On the way to buy groceries today the girls and I saw a hullabaloo across the street. There was a horde of people and I thought they were just hanging out at the city centre square because it was such a nice afternoon. Since I thought there was nothing going on we proceeded to walk towards it because it is the shortest route to where we were going. Then I saw the signs Continue Reading →

Learning a second language is something that I have wanted to do for years. It is on my bucket list, to-do list, life list and today I think I may have made a small dent towards that goal. It started several years ago. I think I was around 29/30 and I discovered Rosetta Stone through their plethora of ads. I know. The most serious Polyglots would laugh at me and say that it was a waste of my money but during that time my resources were limited and I didn’t know what my options were. Continue Reading →

We have been renters our entire marriage. I’ve actually been a renter for 95% of my life. My dad was in the military and we moved every few years making buying a house pointless. My parents didn’t buy their home until I was in my mid teens and they still live there today. As a result I have grown up with a renter mentality and haven’t really known much different. Continue Reading →

Mother’s Day is sneaking up quicker than I thought it was. For some reason I thought that it was more towards the end of May than the beginning so now I am trying to figure out what to get my mom. Continue Reading →

Pinterest is bad for your self-esteem. It can make you think you are capable of doing all kinds of extraordinary things and when you attempt them 9 times out of 10 you fail miserably. We have all seen those Pinterest fail memes. There are whole blogs dedicated to Pinterest fails and it is a hilarious way to spend some time knowing that you aren’t the only one that sucks when it comes to Martha Stewart type endeavours. Continue Reading →

I have been a part of my online mom/birth group for almost 5 years now. I have yet to meet anyone in the group since most are from the U.S. and those in Canada are more westward than I. Quite a few of the U.S. members have met though, and today one of my good friends from there mentioned how another member was visiting in her area and neglected to set up a meeting. I though it was weird since Continue Reading →