Category: personal
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Pumpkin Challenge 2016: Welcome! Days 1-3
For the previous 5 years, I devote one part of each October day to consuming something with pumpkin in it. It started as a shared challenge (thank-you, J.A.) and has since become one of my favourite personal projects (in addition to the Hot Chocolate Festival – but that’s for another time). Unlike my chocolaty winter challenge,…
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Moving
My family moved to a new house recently, after staying in our previous home for nearly 13 years. I was having a lot of trouble wrapping my head around this significant change, particularly due to its being plunked right in the midst of many other changes happening simultaneously. Up until the move, I had been…
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Graduation
It has been nearly two months since I finished my final exams, and about three weeks since I crossed the stage and received my diploma. It has been almost five years since I moved into residence at UBC and embarked on my undergraduate journey. The actual “graduation” happened very quickly – I was scurried across…
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‘Tis the Season… For Farmers Markets!
A personal goal for this summer is to attend as many farmers markets as I am reasonably able to, because I love how it feels to be supporting local growers and buying ethically-sourced food and goods! Here is a (growing) list of farmers markets I hope to attend: West End Saturdays, 9:00AM – 2:00PM, May…
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Take a Moment to Reflect When You Get "The Feels"
Three weeks ago I started a new summer job at my university working in an office that focuses on enriching each student experience through various involvement opportunities. In my short time here, I’ve had unexpected moments of being hit right in the feels. “Pardon me, did you say ‘the feels’?” Yes! The feels are experienced as…
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Hairy Woman, Walking Down the Street…
I have a feeling that “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison is far more successful than my Hairy Woman rendition would have been. Hair is an interesting thing for us human creatures – the way it grows differently across our bodies, the way that we can change its presentation with chemicals and tools, and the…
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The First 6 Weeks
It has been a turbulent few weeks for me as the school year has begun to gain momentum. I’ve struggled with adjusting to my new roles, likely as a result of the requirements laid out by some commitments that required completion within one or two weeks of the year kicking off. While I know that…
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A new school year approacheth!
There are only 3 days left until I begin my journey back to school into my new role as a residence advisor, and with that will come the need to be structured and efficient with my time. The first month will be a time of testing the waters and figuring out how my schedule balances with…
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Catching Up
The last month has been full of family, travel, work and, of course, food. Where to begin? Summer sunsets. Belated birthday outings, featuring friendship witha side of veggie burgers and vegetable chips. Canada Day relaxation. A necessary 3AM trip to The Naam. Drive-in dates! Summer time BBQs of veggiedogs and tofu kabobs! Mischievous kittens. Birthday sushi fun…
In a Tizzy 