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May Day: 3 Months Till We Move!
My plane ticket says August 16th – that is 3 months from today. The most frequently asked question from friends lately is, “Are you guys getting ready for your trip?”. I usually don’t know how to answer. “Um… I guess so”, I say. Then usually Derek and I (if he is with me) look at [...]
Explore Costa Rica With Us
Tico Tuesday: The List
A year and a half ago we were preparing for 6 months away. I blogged about Costa Rica on Tuesdays and kept a running list of my preparation to-do’s. Life is a little different now, and given the length of our trip, I have had to being preparing early. We have 4 and a half [...]
The Ides of March 2013
This snowy mid-March morning has me all over the map. I open one browser window only to remember something else I wanted to do. The next thing I know I have 10 tabs open and can’t remember where I was or why I was on any of them. It’s one of those days where the [...]
On the Move Again: Back to Sun, Surf and Spanish
It’s official. We are on our way back to Costa Rica. Come August, we will be packing away the winter clothes and packing flip flops. Guanacaste, here we come. I keep getting the question, “Why?”. My answer is four-fold: 1) Weather – this winter sucks (I can’t think of a better word for how I [...]
Wear Something Funky
A Post for My Mom: In which I justify some choices
Sometimes I think I’m not like my mom, and then in the same stream of consciousness I think I am exactly like her. I believe that when she gives me advice or her opinion on something, or when I see her physically bite her lip to keep her mouth shut (a strategy she openly admits [...]
Style Tuesday: Footwear and Lifestyle
This post has two parts. If you don’t care about shoes and are happy in your ratty old sneakers all day every day, then you’ll have to hold on for Part II of this post which should appear very soon. Part I: Footwear I had a fun weekend with my out-of-town guests. Among the many [...]
Style Tuesday: First Day of School
September 4th 1979: I woke up early and looked around my room. I glanced at the colourful patchwork quilt on my bed and the huge red styrofoam letters spelling my name on the wall above the headboard. I had a feeling this was going to be a big day – but what was it? Ah [...]
Move Your Feet
Fitness 2013: Wish Me Luck
It was a trying fall. I’ve begun the climb out of the hole I dug for myself. Okay, there are much deeper holes, but it is a hole nonetheless. See what I mean on my updated Fitness ’13 page. Forty and fabulous, here I come.
Free or Almost Free Fitness Happenings in Westboro
I’ve been struggling of late with fitness. Since my running came to a grinding halt due to injury in September, I’ve been dabbling with various forms of exercise, mostly yoga and short runs. I joined the JCC after negotiating a one month trial family membership, only to find that my husband and children are getting [...]
Keeping in Touch: August 2012
I have heard from so many people that they feel like they stay in touch with me via this blog. Since I haven’t been posting, we are apparently out of touch. I wouldn’t want that. I give you Liisa: Recent Past, Present, and Near Future. Recent Past: Summer has been a grind, a fun and [...]
Make Something Yummy
Banana Bread
One thing I miss about Costa Rica is the 4 cent bananas. We go through a whole lot of bananas. Most bananas are consumed in smoothies, but they are also consumed whole – Lil D just had two bananas as he walked in the door from hockey camp. We also like banana bread and banana [...]
Michelada
The bartenders who have been serving us at least once (or thrice) a weekend across the street from our condo (have I mentioned it is available for rent?) at Langosta Beach Club, told me this evening that my children −they actually singled out Lil C − have officially surpassed me in their ability to speak Spanish. [...]
Banana Chocolate Chip Bars Which Happen to Be Allergy-Friendly and Vegan
Derek and my parents took the boys to their soccer practice this evening. I knew the boys would be coming home hungry so post-practice snack was on my mind. I was in “super-productive” mode, alternating between an important but mindless paid work task, putting away groceries, and changing sheets – my parents stayed here last [...]
