I’ll readily admit that I’m one of those people who takes more pleasure in starting projects than continuing them. I’m not sure if everyone is like this, but I know that there are probably a large percentage of people who are. There’s just something so nice about starting anew that it can feel like a […]
Over the past two weeks I have (slowly) been getting my file structure and document organization in a semblance of order. Since moving back to the UK, I have been stuck in this quagmire of drudging through approximately 5 years of accumulated data. I have a total of 4 “SORT” folders full of old desktop, document, and […]
Let me start off by saying that the flight itself, and everything that happened after it, went beautifully, but that prior to our flight, I was pretty panicked. In my mind, so many things could’ve gone wrong. I was worried that the paperwork we had for Avery wouldn’t be processed properly, worried that he would […]
Ever since we sold our house, Elise & I have been downsizing and focusing on our upcoming move to the UK. The consequence of this has been a general apathy toward shopping and cooking, as well as a realization that when I do cook – it takes up far too much time that could be spent […]
In the past couple days, Avery’s been stepping into his PetMate Sky Kennel to spend a few hours in here and there. This kennel is the one we used to take him from Canada to the U.K. for our cross-continental move about a month ago. When we arrived at this flat after our flight, we propped the kennel up high on a […]
It’s 3:42 AM, and I can’t get to bed. Not because I’m jetlagged mind you. I actually think I’m doing quite well on that front (right now it’s 10:42 PM in Toronto, so I would never have been able to get to bed in the first place if I was actually jetlagged). Rather, I’m up […]
As you are no doubt aware, the British population voted on the 23rd to define our place within the EU. Predictably, the pundits assumed the snowflake generation would get off their arses and vote (I personally had my doubts). When the reality sank in that the feckless millennials would stay at home (only 31-36% voted) […]
But getting close. We’ll be shipping out on the 11th, so real close. We’ve done quite a lot of hustling to get everything ready to go before we leave. Have stuffed my childhood closet full of stuff we’ll want to pick up when we come back to visit Canada, have two suitcases packed, and most […]
First a note – Sammy is one of those way-too-cute cats who is pretty much starving for attention no matter how much attention he’s already got. You walk through the front door and call his name – 9 times out of 10, he’s going to whine over and over until (preferably) you come to him […]
Tomorrow as the rooster crows Brits the world over will wake up without the intrinsic rights EU membership offers. Sitting here in Portugal with my multiple citizenships I am in a unique position to reflect on what this means for me, for us, for them and ultimately what the consequences will be for all. Pragmatically, […]
So much love for this one. <3 What a kitty.
I’ve been on a diet since Thomas and I moved into our new place. Self-imposed, because I quite honestly ballooned being around my family for the last 2 years of being in Canada, and then coming to stay at Sue’s here in the UK and having her feed us all her wonderful home-cooked meal was […]
Once again I find myself slacking when it comes to posting. Lots of work with immigration (thank fuck I just hired a lawyer to handle this instead of slogging through the bureaucratic bullshit myself) as well as other paperwork related things. In light of this, Elise and I decided to force ourselves to switch off […]
…because mommy wouldn’t stop taking so many pictures. :) He was fine with the first 500… But then I annoyed him to the point where he woke up. How could I resist, though? Not be a paparazzi around this one? That’s just too much to ask.
Avery woke me up at 6:00 AM this morning. Took a little jab at me with his claw; I awoke confused and disoriented, not actually understanding why I’d woken up, then quickly fell back asleep. At 6:30 AM, he woke me up again the same way. This time I looked quickly down at the foot of […]
One of our neighbours has this precious cat named Sammy who quite honestly is the most friendly, affection-craving cat I’ve met in my entire life. We took the chance to feed him while his family was away one weekend, and right after putting down his food, it started to pour outside. Luckily for us, we had the […]
Sitting with the lights off, gearing down to get ready to head off to bed by browsing the net and checking up the blog’s daily stats. Weather’s nice – finally some hotter temperatures – the fan is on. Thomas complains about a pen on eBay he had his eye on. “The seller didn’t know what he […]
It’s been quite a long time since I’ve made a post on this blog, primarily because of all the effort I’ve been putting in to More Than Just Surviving, that and the fact that I’ve felt like there’s been nothing much to share. Another part of me believes there’s plenty to share, and that I just […]
Walker photobombing while I was taking pictures for a More Than Just Surviving post yesterday. Have so many pictures of Avery photobombing pictures I was taking for MTJS. Definitely think when I go through old photos a few months from now that I’ll put together a massive post with the best of those pictures. Such […]
I’ve just gone back through some of my drafts, fixed them up and hit publish on them as though they had actually been published when I first wrote them. Thought it’d be a little strange to set the publish date to now, as they were much more relevant to my life at the times when I […]
I absolutely love reading blogs about blogging. I’m a blogger after all, and I love what I do; reading blogs that talk about the kind of work that I do are not only an extension of my passion for blogging, but, I feel, partly the cause of that passion. When I first began reading blogs, I […]
Disturbed him while he was having a nap which is why he looks grumpy AF, but still completely adorable in my opinion ;). Love that lil’ ol face of his.
I can’t even with this one… How so cute? (And ridiculous) And yes I did have to take pictures from practically every angle… …because this position is unreal. How on earth do cats find the craziest positions to be comfortable sleeping in?
So remember how just yesterday I voiced how I was worried that a raccoon would appear near our ground-level window and scratch Avery square in the face? Yeah Thomas and I just got finished scaring off an altogether-too-bold raccoon who appeared at that very window no more than a couple of hours ago. Thomas was PVP-ing with Jeremy […]
When Thomas and I moved to the U.K. roughly 6 months back, our utmost priority was buying our own place. There are many things about renting that bother me – from not being able to make permanent alterations to the space you’re living, to feeling like you’d be wasting money if you improved what’s around you,...Read More »
So while sorting through my files and having them neatly organized on my desktop computer wasn’t enough to get me to go back into the archives and publish some old photos – having KittyClysm sure has proven enough of a push to get me to do this. Every once in a while, I’ll dig for a […]
Was looking through photographs to upload to my KittyClysm post for today, and stumbled on these gems of my mum’s cat Walker becoming curious and sniffing at the camera to inspect it. Can’t imagine these being any cuter, so I had to share. ;)
Excuse the mess in the first photo, but I thought this was too cute not to share. He’s so dang happy in this cardboard box – Packaging paper still in the Amazon box and all, but adorable lil’ Avery has no problem with that – he’s happy as a clam. Pretty much every time we get a shipment from […]
Once you build up a readership and/or audience you may start to notice a recurring guilty feeling over the quality or consistency of your posts crop up. No one person can reasonably be expected to – without fail – publish perfectly regularly for years upon years on end, yet I do find that when we as […]
It’s Thomas’ birthday today. He started out the day by calling his family (who are all overseas), then we headed down to our favourite Thai restaurant for a late lunch. Once we were finished with our meal, we went to pick up some free birthday bagels at a local bakery, and headed to my grandparents’ […]
So we saw these Grumpy Cat toys when we were at Wilko the other day and had to grab one. Didn’t realize until later when I looked it up, they’re actually called Grumpy Cat Hairball Cat Toys. Hilarious! :) Avery actually kinda likes the thing. Impressive since he’s not so easily impressed. Here’s the cutest little […]
Thomas built both himself and I a desktop computer (each) not too long ago (okay, it’s probably been a good month), and I’ve recently gotten around to finalising everything I need to happily Photoshop away on this computer. The biggest perk: I’m finally able to sync my Google Drive folders (which amount to over 1 […]
Avery taking over my mouse pad and pulling the cutest look possible in an attempt to get my attention. Well, he definitely got it! ;) Irresistible little bug.
December 2nd. Can’t believe this year is already almost up. It’s tripping me out a little bit. Been a long and hectic year, but now it’s starting to sink in that things have finally begun to settle down and I can breathe easy again. We’ve dealt with so much this year, the majority of the […]
Way back last June, Ramsay Taplin published an article on Blog Tyrant entitled, “What is the Secret to Online Success? Hint: It’s Not Hard Work.” I wrote a comment on that post that I keep going back to in my thoughts, one that I feel perfectly sums up my thoughts on the “secrets” to online […]
So as those of you who follow me on Google+ may already know, yesterday I did my best to snap a nice selfie with my cat. I chased him around the room, standing in position as close to him as possible, then snapped a shot; usually after he’d already begun to run away. Now, this process really […]
When I was younger, if ever I was asked whether I was a “cat person” or a “dog person,” I’d find myself responding that I was both. I would’ve loved to have either a cat or dog as a kid, though I had no real chance. My mom was firmly in the camp of “pets […]
Rummaging through pictures on my memory card, noticed some taken of this delicious meal that I’d forgotten about. Fresh bread from Lidl’s along with these pre-prepared burger patties, tasty cheddar, tomatoes, and lots of lettuce – how can you go wrong? Thomas’ was a little under cooked if I remember correctly, but mine was perfection. […]
Starting the year off with some cuteness… Avery camouflaging himself with all our blue & grey clothes. :3
