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Shut up, Jerkbrain
Lately I've been wishing that I'd never been a teacher at all. I wish I could erase that time from my memory.
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Postponed
Due to legal difficulties, my wedding has been postponed.
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Mood Update
Yesterday was rough.
General anxiety, distraction, and major food cravings set the stage for a major meltdown precipitated by criticism at work.
I'm feeling a bit better today, but I'm worried about this weekend. I really don't feel up to doing kids activities at Daffodil. I'll do them, because it's my job, but I'm not really looking forward to it. ( Read more... ) -
"The Comeback Kid" or "How Soon We Forget"
I'm going to be making use of the LJ-cut function because I will be posting some upsetting pictures that are not for the faint of heart. You have been warned.
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Talent
One of the reasons I love the Christmas season is because I get to show off one of my talents. I'm not good at being confident, but I can say, without a doubt, that I am a superlative wrapper of gifts. It might not be everyone's style, but I do it very well. I love to find beautiful and unusual paper and then find complementary ribbon and gift tags ( Read more... ) -
An Open Letter
Dear Parent,
It's not like I've never had teachers I didn't respect. I've been taught by blatant alcholics looking for someone on whom to take out their hangovers, seniors on the verge of retirement who just didn't care anymore, and power trippers of the highest degree who really enjoyed humiliating children. Inwardly, I did not respect those people ( Read more... ) -
DROOL!!
While researching fun St. Patrick's Day activities, I stumbled upon one of my all time favourite books that I loved to bits when I was a child.
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Found it!
I heard this song in on CBC radio as I was just leaving Chilliwack to go to my mother's house. It put me in mind of my white-collar friends in Victoria. For all you office workers, here is Stan Rogers:
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Atalanta's Lament
This is year two of living by myself in the wilds of the Chilcotin.
I have found that I do very well on my own, and certainly have had no need of a man to help me keep my house and life maintained. I have my own tool kit. I know how to survive if the power (including heat and water) goes off for eighteen hours. I know how to deal with temperatures ( Read more... )
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