Most people who know me would likely say that I am generally a pleasant, well-balanced individual who seems composed and happy most of the time. And they would be correct in their assessment. But much like social media, what you see is oftentimes a curated version of someone’s actual life. Sometimes, beneath that veneer is a bit of a rough surface.
Continue reading “Missing Pieces”
One year ago today, my beautiful wife and I made a (very) long drive some 440 km back home from our aborted anniversary getaway weekend in Cape Breton. We had driven the same 440 km to Cape Breton the day before. A stomach bug got the best of the missus that day, and I was soon to follow after we got back home. We spent a miserable 72 or so hours for our 11th anniversary. That was when we decided we would book this year’s anniversary getaway on the spot. Booked and paid for a year in advance. Now we get to have some fun glamping.
Continue reading “October Fun”
Québec. La belle province. Over the past twenty or so years, I’ve come to love visiting the province of Québec. From concerts to food, it’s always delivered fun times. Over the course of August, I took two different trips to Québec. Let’s reminisce!
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It may be an unpopular opinion, but I am not a huge fan of summer. We of the larger persuasion tend to run a little on the hot side on the best of days; when we hit those dog days of summer, it can get downright unbearable. Let’s talk about this summer and how I’m handling the omnipresent heat and humidity. Spoiler – not well.
(editor’s note: Apologies for the rambling that is occurring in this post. That’s the heat and lack of sleep hitting me when I wrote it!)
I recently wrote a blog post where I discussed how I was taking a page from my wife’s playbook and setting myself some intentions for this summer. Rather than have a checklist of things that I feel like I need to do, I am giving myself the gift of simplicity for the summer.
My first intention was to watch old, classic movies, which I’ve been doing for a few weeks now. Intention number two? Disney-fy my summer.
Continue reading “An Intentional Summer part 2”
Shortly before our trip to Walt Disney World earlier this spring, I observed that I had not been doing much reading for a little while. As someone who has been an avid reader most of his life, it was, at first, a bit troubling to me to notice this. My first instinct was to just pick up one of the multiple books that I had “in progress”, but this was a futile activity. No sooner would I sit down to read, I would find myself drowsing off to sleep. I could not bring myself to focus long enough to get through more than a couple of pages without nodding off.
Continue reading “Love of Reading”
My wife recently wrote in a blog post where she listed a few intentions that she had for the summer. This got me thinking, so I will follow suit and set a few intentions for myself for this coming summer. First up – re-engaging my love of movies.
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And now for something completely different… today, I’m talking (briefly) about cat stuff.
Continue reading “Cat Dad”
I am now a week removed from my long-awaited Disney World vacation. I can hardly believe that a week has passed, but that is what the calendar is telling me. While out on our daily walk yesterday, the realization came to me that I am now fully into my post-Disney blues. It happens inevitably after every trip. Once you’ve been away from that magic bubble and reintegrated into the “real” world, it’s only a matter of time before the Disney Blues settle in.
So what better time for me to revisit some of those memories via a blog post? Maybe looking back will help me get over the blues. (added bonus: I’ve added a bunch of pictures!)
Continue reading “Making Magical Memories”
In my last post, I talked briefly about my history with writing, the praise I got for it early on that made me shy away, and the joy I found when doing it later on. For the second part of this blog post, I want to talk about the fears that I associate with writing and my plans going forward.
Continue reading “The Write Way (part 2)”
