Denim skirts, non-Mama-Duggar-style

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 … [Continue reading]

Putting on my married lady pants

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 … [Continue reading]

Life Lessons from the Eighties

Two things happened in the last couple of days that have got me thinking about aging and hairstyles and beauty in general.  First, I was at a reunion on Saturday night with people I went to school with for grades 1-10, and the most popular comment of … [Continue reading]

Field Trip Extravaganza

Just to set the stage, here, it is 3:24 pm and I'm considering opening my SECOND beer.  Listen, I'm just impressed I made it until Friday to start drinking.  It's been a very involved week, parenting wise, and by that I mean that I was chaperone to … [Continue reading]

So stabby.

I feel like I must be mere minutes away from the start of my ladies' holiday, given my current state of stabbiness.  It is a good thing for the world that I am not walking around with a knife tied to a broomstick, a la Peggy OIsen, elsewise everyone … [Continue reading]

Super Quick Friday Randoms

1) I'm going on a girl's night away tonight, and I seem to be experiencing equal parts excitement and guilt over leaving.  I texted my husband "I miss you" and he replied "Already. It's just a regular day."  Yes, it was ten in the morning and yes, … [Continue reading]

Dogs and flowers and not much else.

Did you have a nice long weekend?  Despite our original plans falling through, we managed to have a lovely one.  We spent a night at my parents' cabin - the "cabin" that is three times the size of my house and has twice as many bathrooms, which is my … [Continue reading]