I’m sitting in a new coffee shop right now, trying to think of what to write. How do I sum up my life lately, in the past five months since I last posted? I’m sure, if there is anyone still reading my posts, they’re wondering why I even bother to blog anymore. Well, it’s because I still want to write. On this blog. The desire is there. The motivation, though, has been really lacking as of late. I was away for a couple of weeks in August and as for the rest of my time, I have really just talked…
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Happy May, everyone! So I know this’ll be another long one, but here’s what I’ve been up to lately, and the goals I hope to achieve this month! I will admit, coming up to May was a little stress-inducing for me with it being the first anniversary of the wildfire that turned our world upside down last year. I found it really hard to be on Facebook and Twitter from about the middle of the last week of April until pretty much now. They were both filled with images of the day we had to pack up and leave, not knowing if…
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January was… kind of a weird month in terms of goal setting and staying on track. I actually spent much of it in Ontario with Lil’ Ziggy, visiting friends and family. The last time I was there was also for about three weeks, and I couldn’t wait to get back to Alberta by the end of it. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending time with friends and family, and they loved seeing Lil’ Ziggy both times. It was just so much time to be away from Chris, away from my regular routine, etc. This time was even worse, because…
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Lately in Boothopia… Last Wednesday was Canada Day, and we were worried we’d have to stay inside all day due to smoke from forest fires to the north of us. So I decided that if we couldn’t get outside to enjoy the beauty of our country, we could at least eat Canadian! First on the menu was pancakes with real maple syrup for breakfast! And I don’t mean Aunt Jemima or even store-brand “100% maple syrup”. I mean the real thing. You can taste the difference! Thankfully the smoke lightened just enough for us to feel comfortable taking Ziggy down…