Happenstance

I remember once, when I was about 13 or 14, flying to Vancouver Island with my mom. We saw people she knew in Calgary and Vancouver. I was like “what the heck?”; we lived in a small farming community so how could my mom know so many people?

Fast forward to my kids going anywhere with me when they were teenagers. It kind of drove them a bit crazy that I would find people whom I knew to stop and visit with.

Flying thousand of miles away should probably have prevented that. Or so you

Seventh Heaven

I was in my version of seventh heaven for the last 4 days. Tons and tons of

The “Belle”

Sometimes the first attempt at a new task results in a sense of frustration and let down when it doesn’t go as well as planned. The choice then is to give up or go back and revise the process to find success.

I’m excited to report that I didn’t need to

100+ Milestone

The title isn’t about how old I feel right at the moment of writing but rather that the blog

Bernie’s Bright Idea

A year ago and a couple of casual comments from a close friend, some reading between the lines and bingo. My bright idea was born.

Powder Day

Apparently epic is the second most over used word in the English language, right next to fail. Like epic fail falls under the things to not say.

So I will go to other words like extreme, exhausting, exhilarating, enjoyable, enviable (at least to all my skiing friends), invigorating (which sounds like it should start with an E) and exhausting.

Best Gig Ever – 100% Biased

Without a doubt this is the best gig ever I landed. I started in this job description

Not a Sprint

I spent a small portion of yesterday afternoon surrounded by a sprinter. It’s wasn’t that enjoyable and it made me think about different aspects of life; especially seems I wasn’t gasping for breath like she was.

Let me set the scene. Twice a week I hit the

Worst Enemy

I am, without a doubt, my own worst enemy. I’m chronically tired but always go to bed late because I’m doing one more thing. I feel

Enchanted Event

The post planned for yesterday was preempted, once again, by an enchanting afternoon. Obviously the subject matter for that poor