Putting the OM in OMG
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]
Today the 13 day cold snap has finally, finally, FINALLY lifted, and the temperature soared 20 degrees - still below freezing and with very high, cold winds, but 20 degrees nonetheless. I should not at all have been surprised, then, to see two people … [Continue reading]
Normally I'm in full-on festive mode on November 1st, MAYBE November 2 if I'm exhausted from Halloween. But this year November didn't feel very festive to me; too crazy, too busy, too sad. I was putting myself through the motions a little bit, but … [Continue reading]
