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It Strikes Me as Odd
It strikes me as odd that I should wake up three days in a row, in May, to snow. While I often revel in the idea of living in the Great White North, I do like my spring and summer. … Continue reading
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
I awoke with the morning sun blasting through my window and my cat sitting on my shoulder. When I opened my eyes, he merely said “Meow.” Luckily I speak Cat and I knew he wanted to be fed. A quick … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, cat, coffee, ESL, perfect moment, preparation, relaxation, students, sun, sunrise, teaching, work, working from home
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Saturday Morning
When you wake up late on a Saturday morning, you go through all the motions of a great weekend morning. The sun is shining through the kitchen window. You make your coffee and maybe something to eat. The kitchen smells … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, coffee, comic strips, morning, newspaper, perfect moment, Saturday morning
Tagged aroma, breakfast, coffee, comic strips, comics, forgetting, morning, newspaper, Saturday morning
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Choosing a Perfect Moment
Some days are relaxing and some days are quite full. Today was a full day, and it was a good day. I did a number of things and I would like to give you a quick rundown. I had McDonalds … Continue reading
Posted in clothes, coffee, comfort food, ethnic food, food blogging, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, perfect moment, shopping, shopping mall
Tagged caramels, inarizushi, Japanese snacks, kids clothes, mall, McDonalds coffee, new nephew, Onigiri, Rice ball, shopping
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Morning Rituals
I don’t have morning rituals, really. When I go to work, the morning is built around sleeping as much as I can and then rushing out the door to catch the bus–which is always behind schedule when I get to … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, coffee, comfort food, food, food blogging, morning, perfect moment, Saturday morning
Tagged biscuits, comfort food, food, food blogging, getting up, morning, morning rituals, Saturday morning, shaping the day
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Five Continents and Counting…
Long time readers to this blog will know that I often have a tough time deciding on things and then have a tough time committing to the decision I made. This is true with food, clothes, and joining activities. This … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, achievement, airplanes, bicycles, coffee, cycling, Exodus Travels, experiences, Lonely Planet, perfect moment, plans, South Africa, travel, travel writing, vacation
Tagged amazing, bicycle, booking ahead, Cape Town, coffee, cycling, Exodus, experiences, looking forward to, South Africa, tips, travel, travel writing, Winelands
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A Break from the Noise
In light of the days events, writing about A Perfect Moment seems callous and is quite hard. The media and even the people around me are all talking about war and death. Everyone is waiting for the Trump speech in … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, adventure, adversity, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, changes, coffee, computers, Exodus Travels, perfect moment, taking chances, travel, travel writing, vacation
Tagged blogging, break, coffee, computers, Exodus Travels, Iran, missiles, sleeping late, South Africa, speech, travel, travel writing, trip, Trump, vacation, war, writing
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Enjoying Morning
My morning was ruined by my commute to work. The bus was late and incredibly slooooooooooow. I am so embarrassed to tell you how long it took me to get to work that I refuse to write it down here. … Continue reading
When Shopping Goes Poorly
I would be the first to admit that I don’t really like clothes shopping. I like shopping for books, cycling stuff, computers, tools, toys, and any number of other things, but not clothes. Maybe it’s the fitting room experience. … Continue reading
