Dear co-worker across the aisle,
I appreciate cleanliness and neatness of appearance and feel that everyone around us does, or at least should, as well. After all, if no one took the care or time to keep themselves neat and tidy, we would look like a bunch of dishevelled cavemen and women. Or perhaps frenchmen * [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Letter to Co-worker
Posted in things that make me gag on November 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
What’s On Your List?
Posted in CBC, cigarettes, life list on November 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Has anyone seen that new show, No Opportunity Wasted or NOW? Me neither but I’m going to check it out. I absolutely love the premise and, historically, putting people in situations where they feel awkward makes for great television.
The premise is that people take 72 hours to face a lifelong fear or to do something they [...]
Confessions of a Flashdancer
Posted in drinkin' beer, party on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I must confess.
After writing an entire blog entry on the dread I was feeling for Brian’s office party, I ate my words on Saturday night. Along with a bottle of wine and a number of beers. The exact number escapes me.
Brian and I enjoyed some pre-party mirth at our place and then headed over for the [...]
Christmas Part-ay
Posted in quitting on November 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
This weekend is Brian’s office Christmas party. I used to work there too and the party is always a fun time. Food, socializing, dancing until the wee hours. Good times.
But this year is different. I’m not looking forward to it like I have in the past.
See, I’m not a co-worker this year. Of course, I [...]
Would you like entertainment with those mashed potatoes?
Posted in Family, Just life, TV, nostalgia on November 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Throughout my childhood, there was always a small television sitting between the kitchen and the dining room. Although my mom often spoke of having a “nice, quiet meal”, it always played over supper (or “dinner” for the more civilized).
Supper was always right around 5:30 pm, just after Dad walked through the door. Some of my favorite shows [...]
Weekend recap
Posted in Just life, Random, movies, quitting, recipes on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What a lazy weekend. It was wonderful.
We had friends and my sister over for supper Saturday night. I spent all of Saturday afternoon baking focaccia bread, making filling for two kinds of homemade ravioli, and making salad and mini cheesecakes. This was our first time making ravioli from scratch and it turned out quite well. [...]
Recovery “tag”
Posted in cigarettes, quitting on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was tagged me today by another wordpress blogger at The road to recovery. I have become part of a wordpress game where bloggers in recovery from all sorts of addictions tag each other and pass on a few sobriety lessons to each other. Here are the rules of the game:
1: link to the person’s [...]
CSI – Eco-style?
Posted in Just life, environment on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Brian and I were watching CSI Miami last week. Normally our viewing is limited to the original CSI. I find it slightly more realistic than the Miami version where everyone is a size 2 (or smaller), either murdered or interviewed in a size 2 bikini (or smaller), and tanned to the point of no return. [...]
Cigs CAN be funny!
Posted in Just life, quitting on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll come up with a different subject tomorrow … no really. I’ll throw in updates about the current quitting endeavour but I fear the subject is getting boring.
I thought I would share some fun things I found while searching for pictures to put on my blog the last few days.
Through the Haze – Day #4
Posted in Just life, quitting on November 15, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Seriously?
If there is one thing that hit me hard yesterday, it is the realization that quitting smoking is in no way a group project. I am completely alone.
If you tell a fellow smoker that you are quitting, it is met with a fake smile through gritted teeth and a look in the eyes that [...]
