I just read an awesome blog post by a Canadian writer, a tongue-in-cheek take on de-cluttering. Or the opposite, really. Anyway, it made me laugh and it made me think about the literal piles of stuff accumulating directly behind me as I sit here writing. Because we brought all our worldly goods with us when … Continue reading Cluttering
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Thirty Days Hath November…
...and I have used them all up without finishing the novel I was supposed to write as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). In fact, I wrote the first 494 words and that's it. Then I spent the rest of the month working on the cellar restoration and being too exhausted to write. The … Continue reading Thirty Days Hath November…
Redneck Weekend
Picture it, a cold rainy Saturday in November (just two days ago, actually.) Two exhausted middle-aged people wake up late in the morning and frantically start packing up to drive to 'the city' (Prince George, BC) for a John Mellencamp concert. They need this little break desperately after months of grueling work on the old … Continue reading Redneck Weekend
One Snuggly, Sunny Saturday in September
Sometimes you have to stop the dirty grueling work and take a day to snuggle a baby. It's good for the soul. I've been reflecting on the choices we've made since selling our condo in Surrey. I've been saying that I had no regrets because it all works out in the end, that the best … Continue reading One Snuggly, Sunny Saturday in September
SweetEsther Chronicles 