In my old life, a typical weekend would involve work. Baking. Watching Euro-movies on my laptop in the background. Lather, rinse, repeat. In my new life this weekend, there was work… there was A LOT of baking. There was watching Euro-movies on my laptop in the background. AND THEN… there was a baptism? One of …
Category Archives: Goals
More of the unknown
So I spent New Year’s in my old stomping grounds. And I *loved* it! It was confusing—I was so socially unhappy there, but I had a career. I was respected, I had authority, I had value. In Canada, I have a social life. I have a job. I’m still respected (so much sometimes that I …
The Return of Goals
Sipping Absinthe and enjoying some pre-schnitzel appetisers: I’m up in Prince George, experiencing one of the last New Year’s of the globe. And I, for one, am SO GLAD it is over. It was a hard year—not bad, per se, but not easy at all. I’m not afraid of a challenge, but some of this …
Gym and Love and Hate
It’s 4.47 am as I begin writing this. I have just submitted my article. I LOVE THAT. I’ll still have edits after the peer review, but the worst is over. Squeee! So let’s focus on the love first—and sorry to burst your bubbles, but it’s not romantic. 🙂 Brazilian men can be quite pleasing to …
Crazy wake up call
Oi, blogosphere, tudo bem? I’ve spent my waking hours—almost all of them—since we got back from Campos last weekend in the service of a profession that I realise I was right to leave. Well, it left me, but I’M SO GLAD IT DID! I really truly love the material, but the demands are madness. I …
Are We There Yet?
In 2 weeks and 2 days, I shall quit this place. I’m trying not to buy food anymore to eat down my stores… but I have to buy things to make meals out of the stores, you know? You just can’t eat a can of lentils with a side of garbanzos and some broad beans …
When it rains it pours
It’s downright un-Canadian, I’ll admit it. Therefore, I’m not going to link you to Youtube, where you can listen to them since “Courage”. Sure, the lyrics from “Courage” make up this post’s title, but still. I just can’t! Instead, let me moan about what it refers to: Today is Day 2 of the Re-Focus, and …
Learning New Things
1. Costco sells DENBY! And it’s not BAD! 2. Freezer burn can actually *improve* the taste of some foods. (‘Member these? I brought the last few to work today—turns out, they’ll hit the spot when I’m in a pinch and need a quick kick of healthy energy. I won’t say I like ‘em, but might …
A New Career Path
Oh! I have to tell someonnnnne! It’s going to be youuuuuuuu! Today, I got the awesomest, most fab-tastical mail… I’ve anticipated it for awhile, but now that it’s official I can get excited—and live up to my blog’s name. 🙂 I know that healthy bloggers tend to leave their careers and retrain in the direction …
Creating and establishing habits
Well, that took no time at all. For the record, I got back on the scale. I’m down about 6 lbs for the summer, which is GREAT!… but also less than I hoped for. I realized something (a lot of somethings, actually… many posts to follow on the different realizations): In December, I was the …