Putting the OM in OMG
Welcome to Blue Monday, statistically the saddest day of the year. According to the professor who came up with the formula, this could be the bluest Monday on record due to well-known political events, along recent death of childhood heroes, which … [Continue reading]
Ninety minutes ago, I considered sitting down to write, but instead sat on the comfortable couch for a few minutes. I promptly fell asleep to the tune of Roomba noisily vacuuming my floors for me - welcome to the future, Mrs. Jetson - and the kids … [Continue reading]
Doesn't everything feel a bit like a Herculean effort during the month of January? Yesterday morning was a feels like minus 32 with the wind chill kind of day, plus it had snowed overnight, sending traffic into one gigantic snarl, not that I'm … [Continue reading]
It's January, so no one should be surprised, but I still shuddered a little when I checked the weather forecast, and the following warning popped up at me: BITTER COLD AHEAD FOR ALBERTA IN JANUARY Not just cold, BITTER cold! This was the … [Continue reading]
Happy New Year! I was in a class yesterday and the teacher was talking about numerology, something I know very little about, and of which I'm slightly wary. 2016 was a 9 (2+1+6=9) and life goes, apparently, in nine-year cycles; the end of a cycle … [Continue reading]
Everyone is talking about kicking 2016 to the curb, and certainly it was a strange year, with sadness and loss and disheartening attacks. There were lots of tragedies this year, but as always, there is light and love and laughter to be had too. 2016 … [Continue reading]
I am BUZZING on caffeine. It's 7:14, I've been awake for over three hours, and I have people coming over this afternoon. Whee! Note: I say this like it's something unusual but the fact is I am almost always awake around 4, so it's just like a … [Continue reading]
