Don’t Take Life Too Seriously These COVID days are tedious. Wearing a mask all day isn’t pleasant. Constant hand sanitizing ruins my hands. Social distancing and cohorts emphasize dis-connection. While all of these precautions are necessary – life just feels harder because of it. Having fun, laughing and playing together makes these tedious COVID days…
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55 Rules for Love – Rule #31 – Space Is Needed To Breathe And To Grow
Oh, 2020!! 2020 is the year of COVID. 2020 is also the year my husband Michael and I spent eight of these 12 months apart while we sorted through the long list of logistics of transferring his life (before us) in British Columbia, to our now life in Nova Scotia after repatriating from Qatar. Either…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #18 – Don’t Use Comparisons
Photo Credit – Whisper.ch Types of Comparisons Comparisons are sure death to the relationship. There are, in my thoughts, three ways to compare: Comparing your marriage to another couple’s seemingly “perfect” marriage Comparing yourself to your spouse’s past partners Comparing your current partner to a partner of yours in the past My Musings On This……
Goodbye 2021 – Hello 2022
New Year’s Day Tradition Since 2015, when I married my husband and moved overseas to Qatar, I enjoyed a tradition of starting each New Year’s Day in a different country. I was able to start this tradition because Michael and I worked in education and during Christmas Break, we would travel. I’m allowing myself the…
Just For Today – I Will Be Grateful For My Many Blessings
COVID – The Dystopian Novel Recently, with the number of COVID cases on the rise in my hometown province of Nova Scotia, and the start of another lockdown, life feels a bit like a dystopian novel – having to follow rules enforced by the government to help keep us safe from a virus that is…
My 52nd Birthday – Reflections of a COVID Year
I Turned 50 in Kerala, India I Turned 51 in British Columbia, Canada I Turned 52 in Nova Scotia, Canada Reflections – This Past Year This past year has been steeped in the COVID pandemic. This is a year of wearing a mask, hand washing, hand sanitizing, social distancing, seeing family via Skype, as well…
Christmas Eve Day, 2020 – Burntcoat Head Park, Noel, Nova Scotia
Continuing Our Traveling Tradition Since Michael and I married in 2015, we’ve traveled every Christmas Break. This Christmas, COVID changed how our Christmas would unfold, so with Michael in quarantine over the holidays – I took Christmas Eve Day to go on a local adventure to continue our traveling tradition! The Drive Nova Scotia has…
Happily Ever After – After Every Challenge!
Happily Ever After I believe in happily ever after. That is, happily ever after – after every challenge we face! Life is a constant stream of challenges. Therefore, we will always have a happy ending – once we’ve truly stepped into and walked through every challenge we face. That is why the happy ending of…
14 Day COVID Quarantine in Nova Scotia, Canada
Airport Arrival Protocol I flew out of Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, with a short layover at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, to arrive at my final destination of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. All those arriving in Halifax had to fill out a COVID check-in document, and could…
Half Marathon Goal – Postponed to 2021
Half Marathon My goal was to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th, 2020 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. However, I won’t be in Nova Scotia for the marathon, so I had to withdraw. Rethinking Goal – New Half Marathon As my husband and I transition from British Columbia to settle in Nova…