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Sunday, November 30, 2014

I am: Little Miss Christmas

Tomorrow is the first of December. 

And that means that I am finally able to wear my Santa hat at work. I adore Christmas. It is my favourite time of year. And since Christmas began at work on November 3, I've been waiting impatiently for December to roll around.

Most of my regular customers know my love for Christmas. And one completely fantastic couple calls me 'Little Miss Christmas'. Mostly because I've been bopping around for weeks singing Christmas carols and songs and reminding people how many days until Christmas. 

So, if you stop into my shop tomorrow, don't be surprised by my Santa hat. And don't complain about it either. Be thankful that I waited until December to wear it!

Monday, November 24, 2014

Words of inspiration


She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.

-Elizabeth Edwards

Sunday, November 23, 2014

A musical flashback

Tonight, while driving back from a friend's parents' house, I discovered several old mix CDs that I had burned at some point. Putting them in and listening to the songs was a trip down memory lane.

So, without further ado... here is a playlist of the songs that were rediscovered tonight.






Thursday, November 20, 2014

When your bad luck outweighs your good

It has been said that if I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck.

I would agree with this statement. Whole heartedly. 

Two weekends ago, Kate and myself were slated to transport three dogs from our area to the Montreal SPCA. I'd done this once before and it was easy and painless. So we picked up the dogs and started out. It was a great little drive. Except for the fact that one of the dogs, a shitz-tu that we named Yzma, didn't stop her shrill barking. So I had to pull over an hour into the drive to take her out of the crate and give her to Kate to hold. Unfortunately for Kate, she was covered in old pee. And stank. Every time she moved, we got a whiff and it was enough to make us gag. 

We made it to the Montreal SPCA with no more difficulties and got the dogs unloaded and signed into their care. Then we jumped back into the Jeep for the ride home. Except when I went to back out there was no power steering. So I popped out to check that everything was okay. And let's just say that it wasn't.

Thankfully the people and staff of the Montreal SPCA were lovely and cool headed, we spread kitty litter all over the lot to soak up the various liquids spewed out and they had one of their people look at the engine. And then Kate and I sat in the building to think about what we were going to do. Kate had to open the next morning at 5 and we both have 2 dogs that needed to be fed and walked. Spending the night in Montreal was not an option. 

So I did what I do whenever I'm in a spot of trouble: I called Lisa. 

And she offered to drive from Stittsville to Montreal to pick us up. So I had the Jeep towed to a garage that was still open, and then Kate and I wandered the streets of Montreal, ate MacDonald's and tried to find a Starbucks that we could take refuge in until Lisa and Jan rescued us. 

Although, the whole situation was pretty terrible, the silver lining in it was the confirmation that I have wonderful friends in my life. I don't know many people that would have offered to drive 3.5 hours to pick us up and then turn around and head back to Ottawa. 

So although I have terribly bad luck, the one area I have an abundance of luck in, is my friends.