Travel stories, family memories, and the things I’m still thinking about. Written from my own experience, with room for an opinion and an occasional change of mind.
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You Can Be Charming or You Can Be Right
A cramped seat on a flight to Montreal became a friendly conversation over coffee and homemade cookies.
Who needs a work life balance
I feel as though my hope to achieve a work-life balance is just another task on my endless to-do list. The more I mean…
Always say thank you – my annual life goal
I have just achieved my annual life goal: I used my complete package of thank you cards. Life goal? Yes. A life goal. It…
I will not be afraid
Here’s an interesting thing. It turns out, I used to be afraid of a lot of things. I still am, in fact, but I’m…
Warming up next to a piece of history
The air conditioning in my office is set to “meat locker.” The downside is that I am wrapped in blankets like it’s mid-winter and…
New Computer and a New Editing Program
I am having so much fun! I have to share! I should warn you though: this post is for geeks. OK. Fair warned? Then…
After the Pageant: My Top 10 Lessons
The pageant is now done and I am continuing to muse over the lessons I learned in the Miss BC Pageant. Because so many…
Should you enter a pageant
I am home from the Miss BC Pageant. What a ride. Probably I should unpack all of that in a separate post, but here…
I remember when Alex came out to me
High school was a long time ago, but even though next year will mark thirty years since my class graduated, I am frequently struck…
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