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Planning Packed Meals… on the cheap.

(Please accept my apology ahead of time for the wonky alignment of photos and text. I have spent way too much time trying to get them to line up, and so I’m giving up. Hopefully everything makes sense anyway.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m one of those people who doesn’t function well when I don’t know where my … Continue reading »

Playing Favourites: Coastal Coffee Company

*List of retailers updated February 15, 2012 To introduce what I hope will be a new series appearing every Monday, Playing Favourites, I have chosen what is a relatively new favourite in a category that will always be on top of my list, coffee. Coastal Coffee Company coffee, to be precise. This local company is … Continue reading »

Springtime Ramblings

Today was supposed to be a study-and-do-laundry day, but it’s turned into a be-emotional-and-cry-too-much day, so I’m taking advantage of the inspiration accrued from heightened feelings to share some thoughts with my blog-o-sphere. Lately, I’ve been sharing most of my great ideas, my daily happenings, my rants, my inspirations, and my emotions with my stellar … Continue reading »

VIA… Deliciosa!

I was recently given a sample of Starbucks’ revolutionary new instant coffee, VIA, by an eager barista. I told him there was no way he could sell me on any instant coffee, but asked him for some information, anyway. I ended up going home with a sample, but didn’t have the guts to break it … Continue reading »

If I Had a Million Dollars…

…I’d buy your lo-o-ove! Not really. Off the top of my head, I think I might: Pay for my entire education Put my sister through school to be a Registered Massage Therapist Go back to visit Hawaii and Mexico and Norway, etc., and maybe take my family to one of those places Travel to the … Continue reading »

Glamparella

Glamping. Don’t tell me you haven’t heard of it. It’s all the rage among the fashion-forward, upwardly-mobile, and comfort-inclined, ie; Me. For the ignorant: Glamping: (n.) Glamorous Camping. (adj.) A form of camping in which the participants enjoy amenities usually associated with five-star accommodations. Having decided that I should become a Glamper, I did a … Continue reading »

A Day in My Life, June 2008

I had a sudden desire today to chronicle and compare the different stages of my life, as I look back and notice that my life in June 2008 is remarkable different from that of June 2007, June 2006, June 2005, and so on. I invite you to be a witness on this journey. June 2008 … Continue reading »

How to Force a Reno

Today was a great day. Even though it started early (I had to be somewhere by 9:00 am), I loved that I had a reason to get up. The day continued to be great, even though I did a few hours of dirty work (pulling old nails out of two-by-fours at a kitchen renovation project), … Continue reading »

A Short Post

Simply because I haven’t posted for a while, and now that I have high-speed, I really don’t have an excuse not to! I’m currently sitting at Coffee Culture, my town’s newest addition… a place that’s downtown, is open later than 5:00 pm, and has free wireless! Now if only it actually had decent coffee, I’d … Continue reading »