Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
While there haven’t been any other exciting or noteworthy developments on the wedding planning front (not that I could share much anyway, or I’ll give away the whole evening to guests who may read this), I did have my first encounter with the “Wedding Machine” the other day. Wedding Machine? It’s the phenomenon that dictates … Continue reading Money Money Money
Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives. ~Paulo Coelho It’s no secret … Continue reading My So-Called Life
I am slowly realizing why I’m not getting any bites on the job front. I am kindof an idiot. I believe I’ve made some sort of formatting or spelling mistake on every. single. application I’ve sent out. In a list, I’ve used a dash, then colons (I should’ve gone with one or the other). I’ve … Continue reading Head, meet Desk
I could certainly use a bit of a pick-me-up today. So I ask you, blogiverse, to indulge me in my wee pity party, while I present to you a list of things that suck today: I am still jobless. Not only that, but of the dozen or so applications I’ve sent out, I’ve received exactly … Continue reading Dear Blogland
Two loaves of homemade whole wheat bread (no, I don’t own a breadmaker). One batch of brownies. Two loaves of banana bread. Two sparkling bathrooms. One 90-minutes-of-prep/cooking Moroccan feast for two. Countless loads of laundry. Hours of happy dog walks. Three-point-seven-five days of unemployment. Five job openings sitting in open browser tabs, waiting for me … Continue reading Paralyzer
I suppose I said I’d share the details of the trip, and fast-fading as they are, now is as good a time as any. However I am still tired from the jetlag, further compounded by some various and sundry other illnesses that I picked up on the plane. So a brief summary will have to … Continue reading Trip recap
I was about to leave the house this morning, when my home phone rang. It rarely does this (since the only folks who have it are telemarketers), and even more rare is it ringing in the morning. So I answered. On the other end of the line was a gentelman from my bank, Coast Capital … Continue reading Violated!