I gave notice on Friday, so this September I will be unemployed. I've been having too many problems with my feet and legs to keep standing for eight hours a day, five days a week. It's scary knowing that I'll have to budget very carefully, but I think it was a sign I need to find something else. I've been jittery and moody since Friday, so it's ( Read more... )

My goodness, I haven't updated since May! Since then, I've gotten permanent residence in Canada, been camping twice, and just come back from a few days on Vancouver Island. It was definitely one of the nicest vacations I've had in a long time. We just hung out and wandered around exploring. We've also been spending time at the beach, which has been ( Read more... )

A couple weeks ago I was in Sears looking for new socks and they had a Stars on Ice autograph session. I saw Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and thought "Oh, that's cool. They have gold medals." There were some other people I didn't recognize, and Joannie Rochette, who I did. And then I passed the other side of the table, saw Kurt Browning, and my ( Read more... )

I must admit I feel bad when I don't reply to comments, but I like seeing what other people have said when I open LJ, not seeing all my replies. So sorry for when I'm questioned and don't answer. I've also been crap at commenting lately for some reason ( Read more... )

This year has been so jam-packed with life/life-changing events so far and I've been reveling in it. Derek's sister told us about a month ago that she's pregnant, and then three weeks ago that she's getting married, and we leave for Banff for the wedding tomorrow! We're so excited and it's going to be a great weekend ( Read more... )

Sorry for the tease in my last post. My published piece is a background bit on Vancouver's ethnic diversity for an academic website. Since it's a log-in website I'm not sure I can share it, but if anyone's school subscribes to ABC-CLIO, it's currently their World Geography Background. Students can actually cite me in their work! (Tinsley, Rebecca ( Read more... )

I'm so tired, but have cool things to share:

I'm now a published, (soon-to-be) paid, free-lance writer!
We could hear, and almost see, the opening ceremony fireworks from our yard.
My cousin is coming up for a snowshoe race in a couple of weeks, so we'll finally have our first house guest :)

Hope all is going well with everyone. Happy Vancouver

I went to the dentist on Wednesday and I have 8 cavities!!! I've had a cavity once before in my entire life. So not happy. But, the reason I'm sharing this with just about everyone I know is the dentist said it's not because I'm not taking good care of my teeth (my gums are healthy and everything else looks good), it's probably because I'm not ( Read more... )

I've been all, I need to update LJ more, but have only managed to twice this year. That's what happens when a week contains a birthday, a day to celebrate birthday since no celebrating was done on official day, a great Greg Mortenson event, board game night, and five work days. Life is too crazy for anything anymore ( Read more... )

Elspethsheir posted this and I think it looks fun, so please play along ( Read more... )