The AC is on

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 September 2014. 🙂   Continue reading

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Steno firsts in June 2018

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 Continue reading

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Tasting Dinner at Shinta Japanese BBQ

Shinta Japanese BBQ storefront

Shinta Japanese BBQ located at Unit 37-39, 280, West Beaver Creek Rd on Richmond Hill

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 their restaurant during their promotional event and I was curious about the restaurant’s food.   Continue reading

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Sending photos is so easy these days!

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 Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favourites

 Dundas Peak

Hamilton, Ontario. November 2016

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 when I started participating in them ever since I started blogging five years ago.  Continue reading

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No unique blog posts for a while

Just as I thought I was going to finally resurface this weekend for some sunshine and no transcripts on my plate, I’ve been dumped with a big slew of a back-order from last summer.  *shakes fists*    Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted

 doggy

Scarborough, Ontario. December 2015

Twisted:  This doggie’s neck when turning to look up at me. 😀

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Burning out

I never thought this day would come.  I’m burnt out from doing transcripts.

For the first time in my steno career, I’ve been inundated with transcripts for more than two months… I feel like I haven’t stopped editing or scoping transcripts without a full week in between to rest or have nothing at all Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Liquid

 Sunnyside Park

Sunnyside Park, Toronto. May 2018

The most recent photo I took of some liquid:

Sunnyside Park on a pretty and sunny spring day in Toronto with Lake Ontario shining in the distance.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Place in the World

 Toronto boardrooms

Toronto, Canada. April 2018

Steno is on my mind this morning as I had just posted a great video explaining it on my social media channels.  I’m an introvert so I really like watching others and observing what goes on in the world.  At work, this is exactly what my “place in the world” is.  I sit at the head of the table and I watch both sides of legal counsel duke it out.  I don’t need to say anything.  I simply watch, listen, and take down everything they say verbatim without judgment.  My place in the world is a role as a Continue reading

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