I recently decided to shake up my routines a bit. I’ve gone to different social events. I’ve taken a course or two. I attended WordCamp Victoria 2010 at which I got excited about blogging.
And, then there was the night I spent with a burlesque dancer.
How I Became a Conflicted Omnivore
Meat became much more than just meat for me that day. It has become a real and living issue about love and humanity and a concern about how the way we extend ourselves into the world becomes, in turn, what we are. We become what we do, and what we do is terrible.
S/he: Stuck
As Schmutzie discovered, coming of age in the middle of a gender crisis is less fun than you’d think…
Simplifying, Stage 2: The Meltdown
Lorne Daniel discovers the tasks involved in simplifying a person’s home, office and electronic data can be quite complicated.
Otto and Betty plus 12: Life and Love in a Big, Big Family
I couldn’t even begin to imagine having 11 brothers and sisters. I asked Frank questions, trying not to be rude. “Did you live in a big house?” He would simply answer no. “Did you have your own room?” Another no. He was then and is now a man of few words.
On Growing Where You are Planted
She left her hometown after graduating from high school and moved to the city. She certainly wasn’t going to return home to live, EVER. But things do change.
Blank Page Blues: A Writer’s Guide to Her Galaxy
Deadlines are a curse for some freelance writers. Sandra Phinney dreads facing a blank page — those moments before she actually starts to write. Sometimes those moments can last for days.
Juggling Work and Family While Mapping the World
Graham Nickerson suffers a wicked sword blow to the neck from a pint-sized warrior. With a mighty roar, the swordsman strikes again. This time, Graham manages to raise his arm against attacker. Alas, his arm is hacked off at the shoulder. Sitting right there at the kitchen table in front of a laptop full of […]
The Pig Whisperer
As I sat feeding Billy the kid his last bottle of the day, I was reminded of my old friend, Pig. See, Pig was a piglet that one of my friends found wandering out on Interstate 29, so of course she picked him up and took him home. She named him Bacon (she was also very resourceful).
Finding Life Balance Through Creating and Consuming
To find the coveted work-life balance, it may simply be a matter of giving out value as a Creator, and being open to receiving value back as a Consumer.