I think it was October when I last went to get a haircut in a salon.
They were open very sporadically over the lockdown periods in the past 16 months, but I know many of the smaller salons either went out of business or are struggling.
Continue reading “Hair appointments, vaccines and a reminder”
It’s interesting to see the different approaches with these vaccine clinics here in Toronto.
Continue reading “About the vaccine clinics”
My son’s last quadmester (4th semester consisting of two subjects due to remote/virtual learning) began a couple of weeks ago. It will run until the end of June, probably online. And then, he’ll have graduated grade 10 from inside of his bedroom. Thank you Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Ford. You are both equally to blame. (Don’t at me unless you’re Justin or Doug, I’m not going to rant and debate about this today.)
Continue reading “Heartbreak”A mom takes her five year old child out to a fast food pizza joint. Mom takes the paper plate with the pizza slice and places it on an outdoor table. The child grins at his mom and kneels on the chair in front of the slice. Smiling, he commences to dip his face down on the pizza and licks some of the cheese, maybe even nibbles a bite. Mom sits down beside him and smiles.
Continue reading “Perspective”
It’s 5:15 pm on Good Friday and I have no plans for making dinner.
I have no plans for making dinner tomorrow either but my mom is feeding us Easter dinner so there’s that to look forward to.
There is nothing else to look forward to in this godforsaken province of endless lockdowns. This time, non-essential retail shall remain open at 15% capacity or something but nothing else. No restaurants. No coffee shops. For all of April.
Continue reading “Lockdown insanity – sorry not sorry”
Sometimes I get sucked into an argument I don’t want to have.
Continue reading “Arbitrary thoughts”
So yesterday I came home to the family after a few days staying with my mom and I described my homecoming with puppy and teenager. Then I asked a question:
Continue reading “And the correct answer is…?”
The mask wearing thing will be with us for a long while, I think.
People around me seem to have generally accepted this fact and are carrying on to the best of their abilities. I mean, most people are sick to death living with so many restrictions so if they’re given a chance to *do* something besides sit in the house, but are forced to wear a mask, they do it.
We do it. Wear the masks, that is.
But I wonder if people are applying proper hygiene practices to their mask wearing habits.
Continue reading “A little about mask experiences (type of material, hygiene practices)”
I’m cleaning.
They said they’d get it done before Christmas Eve when I asked them yesterday and the day before and the week before that.
It’s Christmas Eve and it’s not done.
Surprise!
Welcome to life with teens. 🙃
Just in time for Canadian Thanksgiving, I get an email from a school: they are welcoming my daughter back to class on Tuesday. (Monday is a holiday, Canadian Thanksgiving.) Continue reading “Saturday thoughts: school, massage, and small business during coronavirus”
