We are now on round 2 of my cheap crafty modge podgy photo artwork awesomeness, and I have to say I think this project HATES me! I have no idea what my problem is, but I honestly can’t seem to get this thing to go my way. This time I was even slow, careful and … Continue reading »
A few months ago we gained a sweet addition to our family…a little schnauzer puppy named Aspen. He’s smart, loveable, cuddly and adorable, but lately I’ve noticed I’m developing some serious feelings of jealousy towards him. This is how he spends most of his day: Lounging around like he has all the time in the … Continue reading »
In two months 40 will be upon me. I’ve asked it to hold off a bit, until I can get a few things straight, but age is pushy, bossy and waits for no one. And from what I hear 40 is the most domineering of the ages. Let’s just say you don’t want to go … Continue reading »
Kicking is really what should be in the title…but in good conscience I couldn’t say that. I would sort of be lying. Because flailing is really what I’m doing these days. From one thing to the next. Forget busy…no siree…I’ve completely by-passed busy and gone straight to flailing. When asked ”How are you doing?” No … Continue reading »
I don’t really get spare time…I like to tell myself I do, but I don’t really. However, if I am able to squeeze a teeny tiny morsel of time to myself I occasionally read, write, or google research myself to death. And then sometimes I just waste it. Like today. But look what I created with … Continue reading »
Well it’s official, we have moved. Finally! Phew! What a whirlwind! I never want to move again, EVER! I use to think it was kind of exciting to move. When I was 21 I moved from one side of Canada to the other, all by my lonesome, knowing only three people. I thought it was … Continue reading »
Last year I went and did something I never thought I could. I ran my first 1/2 marathon! I, the girl with slightly abnormal q angles, feet that have a mind of their own, terrible posture and an athletic bone the size of a pea, trained for two months to run a ridiculous 21 km … Continue reading »
Today I had some spare time before I picked my kids up from school. Since it was such beautiful day I decided to plant myself at the park for a 1/2 hour and finish off Bossy Pants. (which for the record made me laugh from start to finish!) My park of choice was “Aldergrove Lake … Continue reading »
I came across these photos when I was looking for something to go with my Embarrassing Moments post. I googled “girl tripping” and this is what I found: A little on the kooky side no? These little gems, (there are several of them), were taken by two girls in Tawain who run around pretending they are … Continue reading »
Well, it finally happened. Yesterday I missed my first day of Mayhem. I tried to post something, honest. I wrote three drafts, each one far more non-sensical than last, and all of which were terribly boring. Telling you I put cinnamon in with my coffee grounds would have been more interesting. So I let myself … Continue reading »
Today I’m devoting much of my time to packing, and I would just like to say this. It stinks! On a beautiful sunny long weekend Saturday I will be contending with this mess. I’m not complaining…actually that’s a lie…yes I am complaining….but I needed a blog post for the day so this is what you … Continue reading »
Uh-oh, I’m going to have to re-purpose old content today for the sake of sanity. I knew keeping up and writing something everyday for Mayhem would be hard, but I had no idea just HOW hard. It’s hard. Like really hard. Today I just have nothing to write about…which is weird because if I had … Continue reading »
Photo courtesy of Pie Foundry What do you do when embarrassing things happen to other people? This isn’t a fancy rhetorical question…it’s a real live one! The other day I saw this very lovely lady have an embarrassing moment and I failed as an onlooker…I did nothing. I’ve been in her shoes MANY times before … Continue reading »
I have just entered myself into a personal challenge that will be referred to as “Project MayHem”. May - for the month of May, and Hem for “Eh-Hem! I’m writing here!”…which is what I’m going to say to my family over and over and over for the next 28 days, as I try to bang out a daily … Continue reading »
Bye Pete, thanks for the memories! Yes, we named our van…got a problem with that? If so, you’ll have to take it up with my children, they are responsible. However, I also have a thing for naming inanimate objects …so I guess you could say it runs in the family. A little weird we know…but lots … Continue reading »
Yep. Totally true! We’re moving. We’ll be saying good bye to our little clown car of a house and saying “Hey good looking! Where’ve you been all my life?” to our new one…. …except not right away. *** just in case your wondering that house is pinned on my Pinterest board titled: Exteriors, Houses I Love. Somewhere … Continue reading »
Two weeks ago I started a new job. Why thank-you! (I heard you all subliminally congratulate me!) The week before I started I wasted a whole lotta time sitting on my couch doing a whole lotta nothing. I also rotated my wardrobe between three outfits: orange sweater with leggings, grey sweater with leggings and H&M … Continue reading »
photo courtesy of Pinterest Well it looks like I may have to serve myself up a piece of humble pie topped with a mound of Ikea meatballs. In my post Seriously Stoked About Shelving I held a pretty strong stance that built-in shelving would always be a better bang for your buck than any store-bought shelving, … Continue reading »
My house is tiny. Don’t believe me? Here it is, all 1200 or 1600 sq. feet of it, depending on who you ask, me or my husband. On hectic mornings, I’m reminded of the circus where the tiny Volkswagon drives into the center of the ring and about five million clowns come spilling out. That’s … Continue reading »
After showing off the new shelving here and talking about all our books, the good the bad and the ugly, I decided to go back and read Go Ask Alice while I was away last week-end. Go Ask Alice is based on the diary of a young girl’s struggle with drugs. Alice is not her … Continue reading »
