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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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Stating the Obvious
Some of the time, perhaps much of the time, I celebrate the obscure in this blog. That makes sense to me. I see myself as the artist who sees the world through a different lens. A bit pompous, a bit … Continue reading
The Haircut
When I lived in Toronto, I used to go to Tony’s Barber shop on Avenue Road. Tony was Greek and he has had that shop for a long time. It was a decent haircut and his loyal clientele was quite … Continue reading
Posted in coupons, deals, ESL, haircut, lessons, perfect moment, plans, relationships, relaxation
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When It’s Raining Outside
The weather was, and this is not a very poetic term, yucky today. It was above zero, so not particularly cold, but thanks to the rain, it was yucky nonetheless. I wouldn’t have gone out at all, except that needs … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, cycling, growing your blog, hobbies, hobby, perfect moment, philately, rain, relaxation, stamp collecting, stamps, writing
Tagged cycling, hobby, icky outside, philately, rainy day, stamp collecting, stamps, take a break, topics, what to do when it's raining, yucky outside
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A Brief Respite from the Noise
English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers can be a noisy lot. We might be blowing off steam about a bad class or bad student, debating grammar points, talking about our other great … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, perfect moment, quiet, relaxation, teaching
Tagged deafening quiet, ESL, quiet, silence, speaking
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A Nice Day At Home
For the next couple of weeks, I am working a compressed work schedule. This means more teaching on the days I am at work, but also means more time off. Today, was a day off. In the past, I used … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, breakfast, coffee, food shopping, grocery shopping, procrastination, relaxation, shopping, sleep, TV, vacation, work
Tagged coffee, day off, eating, food shopping, grocery shopping, laundry, no work, procrastination, relaxing, sleep, sleeping, to do list, TV
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Lazy Sunday
It might be a bold statement, but I finally feel like summer is here. Saturday’s bike ride was in warm temperatures with lots of sun. I no longer need the arm warmers and everyone has their bike shorts on–as opposed … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, relationships, relaxation
Tagged doing nothing, finally, lazy sunday, relaxing, summer
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Restful
Some weekends are jam packed. I am constantly on the move and there are so many things to do. Those are great weekends. The only problem is that you finish them and you’re in need another weekend to recover from … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, recover, relationships, relaxation, sleep, stamp collecting, stamps
Tagged Aurora, blog, cherry coke, long week, Metro, pizza deal, recovery, rest, restful, root beer, stamp show, taking it easy, Toronto
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