It’s like I’m suddenly alive with colour.

The other day I got a piece of mail from a random energy company that wants to offer me fixed natural gas rates, which is annoying in itself. I mean, I worked in the energy industry. I have a master's degree in economics. I used to price options and … [Continue reading]

Never Surrender

One day last week I heard Never Surrender twice, on two separate radio stations. Twice in one day! I felt like it was a sign, a sign that I shouldn't let a little uncertainty bring me down, and that no one can take away my right to fight. Because … [Continue reading]

Advice to my teen self: rock the lipstick.

There's no spoilers or anything in this post, but is anyone else surprised Grey's Anatomy is still on TV? I haven't watched that show since they killed off super-hot Mark Sloan, because I was on the fence about the show's kind-of lameness for months … [Continue reading]

Lordy, lordy

I turned forty yesterday, and if the past few days are an indication of the decade to come, then I think my forties are going to be amazing. We had a party on the weekend, and the only downside is that I'm probably getting wrinklier by the minute, … [Continue reading]

Do you feel lucky, punk?

Yesterday I got an email saying that I was the possible recipient of $6.5 million dollars, due to the passing of someone who MAY be related to me. All the money was in a Tongan bank just waiting to be transferred. Then, this morning I got TWO emails … [Continue reading]

Taking care of business, blue job style.

It all started last week when my husband was talking about the appointment he'd made to get the oil changed on my van. This, along with basically all car-related things, is a blue job. I don't deal with car-related jobs, I just don't. My husband is … [Continue reading]

Old at heart.

I had a hair appointment this week - thank god, something had to be done about the orange straw and grey roots - and as I was getting my colour rinsed out, an older gentleman came into the salon. He explained that he was Marjorie's son, Marjorie … [Continue reading]