Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Trailer Park Girl Originally uploaded by peechie. This the “before” of my balcony. Hopefully by the end of the month, once I’ve got some plants going, and the car parts are gone, the “after” will be much more pleasing to the eye, and looking much less like Bubbles is going to walk through the door … Continue reading Trailer Park Girl
Kimono Originally uploaded by peechie. My dad returned from Japan yesterday, and brought back a few sweet gifts for my mom, brothers, and me. Pics of the swords he got my brothers, and the stuff he got me are all on flickr. I didn’t think to take a picture of the sweaters & jewelry box … Continue reading Presents!
And the �berbed is complete. Pics now up on flickr. It’s been a very long weekend so far. I can’t wait to crawl into the �berbed tonight and crash. [UPDATE]: Monday Feb. 21, 9:00am. The only problem with the �berbed thus far, is the extreme willpower needed to actually crawl out of it when the … Continue reading Bed
Ok, pity party over. It’s time to reclaim the mojo. I’ve never read Steven Covey’s 7 Habits books, but when I had the mojo, there were some hard and fast rules and habits that I lived by. I was more than just an effective person, I was a machine. When the mojo was flowing I … Continue reading Takin’ it Back
You can just call me Diva Martha Vila. Today I have: -Cleaned off the deck (including finally getting rid of the dead plants) -Cleaned the weather and grime off the bbq and bought it a new cover -Fixed my squeaky chair -Poly-filled some holes in the walls (damn wall anchors leave large-ass holes) -Painted over … Continue reading SuperWoman
I don’t have a problem with the whole Boxing Day Week Shopping Extravaganza. I can choose to participate or not, as I see fit. But seriously people – do you have to run out and buy the stores out of EVERYTHING? All I wanted was a couple of basic dishcloths. Mine were lookin’ a little … Continue reading Take it Easy
Christmas was a bit of a whirlwind this year. All of the merriment was jammed into two days, when I’m used to it being spread over 4 or 5. But we made it through – and now I have some extra free time to just hang out and do nothing and not feel one ounce … Continue reading Obligatory Post-Christmas Post