So I’ll spare you most of the details of my looooooooooooong – started at 5 am – Sunday. It was typical volunteer work: help out here, do this, run this to that person….and it lasted all day. My feet were throbbing by mid-afternoon but we were told that this was the most succesful Gingerbread Event...
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Friday, November 21, 2008 Posted in Life
I’ve only volunteered a couple of times in my life. I mean, I guess I’ve offered to help out in the past, but I’ve barely sought out opportunities to help out in my spare time. I probably never thought I had enough of it… And there are no shortage of opportunities out there. In Ottawa...
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We were robbed of a decent summer. Our fall *kinda* made up for it, but now that I’m having to leave the house in coat, tuque and mitts every morning, I’m truly missing the warm weather. Not even the HOT of summer, but the warm of early autumn. And it’s only beginning. We’ve had one...
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Last night Dan had a work event to attend and so Auntie Lizzie and I were the only adults home for the evening. Jaia was up to her usual tricks: lotsa reading and colouring and drawing between pyjama time and bed time. And then, at about 6:45pm, she comes over to me, grabs my hand and...
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I am not frilly. Nor am I lacy. And as much as I like kittens and puppies, I refuse to decorate with them. This, in combination with having a baby (toddler) girl becomes a problem. Throughout our house, Dan and I have chosen decor based on simplicity, clean lines and neutrals with pops of colour. ...
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Awesome. Jaia has a new poofy purple snow suit. I’m tempted to bundle her up, take her out and push her into a snowbank just to re-create that classic moment. But I won’t
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Monday, November 17, 2008 Posted in Life
Over the last few years, and specifically the last two, I haven’t been much of a reader. And I want to be. And I’m embarrassed to admit that I’m not. There just always seems to be too many other things to do. It’s a terrible excuse, I admit it. But time spent reading could otherwise be...
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I haven’t been feeling inspired lately. In fact, it’s been quite the opposite, really. I’ve been exhausted and too busy and with the weather turning colder, the thought of getting outside to take pictures has been close to the furthest thing from my mind. But I can’t deny missing having camera in hand. And so,...
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After missing an episode or two of a new show, I tend to avoid it because i feel like I’ve already missed too much to be able to get into it properly. I never watched an episode of Sex in the City until after the season finale aired (and still have only seen a handful), nor...
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Do you abuse the snooze? I think there are two kinds of people in the world, snoozers and non-snoozers. I’ve never understood the latter. Dan and I have very different ideas about waking up in the morning. I want to make myself believe that I’ve slept longer, so I set my clock a 20 minutes...
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