Tag: stress relief
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Easy As Riding A Bike

If you’re in the Toronto area tomorrow, don’t miss out on the Naked Bike Ride… You can join too, it’s easy as riding a bike!
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Automatic

There are common things that I just cannot do, like driving a standard car. Learning, as it turns out, is not automatic.
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How Old ARE You?

Today was another one of those days that asks the unwelcome question, “How old ARE you?” And the answer, as you may have guessed, is very.
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A3U On the Road

I’m taking Act 3 Unscripted on the road; stay tuned for musing from the City of Lights, Paris!
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On the Move

If we leave bits of ourselves when we move on from a place, it’s amazing I have anything left. Being on the move has its drawbacks
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Wake-Up Call

It’s a happy dilemma when your iPhone alarm and natural wake-up call sound the same. Either way, snooze isn’t an option.
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National Day of ???

With all the National Day of This and That out there, I got to wondering; what would my National Day be?
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Writer’s Block

If you’re a writer, you’ve most certainly suffered from writer’s block, but how to overcome it? Let me tell you.
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Not So Fast…

What happens when you think you’ve won over technology? In my case, technology responds emphatically, ‘not so fast.’
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Let There Be Light

What do you do when you’re ‘smart’ technology outsmarts you? For me, I keep trying to let there be light.
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What To Do?

As I review my to-do list for the week, I wonder what to do with my neighbour’s unavoidable question, ‘what do you do?’ Harder said than done, it turns out.
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Spring Forward

Welcome to spring forward! Although not deeply committed to the ritual of daylight savings time, I figure if we’re going to do it, let’s make the most of it!
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Older

After hearing a shocking (for me at least) statistic on the radio this week, I asked myself the question. Just how old am I?
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The Test

Covid mandates are lifting faster than you can say ‘cue the new variant’. The test begins today to see how a mask-wearer (me) is treated now.
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Poking Fun

After much waiting I finally received my Covid booster vaccine. It’s been a bit of a marathon, definitely worth poking fun at.
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Leftovers

What happens when a leftovers-adverse person gets together with a leftover-lover? As always, laughter.
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Numbers Game

After making a stark realization, I’m contemplating the numbers game that is life. Our time is limited; what shall we do with it?
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Puttering

I’m spending my Sunday doing what many people I know do; puttering. Except I’m also updating my website; stay tuned for news!
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Marvel the Mustang

I’m taking a stroll down memory lane today; way down. And remembering my favourite childhood toy, Marvel the Mustang.
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Fashion Coma

What happens when you feel you’ve slipped into a fashion coma? For me, talk to your girlfriends!
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Shared Absurdity

How a mundane visit to the licensing bureau turned into a laugh-fest via some random, shared absurdity.
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Doggy in the Window

After playing a real-life version of ‘how much is that doggy in the window’ I reflect on our dear dog and wonder if we’ll ever replace her.
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Here’s the Hitch

What happens when the heart of your home has “performance issues” right before a big event? Well, here’s the hitch…
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Grump is a Five Letter Word

Is Wordle divisive? Or is it just me? Turns out, the road to cranky-town is shorter than we think.
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Pucker Up

If you haven’t heard, let me be the first to wish you Happy International Kissing Day! Pucker Up! Because in today’s day and age, we will celebrate just about anything (can I just ask who came up with World Toothache Day?! What horrible thing happened to you in your childhood? And for the record, it’s…
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Bald IS Beautiful But…

I live with a bald man. I have had a thing for bald guys for quite some time. I blame Ed Harris.
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Apparently We’re Dating…

It would seem after 6 years together, 3½ of which John and I have lived together, our relationship status is… “dating”.

