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Tag Archives: TBT
I forgot a recipe, and I want it back!
My grandfather. *Sigh* What a man. My grandpa was the biggest inspiration while I was growing up. He taught me all about dragons and fantasy worlds that I still love to this day. He taught me that being an odd-ball is … Continue reading
My career in 5 years – Letters to myself
Recently, I met with a workplace mentor to discuss my career. She had a lot of great insight from her nearly 20 year career where she moved quickly from student employee to senior management. The original reason I looked for … Continue reading
New Year, New Goals
While I didn’t make any “New Year’s Resolutions” this year, I am setting little goals and challenges for myself throughout the year. You see, New Year’s Resolutions just seem so prone to failure, or maybe it is just that I … Continue reading
No Excuses!
So when I first started typing this post it came out as a long list of reasons why I failed to blog in December. It was a long winded apology. REALLY long. I accidentally took a nearly 1 month break from … Continue reading
Cats and Christmas: A Holiday Memory
Everyone chips in during the holidays. Each person has that special something they do oh so well. In my family it goes something like this: Grannie creates the most amazing feast of turkey, ham and stuffing. Mom sneaks in those last … Continue reading
October Photo a Day Challenge
For the month of October, Amy from The Idea Room challenged her Instagram followers to take a themed photo for each day. Since I was still new to this photo-sharing app I thought this would be a great way to get … Continue reading
Travelling by Train
Sadly, I have not traveled much. But I do enjoy travelling when I can and my favorite way to travel? You guessed it…by train. In fact, I am on one right now, as I write this. And as this post … Continue reading
Our Relationship: a Tickle Fight and a Maybe
It all started with a maybe. And a tickle fight. That just about sums up how my relationship with my husband started. You see, we knew each other in high school but I was in a different relationship during my … Continue reading
A letter to myself
A common school-age activities is writing a letter to one’s future self. An interesting activity. When writing you question if you will ever actually see the letter again, if it will mean anything to you in the future, and whether … Continue reading
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My brother is my hero
I have a memory of a young damsel in distress being saved by prince charming, or rather, my dorky self being rescued by my younger brother. Every winter, my siblings and I would make a kind of tobogganing course in … Continue reading
