever been said to me, because “Let your anus blossom” is something no one […]
Nobody Puts Nicole In The Corner
July 13, 2013 by 13 Comments
The Stampede is almost over and I have not worn my new denim skirt even once. This seems like a travesty. I think I’ll put it on today even though I’m only going to the esthetician and the grocery store. I had been planning on taking the kids to a neighbourhood Stampede breakfast, but we […]
But he knew that when he married me!
July 4, 2013 by 10 Comments
I am planning a solo trip to visit my grandma, several weeks from now, and I think the planning logistics may just be the death of me. It occurred to me yesterday, not for the first time, that there is a fundamental difference between me and my husband. He travels frequently for business, and here […]
Summer, So Far
July 2, 2013 by 4 Comments
Because of all the flood craziness around here, it feels like it’s been months since the kids were in school, when in reality it’s only been, officially, four days. It has been sunny, warm, and dry here which I am hoping will expedite the death of the billions of gargantuan mosquitoes in the city. The […]
Denim skirts, non-Mama-Duggar-style
June 10, 2013 by 5 Comments
If you can’t beat them, join them, is the somewhat defeatist attitude I took up this weekend when I went shopping to Lammles’ Western Wear. I am a Calgary girl, I’ve lived here my whole life, and yet I just can’t get behind the concept of western wear. This is an attitude I felt needed […]
Putting on my married lady pants
June 7, 2013 by 6 Comments
Yesterday I had one of those days where I had amazing feats of accomplishments, one after another, except that the accomplishments themselves were so boring that they practically brought tears to my eyes. I wanted to share my amazing level of accomplishments with my husband, and so I started to list off all the things […]
