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 […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things, Aloha Edition
March 1, 2013 by 15 Comments
The book fair is done! All loose ends are tied up; everything is finished until next November, when I will be relating my book fair sob stories once again. For those of you who have asked WHY I do this to myself, over and over like one of those fifty-shades types of girls, well, I […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things, January Blues Edition
January 21, 2013 by 16 Comments
Last week I posted about being blue on Blue Monday, but today it was brought to my attention that TODAY IS BLUE MONDAY. But I was sad last week! I’m not sad today! How can it possibly be Blue Monday if I am not sad? I know. I know. It isn’t all about me. Maybe […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: Holiday Edition Part 1
December 3, 2012 by 10 Comments
Yes, you read that title correctly. There will be a part two. Despite its darkness, and despite the fact that a) it was minus 12 this morning, b) my hands are constantly purple, and c) traffic and the streets are mayhem, I love December. It is one of my favourite months; the approaching holidays and associated festivity […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things; Fall Edition
October 22, 2012 by 8 Comments
I am very cross right now for a variety of reasons, amongst them a) my dog is sick with kennel cough, which he got FROM his kennel cough vaccination, and now I am faced with a new life as someone who does not want to vaccinate her dog, b) I have had to check the […]
Death by Shapewear; Nicole’s Favourite Things, Back-to-School Edition
August 20, 2012 by 19 Comments
I was watching the news the other day and there was a story about how wearing shapewear, such as Spanx, excessively could lead to infection, blood clots, and death. Death. By shapewear. I’m sure there are more humiliating ways to die, but at the moment I cannot think of any. As my friend Rachel said, you […]
