DIY Made Easy
My landlady helped me put up a medicine cabinet in my bathroom today. This is a big event because for the past eight years I’ve been getting by with a framed mirror which looked nice enough but wasn’t...
View ArticleThis is What My Life Has Come To?
Cleanliness is a relative notion. One person once told me he hadn’t washed his floors in over six months (“or maybe a year”), but there was no need to since it was “still clean”. I knew someone else...
View ArticleStuff Goes In, Stuff Goes Out
Sure I get excited when I find something really special when I’m out shopping, but I seem to get just as thrilled when I get rid of stuff too. To wit, my garage sale, which helped me clear my closets …...
View ArticleA Small Incident
DISCLAIMER: This is not me. This is a random photo. I Googled “taking a shower” and she was on the first page. It has nothing to do with what I’m talking about in this post. I just figured my blog …...
View ArticleDomestic Affairs
The second my cleaning lady walked in, she started laughing, pointed at my belly and squealed “OH MY GOD YOU GOT FAT!” I did briefly consider firing her on the spot, but coming from Chona, I had to...
View ArticleThis is How Mimi Copes with Life
We’ve had another great Canadian winter storm today. I wasn’t particularly affected since I was just doing my own thing on the computer, but I know it must have been hell driving around and getting...
View Articlelittle things that make me happy
I’m living proof that progress is not linear. I start doing the right thing and before you know it I slide back into old habits. I manage to overcome huge challenges, only to end up being overwhelmed...
View ArticleSmall Luxuries
Whoever thought of reading as a luxury, right? It’s available to everyone, it’s fee, it can be learned at any age…. But I’m getting ahead of myself. I’ll start from the beginning. Today was a big...
View ArticleWe Wuv You Mama!
I wuv you Fwitz! T’was a long long day filled with physical activity, mental stimulation, chores and tasks and fun projects. All this on just four hours of sleep. Not optimal, no. But we’re working on...
View ArticleThings that make me very happy
My very talented and very good friend Kimmy came over on Friday evening with her man to install my long-awaited and much anticipated... Continue reading →
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