Recent Comments
Anthony on From Students to Shaving retrodee on From Students to Shaving Sheree on Shopping Carts Steve on Cycling in Septmeber Jinjer on Waffles Awards
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Finding Your Own Formula for Success
A good friend of mine wrote this, and I read it just after I wrote my piece on how I have done some good things this year, but I have also come up short on some things. I kind of … Continue reading
January …..Goodbye!
January is done and I am not sure I have a lot to show for it. I didn’t write down any of my resolutions despite resolving to do a number of things this year. I guess I didn’t take the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, atmosphere, blog, blogging, challenges, changes, confessions, goals, help, humor, life, motivation
Tagged changes, February, finished, goodbye, honesty, January, plans, resolutions
2 Comments
The Coffee Incident
As is now documented, I fall asleep on the bus on my way home from work. Today’s story is not about me sleeping, though. It is about one of my fellow passengers who displayed some fantastic skills. First some background … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, clothes, coffee, commuting, Japan, sleep, unbelievable, unexplainable
Tagged clothes, coffee, commuters, commuting, dilemma, Japan, sleep, spills, t-shirt, trouble
3 Comments
So, Universe. I’ve got some questions.
How do you respond to life’s little coincidences? I ask this, hoping we can, at least for the time being, set aside the debate as to whether there can be little or big coincidences. You’re probably wondering where all this … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, atmosphere, coincidence, Omens, opinion, self improvement, unexplainable, words, writing
Tagged bus, choices, coincidence, commute, decisions, irony, omens, positive thinking, universe
8 Comments
The Great T-shirt Debacle
If I am to believe every sitcom I have ever seen, showing up in the same outfit is among the more mortifying things that can ever happen to a woman. I don’t know whether this is true or not, but … Continue reading
A Misnomer If There Ever Was One
On the radio and in the newspaper the powers that be have dubbed this “Blue Monday.” The idea being that this is the most depressing day of the year. Really? Today? People who can’t get the weather right or … Continue reading
Posted in anger, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commemoration, commuting, humor, humour, movies
Tagged blue, Christmas, commuting, credit card bills, depressed, discount, Monday, movies, netflix, passengers, sad, subway, Valentine's Day
1 Comment
A Good Cup of Tea
I wanted Today’s Perfect Moment to be mine, and even though it isn’t, I think it bears some introspection on my part, and hopefully yours. I can tell you….it involves liquids. I made my mother a cup of tea. She … Continue reading
Teaching Students To Love Reading
Today I tried hard to inspire my students to read books and stories in English. This task sounds so easy on paper but in reality it is plagued with difficulty. What cannot be argued with is that students who improve … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, ESL, reading, teaching, vending machines
Tagged books, Canada, ESL, reading, teaching, vending machines
3 Comments
Cat Moments
When it comes to picking Today’s Perfect Moment, I usually find it incredibly easy or incredibly hard. The incredibly easy days are when there is one clear moment, or one clear thing. Usually I fixate on it as a source … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blogging, cat
Tagged cat, cat carrier, cats, lap, purring, warmth
2 Comments
