Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Hello! If you don’t follow me on the facebooks (/jen.watkiss) or twitter (@jen_watkiss) you may not know that Team Watkii expands to a foursome in August. I know, we’re pretty stoked. But this means we need to make room in for a whole extra person in our current existence. And we have amassed a lot … Continue reading KonMari-ing the Crap outta this place
I appear to have broken the back end of my blog. Perhaps the latest wordpress update is to blame? In any case, I’m writing this from my phone, where the wordpress app still seems to be ok (assuming I can actually publish this). Any wordpress wizards want to point me in the direction of what … Continue reading Blog: interrupted
A few days ago was the first ever international day of the girl, and a couple pieces of news from both places I call home are converging to make it especially poignant. In Vancouver, 15-year-old Amanda Todd killed herself because she could no longer handle the bullying and taunting after she flashed a webcam, and … Continue reading For the Girls
I mentioned on the twitters a little while ago that I thought I wanted TOMS for the summer. And I was correct, because I went and bought some, and LOVE them. Cute, comfortable, perfect for tromping around in the heat. Except… After having them for only about 6 weeks (admittedly wearing them near constantly for … Continue reading Yay TOMS!
Just testing out how Posterous works with the iPhone, posting to my blog, etc and so forth. Nothing to see here, though I do offer a blurry, leaping baby for your trouble! Continue reading Testing Posterous
My friend Derek passed away yesterday. We met in 2005 at the first Northern Voice social media conference, and though we’ve never been close, he (and through him, his family) has always been one of my favourite blogging colleagues. Since meeting, I’ve learned we have many friends in common, which is something many who knew … Continue reading Derek K. Miller
If you haven’t checked the update on my last post, mere hours after putting my frustration out to the universe, Inger McCrae, proprietress of the Campfire Grill (along with her husband Mike McCrae), commented on my post with some excellent directions to their even more excellent BBQ! Tucked in the entrance of the Eagle Vista … Continue reading The Campfire Grill – Kickass BBQ
I’m obviously staying in the extra classy part of Dallas. Originally uploaded by peechie. This place is next to where I’m staying in Dallas. Or, more specifically, in Duncanville, TX. Houston in 2008, now Dallas in 2010. I have yet to end up in a city in Texas that I like. Perhaps I’m doing it … Continue reading Next Door
It seems like no time at all has passed since I wrote my last entry about the Couch to 5K running program – but indeed it has. I’m in week 9 of the program – the final week. And yesterday’s run had us out for 30 full minutes of running. And other than the hill … Continue reading THIRTY
Greetings from Beantown. It’s a miracle I made it in one piece. I have clearly lost my knack for effortless travel. I started off the day by being late, followed by nearly leaving my wallet and passport behind on the check-in kiosk. Because I am awesome. Of course, before the day started, there was the … Continue reading Lost the Knack
You’ll remember that a while back I wrote about the Omnivore’s 100 – a list of the 100 foods whose consumption was deemed necessary by the Very Good Taste blog to consider one’s self a foodie. Shortly thereafter, Vancouver Magazine published their own list of 101 (Vancouver-centric) Things to Taste Before You Die. Here’s their … Continue reading 101 for the Locals
I know, it was ages ago when I promised a post about our closet organizer install. And I’m realizing that a) I hate the pictures, and b) there isn’t really much of anything to say about it. I can say that if you’re living in a small space, maximixing what you can put in your … Continue reading Out of the Closet
Mandalay Beach Originally uploaded by peechie. Traveling for work is A-Okay. Continue reading Sometimes
Shoes Originally uploaded by peechie. Today was a banner day in terms of postal deliveries in my world. My shoes arrived (and as you can see, I went with the Louboutins), and I’m typing this on my new xo laptop. Shoes and gadgets both on the same day. I’m not sure which I’m more excited … Continue reading good mail day
Are you serious? Originally uploaded by peechie. I’m sortof in the eye of the storm here – just back from NY a couple days ago, and off again (to Vegas this time) on Saturday. I’m too busy repaying my sleep debt in preparation for another gongshow week to bother with a costume or anything, and … Continue reading Happy Halloween