Category: I wrote this
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Earthquake!
I have lived on the west coast for nearly four years now and, despite the fact that there have been reports of a few incidents in the last few years, I have yet to feel the tremors of an earthquake. I have, however, written an article about one. If you’ve done some sleuthing on this…
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Ugh.
STORY TIME! Last night a very large spider came crawling out of my (still mostly packed) suitcase and hustled across my floor. I’m not scared of spiders, so I thought that I would try to relocate it. But every time I picked it up or came close to trapping it, it would escape and skitter…
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Book Challenge 2015 revisited
December 31 and I’m finally finished my 2015 reading challenge. I feel like I’ve accomplished so much. And because I feel like this accomplishment should be acknowledged by everyone commemorated, I thought I’d do a little review before jumping into 2016. So, without further ado: Total books read: 49 Total authors read: 38 Total books…
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Halp!
I am nearly finished my reading challenge for the year, but I still need to decide what to read for my last category—a book that is more than ten years old. These are the options from my book shelf. Any suggestions / thoughts?
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Reverse Advent Calendar courtesy of Julie Van Rosendaal
Julie Van Rosendaal is an award-winning bestselling cookbook author, food columnist on CBC, and blogger behind the immensely popular food blog Dinner with Julie. She also happens to be an author that I work with and a lovely person. Yesterday she posted an absolutely brilliant idea to her Facebook page that has really taken off on…
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BOOM BABY
Buh bye, Harper! Hello, change! In celebration of this momentous occasion, I present to you some of the truly inspired anti-Harper songs that have been released during this election. Enjoy with a glass of RED wine! Blue Rodeo, Stealin’ All My Dreams Cathy Cook, Stephen Harper Hates Me Cathy Cook, Stephen Harper Hates Me Too Chilliwack with…
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Saving money in style
I’m reading Alida Nugent’s Don’t Worry, It Get’s Worse. And now this is how I’m going to live my life.
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I should be sleeping…
But Don’t Worry, It Gets Worse by Alida Nugent is keeping me up. I wonder if my hysterical laughter is keeping my landlords up? #worthit
Being Tori 