I'm so excited to be going home for Christmas. But, while I can't wait, there is always a catch. This year it is squishing in all the people I need and want to see in about 6 days. I've decided to get organized, and start booking in times with certain people so I make sure I get to see them and don't overtax myself. There's the afternoon in ( Read more... )

I am without a computer. Pete's laptop died on the weekend so on Sunday I drove out to the remote oil well in Rocky Mountain House to take him mine. It was a 5 hour round trip very early in the morning, but the whole way there I was smiling. I was so excited, almost giddy in fact, because I was going to get a kiss when I saw him. Just a kiss. After ( Read more... )

Job applications are my own personal circle of hell. Forget burning coals, torture, nothing can be worse than spending eternity writing and re-writing cover letters. Of course this is how I have just spent my weekend and will spend the next week.

For all of you who will read and help me, Bless you. Because in this I am hopeless.

Had an amazing time in Toronto ( Read more... )

I did it. I bought a digital camera. It's sitting across the livingroom currently intimidating me. There's so much to learn and suddenly my old familiar camera is looking small and alone. Must not forget my old camera, one should not let their older children feel unloved when the new baby comes into the house. In any case should I ever figure out ( Read more... )

My mommy's coming to town ( Read more... )

I've been nominated for an Atlantic Journalism Award IN SPORTS REPORTING.

I can't stop laughing. Sarah McGinnis - SPORTS WRITER?

Somehow they were more impressed with my profile of a hockey mom than the feature that earned me an NNA nod. Go figure.

I've been nominated for a NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AWARD!!! My Marfan story was a finalist for the long feature category. I'm up against Ian Brown of the Globe and Mail (a story on religion and its impact on people and politics) and Louise Leduc of the Montreal La Presse (for a story on immigrant minimum wage workers). I'm super excited as is everyone ( Read more... )

Welcome to lovely Brooks Alberta, where social butterflies gather at 5 a.m. to swap stories over fire barrels, where there are only two decent resteraunts (Boston Pizza and an Irish Pub) and reporters and cops alternate between the first for lunch and the second for dinner (leading to oh so hilarious jokes about criminal harassment), and where one ( Read more... )

I covered city council tonight. It was insane. I've never felt like such an incompitent person ever. I'm convincing all my editors to make sure to tell the assignment editor how awful I was (even though they didn't think I was that bad) to ensure that I never have to do this again ( Read more... )