Author Archives: stenoodie

About stenoodie

I'm a stenographer, foodie, avid traveller, and mom of 3 who loves to share her experiences with the world.

Lunch and “Crazy Cookies” at the Dreamers’ Cafe

Posted on July 19, 2018 by stenoodie

April 21, 2018: After the Float Your Fanny event, we headed to Dreamers’ Cafe for lunch. When Amanda asked me if there was a restaurant in the Port Hope area that I’d like to try for lunch, I chose the … Continue reading →

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The Annual Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny in Port Hope, Ontario

Posted on July 18, 2018 by stenoodie

April 21, 2018: Every year, the town of Port Hope in Ontario hosts a one-of-a-kind commemorative community event called the “Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny”. Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny is a 10km race along the Ganaraska River … Continue reading →

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Vegan Banana Bread from Empire Espresso

Posted on July 18, 2018 by stenoodie

April 19, 2018: After the YamChops cookbook launch event, Grace and I headed down the street to find a local cafe to grab a drink and chitchat. She found Empire Espresso which was a really cute and hipstery cafe that … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 668 College St, coffee shops on College Street, College Street Toronto coffee, Empire Coffee menu and prices, Empire Coffee Vegan Banana Bread, Empire Espresso, Empire Espresso menu and prices, Toronto, Toronto coffee shops, Vegan Banana Bread, vegan coffee shop | Leave a comment

YamChops Cookbook Launch

Posted on July 17, 2018 by stenoodie

April 19, 2018: Back in mid-April, I had a pleasure of attending my first vegan cookbook launch event! YamChops is Toronto’s only vegan (plant-based) “butcher” and they were holding a media event for fellow bloggers and foodie friends to visit … Continue reading →

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Free!

Posted on July 17, 2018 by stenoodie

Feeling surreal because my transcript load is gone and complete for the first time since April. Not sure what to do with myself now that I have no transcripts on my plate. On the other hand, while I have lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged Been so used to working non-stop over the past three months that free time is an unknown territory to me | Leave a comment

The AC is on

Posted on July 2, 2018 by stenoodie

It’s so hot in the GTA this week that I finally broke down and turned on the air conditioning unit. I broke my record of four years of not switching the AC unit on since moving into this house in … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | Tagged broke my four year record, hello hot summers, Toronto summers, When it reaches 40 degress in Toronto | 2 Comments

Steno firsts in June 2018

Posted on June 25, 2018 by stenoodie

In the month of June, I’ve had a lot of steno firsts (thus still no time to blog freely). I’ve had someone who was visually impaired bring in a guide dog as part of an examination

Posted in Steno | Tagged court reporting | 2 Comments

Tasting Dinner at Shinta Japanese BBQ

Posted on June 5, 2018 by stenoodie

April 18, 2018: In April, I had the opportunity to dine at a new all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ restaurant called Shinta Japanese BBQ. I had seen influencers post about this place on Instagram and had seen a so-called line-up to get into … Continue reading →

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Sending photos is so easy these days!

Posted on June 4, 2018 by stenoodie

Pet peeve: People who don’t send you photos after an event or vacation or activity or whatever and especially when you know they’re not busy, have easy access to a smartphone and the photos are

Posted in Life | Tagged no point in receiving a photo a year later unless it is something like a professional photographer releasing wedding photos a year later for sentiment sake, people who don't share photos that you're part of, Pet peeves, Photo hoarders, Photographer duties, smartphones makes it so easy to share photos nowadays, Take the initiative to send photos if you're the one in possession of them, where's the group photo I was in?, why does it take someone so long to share a photo | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favourites

Posted on May 30, 2018 by stenoodie

I can’t believe this is the final installment of the Weekly Photo Challenges! I didn’t have an inkling that they were going to be concluding this series. I guess I had taken them for granted but it’s not hard to … Continue reading →