I don’t really do the whole New Years resolution thing. I feel like you shouldn’t need a new year to roll over in order to make positive life changes. Really, there is no better time than now to start doing what you want to do, right?

So I didn’t make any resolutions this year; however, midway through January something in my brain just clicked. I thought: it’s time to make some healthy life changes. Continue Reading »

I have so many memories tied to oliebollen.

As long as I can remember, oliebollen has been a part of Christmas on my dad’s side of the family. I remember eating them with my brother when we were young while waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. We would dip them in powdered sugar, and beg our Oma for a glass of Pop Shoppe “red pop.” I guess we didn’t know it was called cream soda. Continue Reading »

This Christmas post is a bit late, but to be honest with you, my sense of time has been completely skewed for at least the past month. That’s not to say that I forgot about Christmas. I mean, I think it’s literally impossible to forget about Christmas when people start putting up their Christmas lights before Halloween is even over (or in some cases, never even take them down at all, like one of our neighbors down the road), but when you work in retail at this time of year, and start working the exhausting hours, days just start blending into each other. Continue Reading »

I hate winter.

Yep. I live in Canada, and I hate winter.

I hate the cold. I hate how dry the air is. I hate the short days. I hate how expensive good quality winter wear is. Honestly, I could go on, but I won’t.

Despite all of this hatred, though, there are a few things I can love about this season. Continue Reading »

A few months ago, one of our neighbors down the road left a box of Canadian Living magazines on the curb. Being the garbage picker that I am, I crammed those puppies in my bike basket and brought them to their new home. Continue Reading »