Monthly Archives: December 2008
Obligatory Christmas – oops, HOLIDAY – entry.
I’m somewhat hard-pressed to say what “it” is that snuck up on me again this year. Guilt? Exasperation? An elusive and loosely defined sentimentality based more on habit and cultural influence more than anything else? Once again, like so many … Continue reading
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“The Romance of Thrift”
“Thrift is the really romantic thing; economy is more romantic than extravagance…thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste…if a man could undertake to make use of all the things in his dustbin, he … Continue reading
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Broke – but not broken!
I live in Montréal with my Fiancé and our two teenaged kids. In September 2008, I was laid off from my full-time (dead-end, mind-numbing, soul-sucking) job as a corporate Receptionist. Now, I certainly was not making mountains of money, but … Continue reading
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