Is four months early too soon to buy yourself a birthday gift? What if it’s really pretty and you’ll have to justify the cost somehow?

There is a busy family of cardinals outside my office window and surely I cannot be expected to do any work.

We ordered Dhaba Express for dinner and I’m going to eat myself into a coma.

Absolutely infuriating ‘update’ on the new SJAM school building from HRCE on behalf of provincial gov. NO new information. NO timeline. NO apologies.

It’s that time of year in Halifax when you need entirely different outfits for morning and afternoon.

This is the whole point of the internet.

First school lunch of 2025 got a decent review in our house, thank goodness.

I had thought that the neighbourhood turf war between the crows and the blue jays had been resolved, but apparently not! So screechy.

The parents of my kid’s best friend have a vastly different communication style to us, and it’s 70% frustrating and 30% absolutely fascinating.

I forgot how much of a caffeine wallop Java Blend’s French roast hits me with. I’m revved most of the day.

Well, we made it a full week of school before our first sick day. That’s something, I guess.

One of the young coworkers told me I had a ‘cool look’ or something and I handled the compliment very well.* *I did not. I made a few weird noises and then fled

I’ve already placed an order for this weekend. Gotta get the goods while I can.

I have a problem. I’ve started a very fun book AND YET I’m still expected to do some work today.

If you were going to treat yourself to a facial, what kind would you get, or what would you look for? These all sound like nonsense words.

I am not sportsy, but I might die for Jawslyn.

I get so mad at dingdongs who want more cars on the road (force back to the office, anti bus lanes, less active transport options). That helps no one!

Finally found out that the kid got the teacher he was hoping for AND his best school bud in in the same class. I am relieved.

❤️

What I read on my summer vacation (plus also few comics).

Both of my parents have asked for specific homemade Christmas gifts, which means I get to start worrying about it now. What a treat.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a starfish?

My reading buddy is distracting.

I am out of town, so when you go to @kingsbookstore.bsky.social you have to buy yourselves one extra book to make up for it.

I saw a flamingo sit down, and you should also see it.

Found a little friend on my fence post 🥰

I’ve got three days of work and then I’m on vacation for three weeks.

Oh no forgot my work phone at home no one can call me ohhh nooooo.

I have the house to myself for most of the week, and am so overwhelmed with choices on how to spend my time. Kicking off with a classic: bowl of ice cream (two kinds!) and my book on the couch.

Today's challenge: inhale delicious curry before my meeting WITHOUT slopping any of it down my white shirt.

It’s for The Economy.

Finally reunited with my proper work laptop! I missed you, shortcuts. I missed you, chrome. I missed you, software-no-longer-supported-but-that-I-need-to-do-my-job. Don’t leave me again.

Continuing to make excellent decisions.

Taking my hangover for a walk

Is all of #Halisky at decemberists, because I feel like I’ve spotted 75% of you

My hairdresser just announced they’re leaving the biz. I have the worst luck - I’ve had so many bad haircuts in this city. And every time I find someone I like, they end up moving away/leaving. Blargh.

New favourite box label. 📜

I only got one work email today and I am suspicious.

Cis people have always been the main consumers of gender affirming care, surgeries, treatment. They just don't see it as such because they feel entitled to it, they are barely even cognizant of their own genders.

The Margaret Perry material is a TREAT. Watch films with titles like 'Appleland', 'Nova Scotia Holiday 1948', 'Battling Bluefins' and 'Blessing on the Woods'. A treasure. 📜 #archives #film #history

I read a sad chapter of my book over lunch, and it's completely taken the wind out of me.

Multiple times now Andy has made it clear that the only reason he ran for mayor is because he thought the libs would lose. If he couldn’t figure out the mayors job before running (and after years of experience in government) what exactly makes him seem like a good candidate for strong mayor powers?

The whole family is zonked. Ordering pizza for self-care.

I love this series so much, but Stephen is breaking my heart. 💙📚

What’s your favourite close-to-Halifax beach for swimming?

I missed sun screening a strip along my hairline and now I have a stripe.

Killers opened their show with a few lines of Sloan’s Underwhelmed, and kept barrelling forward from there. What a show.

I have done something unprecedented: I remembered to refresh my bobbin BEFORE doing the Big Seam.

Very good bug.

This is the card my 11yo picked out for his teacher and I find it very funny.