I have some time while my video exports, so I thought I'd write a quick update ( Read more... )

Monday September 20 - Mookie is starting to look dehydrated from her chronic kidney issues again, so I take her in to the vet before work thinking all she needs is another dose of subcutaneous fluids and she'll be right as rain. The vet instead does his assessment and tells me that there's nothing he can do for her; fluids would only give her a ( Read more... )

This weekend Jeremy and I will be celebrating the 2-year anniversary of our first date (which, for all intents and purposes, IS our anniversary) by camping at Bon Echo Provincial Park.

Originally we intended to go somewhere a little "nicer", but then Mookie fell ill a couple weeks ago and had to be rushed to the VEC (don't worry she's fine!), ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

It seems a little extra money always seems to find its way to me when I really need it (eg. Can't make rent....boom, windfall. Emergency vet bill...boom, windfall, etc.) This has happened to me for as far back as I can remember, and it happened again today.

• A while ago I paid a bill online and didn't notice until afterwards that I ( Read more... )

...I'm taking Mom to The Dominican Republic!

Left field, huh? Well, it wasn't even really on my radar until a friend on Facebook suggested it, and after talking with a travel agent last night and looking at prices, I decided on The Gran Bahia Principe Ambar!

It's an adults-only, 5-star luxury resort, and the travel agent tells me the food is suberb ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

The last time I asked to have my credit limit raised, Mastercard LAUGHED IN MY FACE. Today when I asked, they practically SANG "No problem!" when they did my credit check. It was glorious. I'm calling it a belated birthday gift.

I had my credit limit raised because:

a) I'll probably be paying for my next vacation (tentatively dubbed " ( Read more... )