Journey & Adventure

Normally, I take immense pleasure with turning the pages on the calendar.   There is something exciting about turning the page to a new month.   I’m not sure whether it’s the excitement of a new photo, a clean slate or new hopes for what the upcoming month may bring.   This time of year brings me even more pleasure because with each nasty month behind me, I’m that much closer to the seasons I love – Spring, Summer and Fall. Today, I’m fighting the urge not to just jump ahead and flip the page to March.   Twice I’ve started to make the move and twice I’ve stopped myself.    Somehow I just can’t justify the switch because by doing so I feel like I’m selling February short of its time to shine.   It’s a short month to begin with and now I’m just wishing it away.    I’m actually feeling guilty!   I can’t believe the inner turmoil I’ve caused myself.     Stupid short month…enjoy it while you can because ...

Since Thursday of last week, the girl in the office next to mine has been complaining to everyone that the ringer on her phone is too loud and that she can’t turn it down any further.  Honestly, I can’t hear it ring, so I don’t know what she is complaining about.   I guess some people just need to fuss over the most miniscule items. Speaking of fussing – we are expecting yet another snow storm tomorrow.  Apparently Mother Nature hasn’t forgiven me for calling her a bitch on numerous occasions and is sending another 10 inches my way.  Yeah for me! The Boy is home from school this week.  It’s “reading week”.  Funny thing, he hasn’t read anything yet.   Perhaps, it should be called “sleeping during the day week” instead. Speaking of The Boy.  He’s decided that when he’s done school, he’d like to move to a Caribbean island and live on the beach and he firmly believes, he doesn’t need a job to do that.   IF he mana...

My apologies for once again being MIA.   It seems that life is passing me by at an extreme pace and I can’t get ahead – or keep up for that matter. Tax season is upon us and that is consuming me at the moment.   I’m not really interested in solving mathematical problems and it seems that by not keeping on top of my business bookkeeping, I now have no choice but to deal with the problem at hand.   That problem is a WAY larger task than I anticipated it to be.   Seems that the idea I had of stuffing all receipts into Wal-Mart bag “until I got around to entering them” was not such a great idea.   Who knew I could accumulate so many receipts in a 9 month period? Then, there is the whole “inventory” calculation thing.   Once again, no one told me I should really be keeping track of every single bead I purchased over the past 9 months, how much it cost and when it was used.   Seriously?   I don’t have time for that and ...

As many of you know, I switched jobs a few months ago – in November to be exact.    After being under-utilized and bored out of my mind in my previous job, this new job is a welcomed addition…mostly. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not about to start ranting about how much I hate this job – at least not yet.    The position is still new, so I don’t have any real complaints – yet.    I say “yet” because we all know the world is not perfect and neither am I.   I’m being realistic - the rants will come, just not today.   Today, I bring you an observation… I’m generally an organized person.   I’m not OCD about it, but believe organization brings productivity and productivity brings profitability – to both the company and me.   I’m a firm believer that if you work hard, someone will notice and you may receive recognition for it.   I know this may be delusional, but nonetheless, I try hard.   I’m not an over...

I’ve said it before – I hate friggin Winter and I’m not coping with it at the moment…AT ALL.   For the last two months, in my part of Canada, we have been experiencing “lower than seasonable temperatures”.   Well, what does that mean?   Besides the obvious – I need a holiday. Well it means that not only is it colder than usual, it also means that my hands, legs, arms and face have lost all moisture.   I itch everywhere.   My lips are chapped and my hair is brittle.   I’m a mess and sadly I don’t care what I look like when I go out in public.   Between too many clothes, boots, oversized parkas, mittens, scarves, hats and my lizard-like complexion, no one will recognize me and really if they do – I don’t care.   I’d flip them off if it wasn’t impossible to do while wearing mittens.   Somehow, the intensity of the gesture is lost when I’m standing there waving madly with my pink mittens. Don’t get me w...

With A Friend Contrary to popular belief, you DO NOT know it all.   I know this is a hard reality pill to swallow, but as a friend it needs to be said.   I know you believe yourself to be an authority on places you haven’t been and things you haven’t done; however just because you read about it on Facebook, doesn’t make it true or make you an expert.   Shocking isn’t it?    With Another Friend If you want to get ahead in the workplace, stop being so stupid and getting drunk at company functions.   Seriously, you won’t make any friends by acting like an idiot and barfing in public.   Just saying…you’re an ass and I’ve lost interest in your career aspiration work woes.   With a Co-Worker Just because you work for the President of the company, does not give you the right to freak out at others when the photocopier runs out of paper in the middle of your copy job.   I know yo...

There comes a time when we all need to take a step back and adjust our perspective on life and what’s really and truly important. It’s easy to become consumed with the daily chores, jobs and family commitments, but what we all have to realize is that we are ultimately in control of your own destiny.  Stop for just one moment and ask yourself – what if?   What if I didn’t take my children to soccer practice, dance lessons, karate lessons, skating lessons?  Who are we truly doing it for anyhow?  What if we stayed home and watched a movie instead?  Will they love me less? What if I didn’t exercise today?  Will the world come to an end? What if I left the dirty dishes in the sink until tomorrow or didn’t sweep the dust bunnies from under the kitchen table?   What’s the worst that will happen?   What if I opted for ice cream for supper instead of a salad?  What would my mother think?  Who cares? What if I don’t upda...

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. Victor Hugo

January is finally behind us.   Can I get a collective WHOO-HOO?   Now, if the winter weather would just go away as easily life would be grand… Tomorrow is Groundhog Day.   I don’t put much faith in weather predicting rodents, but the whole tradition surrounding February 2 nd amuses me.   Who in their right mind thought it would be a good idea to pull a hibernating rodent from their hole in the middle of winter to find out if they could see their shadow and whether that would lead to an additional 6 more weeks of winter?   I say leave the rodent alone, we can manage without him.    Here’s my prediction - the first day of spring just happens to be in another 6 weeks.   Coincidence? Speaking of hibernating animals – that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the past two weekends.   I’ve only been leaving the house long enough on Saturday mornings to get a few groceries and then I stay huddled in my house fo...