Category Archives: Life

Our Wedding Day

Posted on October 1, 2019 by stenoodie

September 8, 2019: The night before the wedding, I was still getting ready. Mom was helping us with the packaging of the cookies, Susan came at 8 and then pushed to 8:30 p.m. to help me set up the decorations. … Continue reading →

Consider turning off your air conditioning unit

Posted on August 8, 2019 by stenoodie

I write this post as I hear my next-door neighbour’s constantly churning AC unit through my open windows. It’s not even hot tonight, and the perpetual blasts of wind outside tonight are so cool and refreshing. Why do you need … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Be earth friendly, Drink more water, Save our earth, Sweat it out, Turn off your AC for the sake of the earth | 2 Comments

Our Visit to The Museum of Illusions in Toronto

Posted on April 17, 2019 by stenoodie

March 30, 2019: The Museum of Illusions is a fun interactive museum for all ages that features trick-eye exhibits and optical illusions. It’s located on Front Street in downtown Toronto and newly opened since late 2018. A lot of the … Continue reading →

My Year in Review: 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by stenoodie

This year — what can I say? 2018 was the year that the most ever happened to me, in terms of positive amazingness/major life milestones and health-wise. First of all, before I get into the bulk of what happened this … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged 2018 year in review, focus on your health, good-bye 2018 and hello 2019, happy 2019, health first, intentions for 2019, nightshades and HS treatment, Reflections of 2018, things that happened in 2018, wishes and hopes for 2019 | 2 Comments

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Posted on December 22, 2018 by stenoodie

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Counting my blessings

Posted on November 24, 2018 by stenoodie

If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been and how come my blog posts come in bursts and then silence, it’s because I’ve been attending to my other passion in life: steno work! 😀 In the past 10 days or so,

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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

Weather in April 2018

Posted on April 16, 2018 by stenoodie

It’s never been about us. We forget that we live in Mother Nature’s world on Planet Earth. We’ve spent decades up to this point hoarding and using her clean water resources,

Posted in Life | Tagged Change your attitude, disrespect is never taken easily, it's not up to us, Just accept it and move on, more is coming, Mother Nature, not up to us to decide, power balance | Leave a comment

My Year in Review: 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by stenoodie

December 31, 2017: I look forward to writing this post every single year since I’ve started the annual one and I’ve honestly so excited to share with you my thoughts on this very last day of 2017. I’ve been ruminating … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged blogger, goals for 2018, lifestyle blogger, thoughts and ruminations of 2017, who reads my stuff anyway, year in review 2017 | 4 Comments

Revisiting the Fish Ladder in Port Hope, Ontario

Posted on October 20, 2017 by stenoodie

October 8, 2017: Three years ago, I visited Port Hope in Ontario to watch the annual fall salmon run. It was my first time watching these majestic creatures defy gravity and jump through rushing water and channels in order to … Continue reading →