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Easing Back into Life
Alberta is heading into Stage 3 for July 1. In three weeks time and my family will be two weeks post full vaccination. My friend texted me this morning to share her vaccination news with a “Let’s do something in July!” HARD YES. I miss friends. Work gave the option of working fr...
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Alberta is heading into Stage 3 for July 1. In three weeks time and my family will be two weeks post full vaccination. My friend texted me this morning to share her vaccination news with a “Let’s do something in July!” HARD YES. I miss friends. Work gave the option of working fr...
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Bake Club: Babish Cookies
I am one of the 9 million people who watch the BCU (Babish Culinary Universe), I started when he only had 6 million viewers last fall. I enjoy his humour and his odd English language choices. Twice a week I tune in to watch. Never have I ever made one of his recipes before but […]
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
I am one of the 9 million people who watch the BCU (Babish Culinary Universe), I started when he only had 6 million viewers last fall. I enjoy his humour and his odd English language choices. Twice a week I tune in to watch. Never have I ever made one of his recipes before but […]
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Edmonton Tourist: Vacation Plans
I lost my glass of water and spent about thirty minutes looking for it. You know where it was? Sitting in the water dispenser waiting for me. It was full. I don’t remember filling it. The phone rang this morning and it was my colleague. He needed a report I was supposed to run. I […]
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I lost my glass of water and spent about thirty minutes looking for it. You know where it was? Sitting in the water dispenser waiting for me. It was full. I don’t remember filling it. The phone rang this morning and it was my colleague. He needed a report I was supposed to run. I […]
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Pain and Shame
My head is reeling from the news of the mass grave found at the Kamloops residential school. I can’t seem to focus on anything else. There were children found as young as three and UIDs in children under 10. Sounds like geocide to me. I think about the families I worked with in my classroom...
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My head is reeling from the news of the mass grave found at the Kamloops residential school. I can’t seem to focus on anything else. There were children found as young as three and UIDs in children under 10. Sounds like geocide to me. I think about the families I worked with in my classroom...
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Question 21 of 52
What is your greatest strength? As an empath I think my ability to be vulnerable. You wouldn’t think so, I never did either until I received an email the other day that made me cry. I was interviewing people for a job position and in walked this brilliant young man who had everything going ...
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What is your greatest strength? As an empath I think my ability to be vulnerable. You wouldn’t think so, I never did either until I received an email the other day that made me cry. I was interviewing people for a job position and in walked this brilliant young man who had everything going ...
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Rubber Boots and Marigolds
Spring is trying to get here on the prairies without much success. I think we may have had summer because we had one day where it was 26 C. Then the snow came and it the weather is struggling to stay in the teens. I have been watching the overnight temperatures very closely and decided […]
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Spring is trying to get here on the prairies without much success. I think we may have had summer because we had one day where it was 26 C. Then the snow came and it the weather is struggling to stay in the teens. I have been watching the overnight temperatures very closely and decided […]
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Question 20 0f 52
What kinds of things hurt self esteem? How can you discourage these activities? It’s easy to blame someone for your lack of self-esteem. This maybe true for children who depend on the adults in their life to be truth tellers and caregivers (not care takers). Once we become adults it is impo...
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What kinds of things hurt self esteem? How can you discourage these activities? It’s easy to blame someone for your lack of self-esteem. This maybe true for children who depend on the adults in their life to be truth tellers and caregivers (not care takers). Once we become adults it is impo...
Published at Musings of The Edmonton Tourist
Edmonton Tourist: Little Libraries
My daughter planned an adventure outing for Mother’s Day. She gave me rules and then told me nothing. “You need to choose five books to leave your collection. Be ready at 10:00 a.m.” Okay – I can do that, thinking we must be going to a used bookstore or flea market. She di...
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My daughter planned an adventure outing for Mother’s Day. She gave me rules and then told me nothing. “You need to choose five books to leave your collection. Be ready at 10:00 a.m.” Okay – I can do that, thinking we must be going to a used bookstore or flea market. She di...
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Question 19 of 52
Write a poem that describes the feeling of confidence. Meditation Silence is power Breath fills soul with confidence Stillness moves through me
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Write a poem that describes the feeling of confidence. Meditation Silence is power Breath fills soul with confidence Stillness moves through me
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Healing
I have talked about the toll the pandemic has had on me. It is mostly fine but this third wave in Alberta is horrifying. Our numbers per 100,000 are the highest in the world. I am grateful I have received my first vaccine dose. The hubs and parents have theirs, my children are scheduled. It [R...
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I have talked about the toll the pandemic has had on me. It is mostly fine but this third wave in Alberta is horrifying. Our numbers per 100,000 are the highest in the world. I am grateful I have received my first vaccine dose. The hubs and parents have theirs, my children are scheduled. It [R...
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