2021

1: What did you do in 2021 that you’d never done before? –Tried out HelloFresh in order to expand my cooking skills. I’ve enjoyed the experience and while I might take double the amount of time to complete a recipe (I’m a bit of a perfectionist and take everything so literally in cooking), I do feel accomplished

I Tried Hello Fresh

Cooking is an art and I prefer doodling with Sharpies. As a bit of a perfectionist, I like to follow lists and instructions carefully. I need everything cut up and ready to go before I even think about starting the stove or oven. As a result, I’m more likely to find baking therapeutic over throwing

Trying to Conquer My Fear of Winter Driving

Many people have a dislike for winter driving. My dislike for it is amplified by my general dislike of driving at all in the first place. I have discussed my feelings of anxiety over driving before, but I also wanted to acknowledge that I have in fact been driving often this winter due to Covid-19.

What I Miss About Taking the Bus Every Day

Featured image by R.A. Paterson via Flickr I know that most people would read this title and instantly wonder what’s wrong with me. I feel like most people despise the bus entirely, but as someone who, up until 2020 (thanks a lot, Covid-19, you flop), took the bus almost every day I kind of miss

2020

Every year since 2012, I’ve summed up my year according to this survey and shared it on Facebook. Facebook has since taken away the “Notes” option, so I’ll be sharing it on here instead, because I do know of some friends who enjoy skimming this over each year. 1: What did you do in 2020 that

First Impressions of the MacBook Pro 2020

Over the course of the past year my Samsung laptop (Irwin, because I’m a weirdo who names inanimate objects) has been acting sketchy. Most likely because I have spent eight years overloading it with so much more than it could handle. A notorious trait of mine. Since last summer I’d been having to bend the

How I’m Keeping My Sanity During the Pandemic

I’m not going to lie to you on here, I’ve almost lost my marbles several times since March of this year. Mostly due to work, but also due to the constant cancellation of plans I had (a miracle that I even had plans, really, since I never do) or even the worry over winter driving. It’s not out of

My Cat is a Menace (but I Still Love Him)

I’ve talked about being an over thinker before. I’ve talked about how it often contributes to my little bouts with anxiety and how it talks me out of a lot of things I should have said yes to. Impromptu hangouts, saying what I actually wanted to say to a favourite musician, submitting a piece of