Practicing non-attachment, except when it comes to clothes.

Have you ever had one of those weekends where you are just so super-productive and motivated that you find you are marvelling at yourself? That was me, this weekend. I don't know if it's a Spring Cleaning Urge or a Nesting Without The Pregnancy … [Continue reading]

Scaredy Squirrel Can Go To Hell

Was that me who was just talking about bringing sunshine with you wherever you go, and finding the invincible summer within? Well, that was before I discovered that squirrels have dug up and eaten every crocus bulb that Mark and I lovingly planted in … [Continue reading]

My name is (not) Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker.

I have been on the go, go, go since I got home yesterday morning. We flew home from a wonderful twelve days in Maui, on the red-eye, and I've basically been in a whirl of somewhat dull but very necessary activity since then. Well, not counting last … [Continue reading]

Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Book and Movie Edition

Now that I've gotten my Spring Rage About Time Change out of the way, I'm feeling much better. Coffee helps. My body feeling like it's 3:30 in the morning when it's really 4:30 in the morning is making it very easy to get to sleep at my usual hour. … [Continue reading]

At least we can calculate the volume of a sphere.

It's a good thing today is Pi Day - pancakes for lunch to celebrate the fact that we can calculate their area! - because otherwise I would be in a complete state of bitchery, rather than a partial one. Time change fills me with impotent rage every … [Continue reading]

The old grey mare, she ain’t what she used to be. But she can still do anything good.

It has been a long week. My husband was travelling for work, which made it feel even longer. All day Tuesday I thought it was Thursday, which was kind of distressing. Then the same thing happened on Wednesday; I was doing some work and I thought … [Continue reading]

Mammograms and Crocuses and My Ability To Misunderstand Basic Instructions

In what must be a new record for me, on Saturday Jake and I cleaned up the two warmest gardens in our yard. It's so early! Most years everything is still frozen and snow-covered at this time of the year; believe me, I'm not saying that cannot still … [Continue reading]