Money, shmoney

My Spidey-senses tell me that we might be in a smidge of an economic pickle in this country (and the world, for that matter).  I’ve come to this conclusion because it seems to be the main topic of conversation on every news broadcast, tv show, newspaper headline and hair salon gossip-fest (for those of us [...]

Where has the time gone …

My girlfriends and I just took a stroll down memory lane on the weekend and attended the 40th birthday of an old friend we hadn’t seen in about 16 years, since we were in our late teens.  If you do the math, that means we’re staring our 30’s dead in the eye, and slowly creeping [...]

The Halloween Hoopla is History

The party came and went and so did a smidge of my sanity. Keeping eight four-year-olds happy, entertained, well-fed and stimulated is not an easy trick nor a treat. But all in all, I think it went well. For future reference, the favourite party game was pass the pumpkin (like musical chairs [...]

Countdown to Halloween hell …

Four more days until 12 little four-year-old rugrats invade my house and expect the best damn Halloween party this side of Transylvania. My heart is beating a a little faster as I get closer to Friday, but I’ve planned the heck out of this day, and am hoping for success. Pin-the-wart-on-the-witch, chocolate [...]

Post-Turkey blues

Thanksgiving came and went in a family-filled haze. Nothing says ‘holiday’ like in-law induced stress, turkey-themed centrepieces and too much food.  This was Dylan’s first major holiday and he handled it like a pro.  His cousin spoonfed him about 8,000 peas and he loved every last one.
I got a double dose of guilt as not [...]

Bootcamp, shmootcamp

Day two of Bootcamp, and I have to say, I’m pretty impressed at my resilience.  I try to make it to the gym at least twice a week, so I think that level of exerecise has helped prepare me for what Bootcamp has to dish out.  I find myself, dare I say, even yearning for [...]

Welcome to Boot Camp

It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Signing up for a four-week boot camp session with my gal-pal neighbour who, for the purposes of anonymity I’ll call Mieke, (Sorry, Meek) to convince the last ten pounds of stubborn baby weight to melt away.  Sounds like a bucket-load of fun, right?  Hmm…
After stuffing supper down [...]

Pre-wedding poem jitters – What was I thinking? (Part 2)

April 28 – Had the florist meeting tonight, I brought along my trusty notebook so I could write poems during any downtime.  I finished my best friend’s parents’ poem, which was particularly challenging as her father always tends to grade my work.  “That piece in the paper last week was a little weak, I’d give it a [...]

Pre-wedding poem jitters – What was I thinking? (Part 1)

January 20th – Six months to the big day and I still haven’t the foggiest idea of what to offer the guests as wedding favours.  Like any bride worth her salt, I have big aspirations for an extraordinary idea to amaze all of my 110 guests.  I considered creating personalized CDs, but Mike and I [...]