Category Archives: NaBloPoMo2016

Embrace

Posted on December 1, 2016 by karenmeg

Well, here we are on the last day of November, the last day of NaBloPoMo and I’m presented with a wonderful prompt courtesy of Blogher:  have you chosen a word for yourself for 2017? This isn’t something I normally do. … Continue reading →

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Karen’s big adventure

Posted on November 23, 2016 by karenmeg

I went downtown earlier today.  And guess what? I threw caution to the wind and decided to take public transit into the city. What? Me. A firmly entrenched suburbanite. Who drives everywhere. Who drives her kids everywhere. What is public … Continue reading →

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“Arrival” with the family

Posted on November 20, 2016 by karenmeg

We went to a matinee today.  All four of us, together, in the same theatre at the same time.  A rarity.  Most Saturdays we are scattered, the kids out with their friends, me and the husband running errands, doing stuff … Continue reading →

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This was me in 2016

Posted on November 16, 2016 by karenmeg

“This is me in Grade 9 baby, this is me in grade 9” (BNL circa 1992) Yikes. Looking at this, I can only say “hang in there, just watch, in about 40 years, things will be interesting and amazing”. And this … Continue reading →

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Home Movies

Posted on November 14, 2016 by karenmeg

Okay rant over. As I struggle to come up with content for my NaBloPoMo challenge and wonder why it seemed so easy to write non stop all those years ago, I realize it’s because the focus of this blog is … Continue reading →

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The art of the nag

Posted on November 14, 2016 by karenmeg

The one thing I have always been conscious of since becoming a wife and mother, is the element of the nag.  It is always my intention that the first gentle reminder should suffice.  That when the reminder is for THAT … Continue reading →

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Mad world

Posted on November 10, 2016 by karenmeg

It was quite unbelievable watching the unexpected, almost shocking, results of the US election unfold last night.  It all goes to show, polls are just that – surveys, not the final real deal.  What people tell you directly to your … Continue reading →

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Note to self: you’re not 20 anymore

Posted on November 8, 2016 by karenmeg

It turns out that adding an additional physical activity such as  Thriller choreography for a flash mob, on top of regularly programmed workouts and Latin Ballroom lessons, can be hazardous to the health of a woman now officially in her … Continue reading →

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30 years and the ride continues

Posted on November 7, 2016 by karenmeg

I watched the MTV Euro awards tonight, and was surprised that I enjoyed it.  The last couple of years I haven’t thought much of the music awards shows.  Perhaps it’s that I don’t enjoy most of the music (and I … Continue reading →

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The Weekend 

Posted on November 6, 2016 by karenmeg

My favourite things about the weekend: 1.  I can drink.  Alcohol.  My husband and I recently decided that we are getting older and heavier and a lot may have to do with the amount of alcohol we had been consuming … Continue reading →

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