On my mind.

Last week I heard that one of my English 11 students from last year has been diagnosed with cancer. Lymphoma, to be exact. His prognosis is unknown--at least to me at this time. Understandably, he's been on my mind. I've spoken to some of his friends and asked them to give him my best. Cancer at 17. I can't imagine being on the verge of what feels like the beginning of your life and then

One more reason to have kids.

So I can stop lying to my parents about how much Ryan and I enjoy the advent calendars they send us every year--you know those ones filled with chocolate-flavoured wax?--and instead watch the littl'uns open a new door every morning in December with sweet-induced glee. Really. They'll appreciate them so much more, like I did when I was eight. Right now the advent calendars get displayed until

Bad news on the plastic waste front.

Did you hear about this? On Bowen Island in BC they have stopped collecting mixed plastics and other materials because the market for recyclables is in the toilet. So far bigger centers have not seemed to be affected, but it seems it may be only a matter of time before the recycling business cuts back and tells us to deal with our own plastic/cardboard/glass. This might be a good thing, on one

Living in the NOW.

Don't you just hate that phrase? What does it mean? How can anybody really do that? Is it really realistic to forget your past and not make plans for the future? Do I need to feel guilty about looking forward to something? Or remembering how great a certain time in my life was? At yoga practice a couple of weeks ago my teacher gave me a bit of wisdom that's really helped me put this phrase

I know, I know.

nataliedee.com Yes, I missed yesterday's post. I am a quitter. I don't know, I just really had nothing to say. I tried to write a post but it was BORING and BADLY WRITTEN (unlike most other posts) and I thought--WHY? For awhile I was enjoying posting every day, but yesterday I was tired. I was tired for these reasons: 1) We spent the weekend on our own with a four-year old. She was lovely.