Kondo-ing My Life, The Clothing Edition

So here we are in the very last week of summer vacation, and finally, FINALLY the weather is lovely. Although it looks like it's all going to hell on the long weekend, so hurrah for Calgary for living up to its usual weather standards. Well, at least … [Continue reading]

Does anyone still read print magazines or is it just me?

Thank you to everyone for your kind words about Barkley! I'm happy to report he's pretty much all better, except for having to take pills and eat really, really gross looking canned dog food for a few more days. One huge benefit of having a … [Continue reading]

Winter Is Coming

My gracious, it's been a hell of a week, and it's only Wednesday. We were having a lovely time up at the lake with my parents, boating and swimming and tubing, enjoying what felt like the last blast of summer, when Barkley got sick. He got sick in … [Continue reading]

Kondo-ing My Life

I consider myself to be a very self-aware person. I know that I can be very easy to live with, in some ways, but very difficult in others. I can recognize my faults along with my positive character traits. So I recognize that at the end of the … [Continue reading]

Spoiled children and first seven jobs

In my last post, I promised a photo of me looking disapproving at the amusement park, and today was supposed to be that day. Except that the sky is grey, again, and threatening to thunderstorm, AGAIN, and so I am just looking disapproving in my … [Continue reading]

My Face Says I’m Disappointed, But My Heart Says I’m Happy

Well, hello there! So much has happened in the last two weeks; my husband took time off work and we Vacationed Like Nobody's Business. First of all, the boys finished off their week of karate camp with a mini-tournament, and all I can say is that I … [Continue reading]

Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Not all news is bad, people. Today I learned that you can make crispy pan-fried chickpeas on the stove top! Just like amazing, addictive, roasted chickpeas, but without turning on the oven! This is an incredible breakthrough in chickpea technology … [Continue reading]