April 2nd, 2013 in 30something, adventure, hello universe? I love you, help, here is my heart, i know- we all LOVE him, i may write about the west wing forever, i promise this is cool, i should be a cheerleader, i want this, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, it makes sense to me, it's a good thing, it's a long one (twss), just do what i say, just say yes, karma is going to get you, mindful happiness, school, something I won't forget, sometimes you just have to leap, this one might be my favourite, when i ask you to do things for me 
I have a student in my class, let’s call him Jake. He’s (secretly) one of my favourite students because he tends to see the glass half full and is grumpy in the most endearing way. He struggles socially and spends a lot of recesses with me as he says “I don’t have friends because my brain has a hard time making some”. He has big brown eyes and his shoe laces are always undone. Jake has a lot of anxiety issues and when I have a substitute at school, he’s so worried about me he works in counsellors office to help …READ MORE
February 27th, 2012 in books i'm not writing, confession of the day, hello universe? I love you, help, i complain because I care, i think this would make her proud, is it weird this makes me cry?, it happened this week, it makes sense to me, jumping off bridges, just do what i say, just say yes, life lesson, something I won't forget, the J.O.B., the title says it all, things I don't say outloud, top 10, when i ask you to do things for me, when i say it anyway I drove home today with fingers itching to type this post. Ahh, so this is what it’s like to be inspired!
On a recent road trip, I listened to The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die (STAY WITH ME, NOW) and it blew my mind in the way that only having someone articulate the things you already believe deep down inside but don’t know how to say does. The secrets are based on interviews with people who were nominated all across Canada and the United States due to the wisdom, happiness and contentment they displayed to those around …READ MORE
January 3rd, 2011 in a possible regret, because "guilt" is a dirty word, fingers crossed this works, help, I like annoying people by talking about how much i like comic sans, i love fragment sentences, i might be addicted to tags, i need to spend more time on spelling, I sound drunk but I assure you I am not, I'm scared to see the search engine results to this, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's a long one (twss), italics make it appear more thoughtful/interesting, love harder, quote of the day, self improvement, swimming in a sea of self pity, the title says it all, today has been crummy, when i ask you to do things for me, you're skimming this one You know what the weird thing is? (Other than starting posts with a random question) It’s the fact that right now, my world is full of extremes. I’m either locking myself in the bathroom at work with the taps running so people can’t hear me cry or I’m stifling a laugh when one of my students comes to school with a stuffed rodent and proclaims to everyone “Get over here and touch my beaver! I’ve got the softest beaver in the wooooooooorld“. The downside of course, is that a second after you catch yourself smiling, you feel guilty. Like being …READ MORE
November 10th, 2008 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, find the dorkiest sentence in this, hello universe? I love you, help, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's ironic because I'm Canadian, politics, question of the day, self improvement, sports, testing egans brain, the Blitz, the one that nobody reads because of the title, when i ask you to do things for me, you're skimming this one So…. I need a hobby.
You see, for the last year and a half the Presidential election was my hobby. I spent quality time with Joe and Chris and Chucky T. Wolf and Anderson and Donna. Keith and Rachel. There was poll watching and primary concerns, then later scandals and smears to disprove and then an electoral map to study with the intense gaze of a jewelers eye. There may have even been a time when I created my own electoral map.
Let’s just take a minute to bow to that kind of *dorkiness, shall we?
Okay, moving on.
But …READ MORE
November 3rd, 2008 in AGGRESSIVE eye rolling makes me mad, games we play, help, holidays, i am slowly going crazy, i hate it when i blog about blogging, it happened this week, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, lists, oh dear, proof i attract crazy, the title says it all, this makes me sound dumber than i am, why I will never be the CEO of Apple, you're skimming this one There’s sort of a big event happening on Tuesday that a lot of people are talking about. I may have even talked about it a few times, might have even casually shared a few views on what I thought. But, I need a day without discussing the topic that shall not be named. Because if I talk about it today, there’s a chance I may turn into someone as crazy as he who shall not be named.
1. I’m getting tired of the lady at Starbucks verbally abusing me. Okay, maybe that’s a stretch- she’s not like, calling me …READ MORE
September 24th, 2008 in and now you might know everything, confession of the day, help, i am slowly going crazy, if i had a therapist, it happened this week, it's always easier to say it than do it, oh dear, the title says it all, these are the things that happen to me, this makes me sound dumber than i am, who needs a self help book? Things that I avoid like the plague: 1. the plague 2. confrontation
Case in point: Mallard woman came to talk to me today. She walked by a room I was in, did a double take and then entered. She started by saying ” I need to talk to you” and then because I didn’t know what to do, I told her I was busy. She tried again to talk to me, saying that it would just take a few minutes and could I please come into the hall? I again responded with, I couldn’t because I was busy, but that …READ MORE
So by random chance and circumstance, I find that I have the next few weeks absolutely free. I mean… nothing is going on. AT ALL.
I actually hear crickets when I open up my *social planner.
Which leaves me with only one option- vacation with my friend who is also itching to get away.
We struggled to figure out how we could go to Mexico (hello beach! hello free drinks!), but sadly my friend has a family engagement she CANNOT miss and now the timing doesn’t work with Mexico. (Which? I do not understand. We send people to the moon. …READ MORE
I’m one of those annoying people who is always cold. I treasure sweaters, collect wool socks and hog blankets without shame. But this week my world has changed. I’ve spent this last few days laying on floor- marveling at the genius of fans, ice cubes and cold showers. I’ve been too hot to sleep, to write, to read, to spend time outside on patios. Let’s re-read that last one, I’VE BEEN TO HOT TO SPEND TIME ON PATIOS. Clearly, you see I’ve been dealing with a heat issue.
And now tonight, I’m dealing with a dress issue. The no-date dilemma …READ MORE
June 12th, 2008 in and now you might know everything, Annie Lebowitz is so jealous, because "guilt" is a dirty word, because I can't do report cards 24/7, confession of the day, find the dorkiest sentence in this, help, i hate it when i blog about blogging, i know too much about magnets, i may write about the west wing forever, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, lists, men, people i like, pirates, proof i attract crazy, the george, the J.O.B., Uncategorized, when i say it anyway So, I have to mention this because it’s going to bother me if I don’t. And when things bother me and I don’t say anything, I turn about 8 shades of crazy all of which involve binging on popcorn and tequila and writing copious amounts of horrible poetry into my journal (sidenote: Why do I only ever write in my journal when I’m unhappy? I swear, if my grandkids are screwed out of love letters- they should at least get a journal that has SOME happy thoughts rather than hundreds of pages filled with angst and pathetic ‘why me?’ statements …READ MORE
April 13th, 2008 in adventure, confession of the day, friends, help, i complain because I care, i like scotch & table dancing, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., Me & the Bard, oh dear, these are the things that happen to me A short time ago, a dear friend asked me to do the one thing that a good friend can’t refuse doing. She asked me to speak at her wedding. And of course, I said yes. Because that is what you do when your friend asks you to do such a thing. You say “yes”. And you say it without hesitation.
And then I was given my “reading”. Sonnet 18 by The Bard. In case you aren’t up-to-date on your Shakespeare (and other than *Bre, who is?) Sonnet 18 starts out “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, and includes …READ MORE
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quote of the moment "Once you start googling 'unlikely animal friendships', life gets better."
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