Goals and Gratitude; Forty-Two Weeks In

Happy New Year! New Year's is a funny thing; yes, we said goodbye to 2020, but the world did not change because the calendar did. I mean, we are still in a global pandemic and will be for a while yet. Nothing really changes on January 1, no matter … [Continue reading]

Boyhouse Year In Review 2020

WELL! I don't think any of us could have possibly predicted the year that we just had, in any capacity. I would like to think that we will never take things for granted again: our health, our ability to travel, our friendships and family, but human … [Continue reading]

No Need To Dream, It’s A White Christmas; Forty-One Weeks In

Well, hello! I hope you are having a happy holiday season. I am at the very lovely point where I have consumed so many Christmas treats that I don't actually want to eat any more Christmas treats. It's nice to have that Completely Satisfied feeling, … [Continue reading]

Sometimes You’re The Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, Sometimes You’re Linus’ Blanket; Forty Weeks In

I'll Take Le Tits Now For $200, Alex I love this time of year, for many reasons, but also because it's Decorative Tin Season, Motherfuckers. I have a lovely assortment of festively decorative tins, and I love to fill them with once-a-year treats. … [Continue reading]

Festively Locked Down; Thirty-Nine Weeks In

What Even Day Is It Here we are, the last week of school (or, "school") before the holidays, and I am feeling that old familiar what even day is it feeling. When I wake up in the morning, I rarely think in terms of Monday-Friday; instead, I … [Continue reading]

Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Festively Crazy Edition

Do you have a Buy Nothing group in your neighbourhood? I do, and it's really a great thing: people post items that they want to get rid of, and also items - and sometimes acts of service - that they need. I have been able to re-home many items from … [Continue reading]

Everything Is Fine; Thirty-Eight Weeks In

The first week of at-home schooling has been fine. So much better - oh my god, SO MUCH - than in the spring. For one thing, we finally bought my older son a laptop - my younger son has had one since seventh grade - and that right there was worth the … [Continue reading]