Just a thought… Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. [Jim Rohn] Thanks for coming by today. So the short version is this: Lisa and I were out playing yesterday so hard that I just want to savour and save the stories of our
Erin’s Journals
Monday, January 12, 2026
Just a thought… Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling her it was crooked. [Amy Morin] There aren’t many people to whom you can write a text asking, “Is this an okay time for a trauma dump?” and get an “Absolutely!” in response. Today I’m calling a ride to take me to
Monday, January 5, 2026
Just a thought… A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. [Margaret Atwood] Yesterday I saw a New Year’s-ish meme come into my emails with cheery inspiration for the year ahead. And my first thought was: REALLY??? Not today,
Monday, December 29, 2025
Just a thought… I don’t need a recipe for disaster. I usually just eyeball it. [Etsy poster, author unknown] Well, for this final journal of 2025 I had a whole red-and-white-dyed post about what we learned this year about being Canadian. But you already know all of that. So I thought I’d tell you the
A Wright Brothers’ Christmas
I came up with this a few years ago as a Secret Santa type of game to play with friends and/or family around the dining table. Just make sure there are more than two people and that everyone starts with a small present in hand, one that could go to anyone and still be appropriate.