Yoga Teacher ~ Blogger of Random Things
Have you ever had one of those moments when the universe grabs you by the collar, smacks you upside the head, spins you around on your heels, grabs your chin and forces your head in the direction of someone, screaming, “Him (or her)! You belong with HIM (or HER)!” My boyfriend and I spent last [...]
My dreams of becoming a famous film maker date back to high school. My friends and I saw group assignments as an invitation to whip out the video camera and make a (we thought) hilarious movie. This was the mid 90s, so by “whip out” I mean “beg to borrow my uncle’s 100 pound camera that probably cost [...]
I started doing this thing. Many years ago I started writing down every book I read. This was driven by: My passionate love of lists. A belief that a really long list of books I had some relation to would make me look cool. A (relatively reasonable) fear that over time I would forget what [...]
You know how it is. You move, you unpack, you try to make dinner. That’s when you discover that, somehow, all of the things that made your kitchen functional have disappeared. The bowls, the spices, the potato peeler, the frying pans, the saran wrap, the cutlery, the table, apparently these all belonged to your former roommate. [...]
My sister Angie and her man Nathan finally got married! You may remember Angie and Nathan from our exciting adventures in Ecuador together a few years ago. They did the exotic travel thing, and then the “having a baby” thing, and then finally, Finally, they decided to go ahead and get married. The proposal happened last fall, [...]
Day One Moved into a new apartment. Day Seven Wanted cookies. Investigated cupboards. Shocked to find we didn’t have any cookies. Day Eight Thought about making cookies. Investigated fridge. Shocked to find we didn’t have any butter. Day Nine Bought butter. Day Ten Left butter on counter to warm up for baking process. Forgot about butter. [...]
When you write a world renowned blog followed by millions of super important people, it can be tempting to succumb to your blardom (blog-stardom) and post all the time about really trivial stuff, just to keep your adoring fans happy. That’s why I haven’t posted in so long. I’m dedicated to ensuring the quality of [...]
Loyal readers (Hi Mom! Hi Granny!) may remember my post last year about the NHL playoffs. If not, click here for hilarious accounts of crazy things men do for sports. I was hoping to put together another such article in honour of the current playoffs. But I can’t. Want to know why? There are no men [...]
Remember that thing we* all did last Monday? That time we followed the yellow arrows into an elementary school or shriners temple or seniors home, showed our two pieces of identification, stood behind a cardboard screen, scribbled an X on a piece of paper, and popped it into a box, and then walked away feeling [...]
You know when something shocking and traumatic happens, and you feel like you’ll never be able to talk about it? It’ll be a dirty secret burning inside your heart FOREVER? Then some time passes and the sharp edge of despair dulls, and you think what was the big deal? That wasn’t so bad. You big [...]
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