would you like to know what people say behind your back? or live in sweet oblivion... for years I have gone through life clueless to the fact that anyone might be talking about me... I have gone into situations believing no one has an opinion about me... recently it was brought to my attention, and... Continue Reading →
chickpea protein bites
two things get me out of bed in the morning... well, other than the need to pee, my phone alarm beeping, the farmer getting a little too 'handsy', the need for 4 glasses of water, children to feed and pack lunches for and two dogs to kick out of the porch... but there are two... Continue Reading →
Pat Toner’s Baked Lentil Oatmeal
it's been awhile since I've given an update on how hugging is going for me... about a year ago I shared my struggles with hugging... my short-comings, anxiety, avoidance and strategies... so thought it was high time for a report... I still don't get it... don't understand the motives behind it or the pleasure in... Continue Reading →
a fall from hell
around two months ago Saskatchewan was hit with a terrible snow storm... it was right around the time that Haiti was hit with a terrible hurricane... and for the first time in my life I understood what it was like to go through a natural disaster... of course not on the same level as Haiti,... Continue Reading →
beet cake – take 2
Mondays are supposed to be my alone days... they are supposed to be a day that I get the housework and laundry done in silence... a day where I can ponder the events of the weekend and decide all the ways I should become a better person... everyone should get to be alone on Mondays...... Continue Reading →
highlight reel
have you ever ran into someone who is so 'put-together' that it makes you feel disgusting about yourself? it's not their fault that they are making you feel this way... they have every right to shower and be clean and water their flowers... but the sight of them just makes you feel like Pig-Pen with... Continue Reading →
“I like to think of myself as a 7, but I go for an 11… get it? 7-11”
I made two trips to Wal-Mart this weekend... once to get toilet paper and king size bed linens... the next time was to get king size bed linens that I had paid for and forgotten... and I blame it on a group of teenage boys... (the farmer and I are currently raising two teenage boys... Continue Reading →
puberty at 37
so I got suckered into getting braces... almost botox too... it all begin with my oldest son getting braces about a year ago and then every appointment I take him to I see these adds for 'invisible' braces... and I think... I'm here anyways, maybe I should 'tidy up the chiclets' ... so I... Continue Reading →
crockpot butter chicken, homemade naan bread, creamed garden corn, spinach strawberry salad and rhubarb sour cream pie
yesterday the young-ins were home from school due to something called labour day... which strikes me as odd due to the fact we've had an entire summer off... and now you are making me look after my own children for something called labour day??? so, I put them to work... in honour of the day...... Continue Reading →
