It’s May Day! (Or Beltane, to the Gaelic and Wiccan traditions.) It’s a day when folks in northern temperate time zones officially cast off the shackles of winter and get the heck outside. It’s that point when we’re supposed to receive the payoff for those April showers and surround ourselves with flowers. It’s time to…
Category: Humanitrivia
Adventures in the lives of humans.
Social Distancing: Indulging my introverted side, FOMO-free
It was for mostly selfish reasons that, when I heard that schools would be closed for an extra two weeks after March break, part of my heart – through the worry – was full of joy. It wasn’t the joy of knowing that the closures are the right thing to do, even though that’s true….
The Dilovely New Year Questionnaire for 2019
Hi, lovelies! Here’s the new year questionnaire, perfect to update you on ALL THE THINGS that did not get blogged about in 2019 due to hosting issues. (And neglect.) Henceforth, however, I reserve the right to back-post things I worked on while my account was suspended. Stay tuned! You NEVER KNOW when something will pop…
The Dilovely New Year Questionnaire for 2018
So, my lovelies. Happy New Year or something! It’s only January 16th. It’s a super-reasonable moment to post a 2018 questionnaire completed in time increments of 20 minutes or less over the course of three weeks. 1. What did you do in 2018 that you’d never done before? Me, Sean: Hiked Niagara Glen Trails in…
14 Holiday Songs That Don’t Mention Christmas
Christmas is here, which means Christmas songs – yay! I look forward to this music all year. I do not listen to it off-season, as I don’t want it to lose potency. If I’m honest, the holiday-themed songs that play at the mall are not usually what makes me feel festive. Although my relationship to…
NINE YEARS of blogging. WHAT.
Hey, Lovelies, It’s my blogiversary this weekend! Technically yesterday – November 3rd – it was nine whole years since my first blog post ever. About which I said nothing to anyone. I barely knew what a blog was, but I was inspired by my sister blogging about her experiences in Europe, and had also read…
A Romantic Story… Unfinished
Did you know that my daughter has been married for almost two months? She’s a romantic, but she needs no extravagant proposal. In fact, she doesn’t even need a groom. Back at the end of the summer, she drew the above picture on our white board, with great attention to details like rings and gloves…
Butterbeer Recipes to Complete Your Gryffindor Evening
Here’s one way to spice up a chilly, post-holiday evening in January that might otherwise be a bit melancholy: BUTTERBEER. It’s all part of this complete Gryffindor Evening that you, too, can have for just one monthly instalment of candles and squashy pillows. Let your Harry Potter geek flag fly. I’m not trying to make…
Paragon of Calm needs a reboot. Already.
In my last post, you may remember that I have made it my mission to be calm in the mornings with my kids. I’d like to tell you proudly that I made it through the week with exemplary calm! But I didn’t. Not quite. I think it comes down to a sleep problem – one…
The Dilovely New Year Questionnaire for 2017
Hi, Lovelies! And HAPPY NEW YEAR. Farewell, 2017. Off to a cold, cold start in which I have not gotten enough fresh air because I did’t want my skin to fall off… But as of Saturday night, thanks to some quality time spent with my sis and a friend and many little jars and baggies, my spice…