Accepting Our Faults

... & How to Stop Blaming Others. I remember when I was unhappy. I have been a victim of depression and anxiety for as long as I have been an adult -even before that, really - and for that, no one is to blame. A chemical imbalance in my brain is nothing I can say was planned …

Not Everything that Hurts is Bad

We have all been hurt in ways that we think are unique. Someone intentionally hurt our feelings and our pride. Something we overheard or saw offended our senses and we took it to heart. We misunderstood someone and decided to hold a grudge. ...And then maybe something different altogether - someone told us the truth. Sometimes …

Smells Like Dog

  We had a lot of really awful crap happen to us in the last few months of 2016. Our shed was completely robbed clean on Thanksgiving Weekend. The thieves managed to take off with thousands of dollars of my husband's tools and also stole quite a bit from our neighbours. We were lucky we had …

Imposter Syndrome & Goodbye 2016

Goodbye, 2016. Yes, I understand it has been a long time since any posts have been made here. I have been working on things outside of this blog that have taken a lot of my attention and I love it. I am a woman who craves success. I want it so badly with every endeavor …

The Fits

Last week I took Toddler to the park and I thought things were going great. We were playing (OK, she was playing and I was sitting at the picnic table enjoying an iced coffee) and generally enjoying ourselves. I thought to myself, "Today is the day I am going to let as much time pass …

Aging Gratefully

Three years ago I noticed my first wrinkle. It's the one that starts in between your brows as the number 1 and ends up the number 11 soon thereafter. I guess have too many "WTF" moments and crinkle my brows too much. Lately I have been noticing that I scar much more easily. A mosquito bite …

Love Yourself (Self-Praise & Loathing)

It has taken me nearly a week to sit down and write this post. Yeah, I have been busy, but that's not the only reason this one was so hard to get out. I learned this past week that I use negative self-talk to calm my nerves. For some reason I think that if I tell …

When Bad Things Happen to Good Mugs

Waking Up Thirty

I had great intentions.

I was almost in dreamland last night when I realized I had forgotten to put the wet laundry into the dryer. Sometimes if it stays overnight in the washer, it can smell musty, so I rushed downstairs – miraculously avoiding the sleeping dog on the floor by my bed and switched the clothes over to the dryer.

Mission accomplished, right?

Nope. I thought I would be a baller and tidy up the recroom a bit.

Secretly, I just wanted to bring the mug I had been using upstairs so I could use it for coffee or tea in the morning.

My favourite mug, I might add.

It was my favourite for a few reasons.

It was huge and pretty.

It was also thick and wide brimmed.

It was also free. I won it at a wedding shower last year.

Just look at ‘er:

 

 

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My Favourite Quote

When I was in Grade 7 I was a real go-getter schoolwork-wise. I was adamant that I would hold my Honours with Distinction certificate at the end of the year and show my parents proudly. I am pretty sure I did, but hey... who can remember back that far? It was nearly 20 years ago, …