It's that time of the year when I record all the stuff I did this summer, in an effort to convince myself that I did lots of stuff ( Read more... )

Well, I have stuff to do, but it's at home and I'm here at work.  Waiting for a patient who is late (or not coming at all perhaps).  Procrastinating on writing chart notes.  Wishing the weather were warmer.  Blah, blah, blah.  Ennui.

Okay, I'm a bit late for posting my list of "things I did this summer", but better late than never:

1.  Had several of our windows replaced
2.  Got the Girl-O enrolled in baseball and went to umpteen games, practices and tournaments, not to mention the Cactus Festival Parade with her team
3.  Arranged for the Girl-O to go to various day camps and also ( Read more... )

This year, I seem to be sharing the Girl-O's excitement of the end of the school year.  Normally, she loves school, but inevitably gets a little rangy by June.  This year, the disillusionment started in May, probably due to the extra work she had to put in for EQAO preparation ( Read more... )

I've been working outside ALL DAY.  Here's some of the stuff I've been doing:

1.  Doing battle with thousands of maple keys littering my patio, driveway and lawn/garden.  Brian thinks it's futile, but we're having a BBQ tomorrow, and I want some semblance of order.

2.  Bought a small Shop Vac to help suck up maple keys.  It works well!

3.  Together ( Read more... )

Well, this week wasn't exactly how I imagined, but it's looking up, I guess.  I had taken the week off work and this is what I had planned to do;

1.  Tidy up in the mornings then take Girl-O to her daily afternoon art camp
2.  Work on taxes
3.  Prepare for spring Jungian exams
4.  Get exercise/go to gym

This is what I ended up doing;

1.  Getting the ( Read more... )

I really can't complain about the mild weather we've been having.  Seriously, there's been more sunshine and milder temperatures than any Canadian could hope for.  And I sure don't miss scraping the white stuff off my car in the morning.  Not to mention the salt.

Still, I feel a strange mismatch between my body and the environment.  In winter, my ( Read more... )

When I'm sleep-deprived and stressed, my upper eyelid starts twitching.  Not a good sign. 

This is turning into a tradition for me.  Saying goodbye to the summer on Labour Day and trying to convince myself that I got a lot accomplished.  So here's what I've done since June 21st;

1.  Gone to Yoga most Friday mornings
2.  Took two little girls to Toronto to see Katy Perry
3.  Continued to take the Girl-O to piano lessons most Fridays and ( Read more... )

We've had a rather unstructured long weekend.  This made it seem, at first, like I didn't get anything accomplished, but I bet if I make a list, I'll feel accomplished.  This weekend I;

1.  Started to racoon-proof our shed
2. Did a load of laundry
3.  Ran the dishwasher a few times
4.  Attended a BBQ
5.  Organized my summer closet and stored fall/winter ( Read more... )