It has been one month of daily blogging. NaBloPoMo is officially over! I ran into an acquaintance yesterday. We grew up in the same small town and are friends on Facebook. She told me she’s been reading my blog this month. Really? And this morning when I tried to pop onto my blog, an error message came up saying my bandwidth was exceeded. My IT husband told me that is […] Read More
In 2 days it will be December and the time of Christmas celebrations begins: client receptions, dinners, lunches. As someone who is trying to “get the word out there” about my business I know it is important to ‘network’ and I will have plenty of opportunities to do so in the coming days. I know it is necessary, but I’m not necessarily looking forward to it. Sure, I’m looking forward […] Read More
Parenting is hard work. It can tax you, frustrate you, and drive you crazy. Sometimes the hardest part is to “let go”. And when I say let go I mean let your children have freedom to choose a bit of their fate…even if that means they are going to fall down. Even if it means they will fail. Sometimes the only way we learn is the hard way. It’s not […] Read More
I’ve been thinking about stress lately. There have been periods in my life when I have had a LOT of stress (like when my husband died and my last years of working at the hotel). Over time I’ve learned strategies to cope with the stress in my life. I’m better able to identify my sources of stress than I used to be. Plus I’ve made choices (and had the freedom […] Read More
In Christian circles I’ve heard a couple of reasons for “why we are here”. One of those reasons is “to glorify God”. I used to blindly accept this but I’m coming to the place where I’d say I disagree with that. I believe there’s a much better reason for “why we are here”. We are here to love each other. Simple, yet profound. In this world of so many broken […] Read More
I just recently started watching Downton Abbey. My husband and I bought the first three seasons. Tonight we finished season 2 with “Christmas at Downton Abbey” and when we got to the very end I cheered. For those of you who haven’t seen Downton Abbey I won’t tell you what happened but let’s just say I am (and always will be) a hopeless romantic.
We did it! The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won the 2013 Grey Cup AT HOME in Saskatchewan. What are the odds of that happening again in my lifetime? What a game! What a party! I imagine just about all of Saskatchewan is celebrating right now. So glad to be a part of Rider Nation! Well done, Riders, well done!
1. to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave That would describe the head cold and headache I’m suffering through today. So that’s all I’ve got. This counts! (for NaBloPoMo)
I was reading through something today where people shared their favourite quotes and I got to thinking, “What are my favourite quotes?” Here’s a few: In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. – Vince Lombardi Isn’t nice to think that tomorrow is a day with no mistakes in it yet? – Anne Shirley Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. – Helen Keller […] Read More
With 10 days left to go for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), I’m starting to run out of ideas. We’re in our first cold snap with morning wind chills around -30 (which really isn’t bad for Saskatchewan – I’m just not used to it…yet). And I was looking back through my photos from the summer…when there was green grass and no snow and it was warm. Here’s some of my […] Read More