Putting the OM in OMG
I know I seem all easy going and flexible, but the reality is I am a very rigid person. Each week I write in my day-timer - the old-fashioned PAPER kind, can you imagine? - the tasks that I need to do that week. Some of the tasks are everyday … [Continue reading]
I heard on the radio this morning that there has been some kind of significant study showing that yelling at your kids is just as bad - if not WORSE - than spanking them. Well, then. This is one of those hot button, easily misinterpreted studies, in … [Continue reading]
On Monday it warmed up all the way to minus 17, so I carpe diemed the hell out of that and took the dog for a walk. Poor fluffster, it's been a while since he's had a proper walk, and it probably will be a while before he gets a proper walk, because … [Continue reading]
This morning I was shopping for random things like Vitamin D pills, toothpaste, compost bags, 12 boxes of tissues, and socks for the boys. I had quite a cartful of items and after I finished unloading them I noticed the woman in front of me, who was … [Continue reading]
I wrapped up my twelfth - TWELFTH - book fair yesterday and it was the most successful one I've ever had; we raised almost $4000 for the school library and home reading program. I feel like I should preen a little bit about that, but credit must be … [Continue reading]
I woke up this morning and it was minus thirty with windchill, and all I could think while I watched the weather report was at least I'm not in Regina. Or Flin Flon. Because minus 49 - which is the temperature in those places - is really really cold. … [Continue reading]
This morning I finally could breathe through my nose, and so I went to yoga for the first time since Sunday. When I was driving home, Eye of the Tiger was playing on the radio. It felt appropriate. I feel like I should play it on a continuous loop … [Continue reading]
