Hockey Marathon of Pain

May 11, 2012

If you have been trying to get a hold of me, I’ve been at the rink. A cold and stinky place with which I’m well-acquainted. But it’s not my son or my midgets skating, so why (as I asked myself …

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Dear Fat People

May 9, 2012

You know who you are. If you thought I was talking to you … then I am.

You didn’t want to look in the gym mirror today as you walked by. Or if you did catch a glimpse, you regretted …

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And then I punched him. With my eyes.

May 4, 2012

I was running late for boxing last night.No particular reason other than oh I couldn’t find a sports bra and I had to clean something up after a kid and someone called about the event I’m hosting this weekend. I …

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A Little Ring Rage. No big deal.

May 1, 2012

Somewhere on this blog, there are pictures of me in a bikini. I know people see them because the terms “bikini dare” crop up in my search terms at least once a week. Originally I posted the “before” pictures as …

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A Yard of One’s Own

April 22, 2012

Today could have been housecleaning day. Trust me. It needs it. (My aunt came over, used the bathroom… tidied it, and then looked at my kitchen and said it was a disaster. I invited her to move in.)

Instead we …

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Garden Time

April 19, 2012

It’s getting so close to spring here in Calgary that you can ALMOST say it won’t snow any more. This time of year is so dang frustrating… one day it will be warm enough for a t-shirt, the next it’s …

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School Daze

April 12, 2012

Yesterday I spent the day with a fellow EMT at a local high school. We had four classes to talk to about CPR, what it looks like, how to do it and how to recognize an emergency. I think it’s …

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Quick & Easy Seed Pots

April 9, 2012

I found a new way to start little seedlings!

  1. Buy eggs in the paper egg cartons.
  2. When you use an egg, put the half-shells inside each other and put back into the carton (which can stay in the fridge).
  3. When

    4. …

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