The winter of 2024 has not been a typical winter by a long shot. It has felt more grey and dismal than usual, and the rollercoaster temperatures haven’t helped. One moment feels like spring, and then boom, a few hours later it’s winter again. Because of this, and because I have a goal to travel…
A Wee Challenge Update
Earlier this month, I decided to take on the Push-Up Challenge issued by the Canadian Mental Health Association. The challenge – complete 2000 pushups between February 1st and February 23rd. Given my lack of upper body strength going into this, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. But here I am, 23 days later with 2145…
The Quantified Man
It should come as no surprise that I love spreadsheets. And numbers. And spreadsheets with numbers. I love playing with data, and personal data are no exception. So it should also come as no surprise that in my efforts to reach some of my goals (see here), I have created a fancy new spreadsheet and…
The Books Of 2023
Apparently, in the rush to celebrate the new year and to set up new goals and whatnot, I almost forgot to post the list of books I managed to read in 2023. In case you haven’t been following along or have forgotten, I had a goal to read 26 books in 2023 with the bulk…
A Wee Challenge
Even though I’ve got the upper body strength of a small child, I’ve decided that I’m going to attempt the 2000 push-up challenge that has been issued by the Canadian Mental Health Association. I suspect that Not-So-Distant-Future-Dan will be quite annoyed with Present-Day-Dan for putting us into this situation. However, I hope that End-Of-Challenge-Dan will…
The Recipes Of 2023
Last year was another great year for me in the kitchen. From testing out new-to-me recipes to returning to old standards, I managed to use my kitchen adventures to significantly reduce the amount of money I spent on food and beverages while I was on campus. And although I still spent too much money ordering…
The Year That Could Be
Alright 2024 – you’re here and I’ve got my eye on you. The last few years have been challenging for a lot of people, and I’m expecting that this year will continue in that vein. Given everything that’s going on in the world, I don’t think this is an unrealistic expectation. To help me maintain…
The Year That Was
So it’s time to reflect on the year that just ended. Normally I am much more organized and have my yearly reflection sorted in advance of the new year – mostly because I like to give myself ample time to consider what I was able to accomplish (or not) to develop realistic new goals for…
Healthier Days
Roughly two weeks ago, I wrote to say that I had to cancel a trip with colleagues to Cambridge Bay – something I was very much looking forward to – because of a series of back to back to back to back migraines. Instead, I stayed home and kept a promise to put my health…
Travel Interrupted
Since some time in my early 20s, I’ve had migraines. Fortunately for me, they have all presented in a way that allowed me to identify a general pattern that allowed me to manage them, mostly without drugs. It seems, however, that pattern is changing.
The Year That Could Be
As is typical of this time of year, I usually begin January with a list of goals that is intended to help me shape what the next 12 months could be. I don’t identify these goals for the sake of determining the year’s worth when it inevitably winds down on December 31st – because these…
The Recipes Of 2022
After the culinary success of 2021, I decided that I would once again attempt 26 new-to-me recipes in 2022. And while I did manage to complete this task, I’m afraid that my lack of writing means that my list is incomplete or lacking detail.
The Year That Was
Helloooo 2023 and all that you could be. The last year was another tough one, but I can honestly say that I’m feeling more hopeful than I have in a long while. I credit that to a lot of work setting boundaries, improving life-work balance, and the incredible group of people in my life who…
Frankie’s Friend Freddie
Approximately 2 months ago we had to say goodbye to Beans after he was diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). He went from a super active kitty to extremely lethargic in a very short period of time. Unfortunately, by the time we got him to the vet we learned that his prognosis was terminal so…
Saying Goodbye Way Too Soon
Over the last week or two, Beans became a lot less like a kitten and more like an older cat. He was sleeping more and didn’t seem as interested in playing as he once did. That’s not to say he didn’t still run around the condo and wrestle with Frankie, but his shenanigans definitely weren’t…
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