Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Growing Old Gracefully Edition

This morning I went downstairs to switch the laundry, and by the time I came back upstairs - three minutes, maximum - it was snowing again. Clearly, it has been a long, cold, snowy winter when the dusting of snow feels like a complete personal … [Continue reading]

Three Dozen Reds

I often get pitches in my inbox to feature Tips/ Products That Would Interest My Readers, and I could have the Pleasure of Writing About Them Free Of Charge, and, of course, these are not things that I do. However, on occasion something pops in my … [Continue reading]

Theory of Behavioural Economics and How It Applies To Shopping Carts

We are having a Winter Storm and Snow Event in Calgary today; there is so much snow and the roads are treacherous, so my class today was cancelled. I am enjoying the novelty of having a forced day at home; my husband even took the kids to school as … [Continue reading]

Once, Twice, Three Times An (Old) Lady

It is Groundhog Day, so is it okay to say that this week has been Crazytown Bananapants, even though I started out my last post in that exact way? Yes? Okay. Something happened yesterday that got me thinking; what I wanted to write about today is … [Continue reading]

Making the days count

This week, you guys, this week has been full-on Crazy Town Banana Pants, in terms of my schedule. I am trying so very hard to, as they say on inspirational posters, not count the days but instead make the days count, but my goodness, I'm looking … [Continue reading]

God bless mathematical algorithms

"We are gearing up for the saddest week of the year!" the radio DJ said this morning, which startled me: is it Blue Monday already? I guess that's what happens when January 1 is a Monday; god bless mathematical algorithms. For all that, I am not … [Continue reading]

Well, it’s January

"Well, it's January." This seems to be my answer to everything lately, from the wildly-fluctuating weather to my own general idiocy. Well, idiocy may be a strong term for "writing down the dog's veterinary appointment on the wrong day" but here we … [Continue reading]