It has been a lovely summer so far here in Northern Ontario, forest fires notwithstanding. We’ve gone to several local provincial parks: Grundy Lake, Chutes and Fairbank(s?) and haven’t been disappointed. One day Ryan and I did an 8km hike at Chutes …
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Dear Prime Minister
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Good morning,
My name is Jen and I’m writing to you today to ask you to please make a strong statement on…
Store bought?!
Hi everyone! A little while ago on the FB page I wondered if I changed the blog around if I would lose a bunch of followers. Well, here goes: After 10 years or so of writing here, and a million views, I’ve decided to officially diversify the blog fro…
Anyone have $13,000 I can borrow?
I just can't even.
#studentloans
Sleepy in Sudbury
I can't seem to get warm. Have been hit with a 48 hour flu or something after Katherine brought it home from daycare earlier this week. I'm an achy ball of misery but there are things that need doing so today I'm going to take my time and get the…
On the Way Back Machine
After I put Kat to bed the other night night I decided to put Fern Gully on Netflix while I tidied up from supper and a weekend home with the kids. It was a nice little stroll down memory lane; Robin William's nonstop chatter as Batty Koda, the music…
GlitterForce is Sparkletastic
It's Christmas holidays for the kids here in Canada and unfortunately due to a recent lack of snow we spent a lot of it indoors not doing a whole lot. I worked mostly evenings and as Gabe doesn't have skates, we've just been coasting through Netflix …
They Went A Walking
Now that school is back in life is much more hectic. Often we're not getting in the door until 6pm or later and bedtime for Kat is 7:30ish. It's go go go all day, fight traffic or take a 40 minute bus ride, make dinner, do school stuff, bedtime s…
Rebirth Through Compassion
I'm fond of the saying "Kindness costs me nothing." Kindness, compassion, empathy; these aren't new concepts to me but they're things I'm trying so much harder to implement on a daily basis. For a long time I was an angry person, growing bitter from …
First Harvest - Lughnassad
After two years of living here at my inlaws we finally shifted most of our things from the storage unit to our new apartment. It's been a long journey; four years ago we left the Soo and moved to Nanaimo, and a year and a half after that, to Victoria…
Grace
It's been nine months since we decided to try and make a go of it in the Soo, to work with Skyline at their apartments, build friendships, strengthen family ties and soak up the North instead of going back to Vancouver Island. Skyline dumped us a mon…
Life Goes On!
Hello everyone! Good news! Life is done kicking me in the pants (for now) and we're moving into our own place come the beginning of September. For a while there we thought we were going out West again but an opportunity came up here in the Sault we c…
My Love Story
Once upon a time, 18 years ago today to be exact, I recieved a lovely Valentine from the man who would become my husband. It read "Roses are red, violets are blue, I can't be happy without you!" There is a small blue butterfly and some flowers on it…
Thoughtful Thursday: Poem
Holding my breath
Paused-waiting
for the car door to slam
the front door to creak
the excited rush of dogs as they greet you
your footsteps on the stairs
the weight of your body on the bed
next to mine
Warmth of your arms
strength of your …
Promises and Wishes
At Solstice two weeks ago we did a toast, a boast and a promise over a bowl of flaming Yule punch. It was GREAT, especially since Gabe joined us for the ritual. My toast was to my inlaws, my Sabbat Sisters, all the warriors great and small, and to my…
Silence
There are so many kinds of silence. Not just quiet, but silence. The gap between a question and an answer where someone thinks up a quick lie; that sudden lack of noise that signifies the kids are getting into trouble; how it feels when it's 3am an…
Canadian Weblog Award Nomination
Fat and Not Afraid has been nominated in three, that's right, THREE catagories for this year's Canadian Weblog Awards; Activism & Social Justice, Family & Parenting, and Health & Wellness. I am SO excited about this! What a nice thing to find in my …
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D in Review
Ever since the 1990's cartoon X-Men I've been a Marvel fan. I've sat and watched every movie they've made and was very excited to hear about Agents of SHEILD coming to the little screen.
We're not big television watchers, having switched to Netfli…
Freedom
Hey there! It's Friday! TGIF and all that. Today's post is up at Fierce Freethinking Fatties and is all about saying thanks and showing gratitude. Stop on by and share the love. Have a lovely long weekend, North American friends, and we'll see you …
From the Recovery Room
Hello everyone! If my brain doesn't decieve me, it's Tuesday and I'm updating from my hospital bed here in Victoria. I have a lovely view of the coastal Rockies right now, so that's something. It's been a long couple of days with my gallbladder so I'…
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