Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
I used to be really great at finding fun, interesting, flattering outfits. Then I got busy, and sortof forgot. I still manage to leave the house looking passable most days, but I’m definitely in a rut. So much so that about 90% of my current wardrobe is basic t-shirts and pants from Banana Republic, Gap … Continue reading Fashion Conundrum
It was about a month ago when I bought the Getting Things Done book and began trying to implement it as an overall productivity system. And I’ve gotta say – it’s working out pretty damned well. I’m certainly not any sort of crazy program evangelist, or going to start a productivity blog, but for my … Continue reading Getting more Things Done
(photo courtesy of Mel) All in all, a not-too-shabby way to ring in my 28th year. Continue reading How I spent my birthday weekend
**Note** I’ve been working on this post for a few days, still not happy with it, but having just signed up to volunteer at BarCamp in September, figure I should probably do the social media thing and blog already. I went to my 10-year High School reunion this past weekend. It was, in a word, … Continue reading Reunited
Remember those goals I wrote about the other week? Here’s a recap for those just joining in: -Plan more meals -Log food consumed -Add short daily workouts -Solidify bedtime routine -Clean up doghair They kindof fell apart. Any guesses why? I broke the cardinal rule of goal setting/behavior change: DO ONE THING AT A TIME. … Continue reading FAIL
Now that I’m back in town, and for the first time in quite a long while don’t actually have another plane ticket booked to anywhere for the foreseeable future (also known as “October” ’round these parts) I’m really trying to buckle down and work on a few areas of my personal life that I’ve been … Continue reading Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
A funny thing happened on the way to our honeymoon. I changed my facebook status from “engaged” to “married,” refreshed the page, and saw that all the wedding product ads had magically switched themselves to baby product ads. It’s not quite true that the first question out of everyone’s mouth is “When are you starting … Continue reading The Question