Seriously, when moving into a new house, one should be forwarned that they will be spending considerable time shopping at Home Depot, picking up one thing or another. Need tubing and stuff to install a washer/dryer? Need a specific drill bit in order to install the microwave? Need another specific drill bit because turns out you need to cut through ( Read more... )

I never thought it was possible, but I think I may own too many books! I'm one of those people who cherishes her books, and hoards them into every nook and cranny available. Even if I borrow a book from the library, I've been known to go out and purchase a copy if I REALLY loved it, or connected with it. Over the years, my local bookstore has made ( Read more... )

A funny thing happened a year ago today... Alexandre Bilodeau won Olympic Gold in freestyle skiing. This was the first Canadian gold medal won on Canadian soil.... EVER! While it wasn't the official start of the Olympic Games, for many Canadians it was one of its defining moments. The golden curse had been broken. The stage was set... not only were ( Read more... )

Expectations are always interesting. Do you rise to the occasion when expectations are high? Or are you more the type who falters under their weight? Maybe you're the type who likes to have low expectations so you won't be disappointed when things don't work out how you'd like them to.

When I was doing my education degree, like many aspiring ( Read more... )

It's official... the Canadian government has lost their mind ( Read more... )

As I've struggled these past few weeks to catch up with school work whilst making sense of the elusive thing called friendship, I've found myself watching old episodes of West Wing as background noise. Yes, like many, I am much more productive if there is noise around me, but alas some things are still too distracting to count as mere noise. Trying ( Read more... )

I've heard it before, a number of times in fact. Sometimes I even think it's one of my students' favourite sayings - "you're such a dork madame!". They say it affectionately, sometimes teasingly (which is fine since I tease them lots too), and sometimes they say it rolling their eyes at me. Everytime they say it though, it makes me think. Am I ( Read more... )