It’s been pretty quiet around here lately. Between double screens, long hours and to-do lists the length of my arm, there hasn’t been much time for blogging. But it’s all been coming down to this week, my friends. This, the last week of the semester. My students will be doing the big presentations and handing read more
Tag Archives: Life
Paying your vet bills and other adventures in adulthood
January 30, 2013 – 12:25 pm
If you live anywhere in Southern Ontario, then there’s a pretty good chance that you too experienced the freezing rain extravaganza that was our weather yesterday. It started off pretty innocuously but by mid-afternoon and onward it was a straight-up gross-fest. I had spent my day avoiding the roads as much as possible (my single read more
I KILLED IT AND NOW I AM FULL OF GUILT
June 8, 2012 – 8:38 pm
I wasn’t sure that I was going to be able to get a video done this week. In fact, I had told myself that I was just going to have to save it for next week. And then THIS happened… What can I say? I’m a sensitive soul. [EDIT: OKAY. I shared the video on read more
This post is about death: Some thoughts on end-of-life planning in your 20s
June 6, 2012 – 3:05 pm
I’m just going to give y’all fair warning: this one’s a doozy. It’s long and it’s a bit weird. Hang tight though, there’s a method to my madness. On the list of “grown up” milestones that people in their 20s face, I feel as though thinking about and making final arrangements isn’t very high up read more
Four years of Jasper: Lessons my dog has taught me about love, happiness and living a good life
April 2, 2012 – 2:15 pm
Yesterday, Jasper – my noble, quasi-philosopher and totally shameless canine companion – turned four. Four. In doggy years that means he and I are approximately the same age, developmentally speaking. That’s irrelevant in the grand scheme of this post but, man, is it ever weird to think about. Four years, and how quickly they’ve passed. read more
“Like all you lovely folks, I’ve got a dream!” Or something like that.
September 7, 2011 – 11:32 pm
I think it’s safe to say that, for a 26-year old, I’m not doing too bad. I’m independent with a fulfilling career. I’m pretty good with my money. I have wonderful friends, a supportive boyfriend and the best (and most hilarious) family a girl could ask for. I’m happy, healthy and, by the definitions I read more
Work Hard, Be Kind: What Coco has Taught (and Continues to Teach) Me About Growing Up
June 16, 2011 – 11:00 am
Chances are, you’ve already seen Conan O’Brien’s outstanding (and, as to be expected, hilarious) Dartmouth commencement address. If you haven’t, you need to get on that. Seriously. As in, right now: I saw the buzz before I saw the video. I knew that I would be getting into something great but I really don’t think read more
Dear Diary: Not Lucky, Just Blessed
May 25, 2011 – 10:22 am
I celebrated my 26th birthday this past weekend. All weekend, naturally. My coworkers got me a cake on Friday! My friend Candice made me these ridiculously awesome Twitter pillows! And I spent the majority of the weekend at a cottage on an island with my boyfriend and my dog and new friends… I don’t know read more
Dear Diary: “Where Have You Been?”
April 11, 2011 – 3:13 pm
Last week got lost in a haze of medication and a lot of new beginnings. Needless to say, blogging didn’t manage to trump sleeping off fevers and building a bed to sleep said fevers off in. The apartment is coming together, slowly but surely, and my new life is springing into action. It makes me read more
Life Update of Awesomeness! I’m a Fully Functioning Adult!
March 31, 2011 – 10:00 am
Oh, hey. So as you may have noticed, things around They Call it Gumption have been pretty quiet lately. I apologize. But I can assure you that there is only good news to report! My mini blogging hiatus has been due to some very exciting life developments that have come together very quickly over the read more
