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    January Recap and February Goal Setting

    February 2, 2016 - By 

    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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    October Wrap Up and November Goals

    November 2, 2015 - By 

    October has been a busy month. I’m really getting used to living in Calgary, and I enjoy getting out with Lil’ Ziggy and exploring our neighbourhood and beyond. I’ve discovered some great places to take him once the weather gets cold. There certainly are things I miss about Fort McMurray, namely our church and the people in it, and the friends we left behind. It would have been a good place to raise Lil’ Ziggy because they try so hard to make it kid-friendly. But there’s just so much more to do here, there’s no denying it. So much variety. The…

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    Hitting The Wall

    July 27, 2015 - By 

    I hit the wall a couple of weeks ago. That wall where you WANT to write, you want to get your thoughts out, but you just… can’t. There are a few reasons for this, but here are the biggest roadblocks I’m dealing with right now: Lil’ Ziggy stopped sleeping well at night, which is a major bummer after having about six weeks of lovely solid 8-hour slumbers. Over the last few weeks, I spent way too many hours in the darkness, seething and trying to calm myself down so that I can calm HIM down. It was a miserable time for…

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    Monday Update and Weekly Goals

    July 6, 2015 - By 

    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…